United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs Upper middle income: Services, value added

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
73.1%
in 2025
Upper middle income
56.9%
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
22nd
Upper middle income rank
25th

Services, value added over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 73.1% against 56.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.2%.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 206 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 67.7% 49.7% 18.0% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 68.9% 49.9% 19.0% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 70.6% 52.6% 18.0% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 72.5% 55.4% 17.0% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or Upper middle income?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 73.1% against 56.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in services, value added between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Upper middle income?
16.2%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Upper middle income?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Upper middle income rank globally for services, value added?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
254 places, 10,791 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.