United Kingdom vs Upper middle income: Services, value added (% of GDP)
Services, value added (% of GDP) over time
- United Kingdom
- Upper middle income
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 73.1% against 56.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.2%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
United Kingdom ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 206 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.7% | 49.7% | 18.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 49.9% | 19.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 52.6% | 18.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 55.4% | 17.0% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, United Kingdom or Upper middle income?
- United Kingdom, at 73.1% against 56.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between United Kingdom and Upper middle income?
- 16.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Upper middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do United Kingdom and Upper middle income rank globally for services, value added?
- United Kingdom 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
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.