United States vs World: Services, value added (% of GDP)
Services, value added (% of GDP) over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
United States currently reports 76.3% against 63.3% in World, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 16th and World ranks 13th of 206 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 63.7% | 8.6% | United States |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 64.4% | 9.9% | United States |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 63.8% | 12.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 64.8% | 11.9% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, United States or World?
- United States, at 76.3% against 63.3% in World as of 2021.
- What is the difference in services, value added between United States and World?
- 13.0%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do United States and World rank globally for services, value added?
- United States ranks 16th and World ranks 13th 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.