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Share of services as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita by country

The vertical axis shows historical estimates of the value of services divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. The horizontal axis shows GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.

Countries reporting
43
Highest
94.3%
Hong Kong
Lowest
21.3%
Nigeria
Median
58.7%
Years covered
217
1800–2016
Data points
2,935

What the numbers show

Share of services as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 94.3% in Hong Kong; the lowest is 21.3% in Nigeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 58.7%, and the mean is 59.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 19.4%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 15.5%).

Share of services as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong 94.3% 2011 up 4.8% rising
2 United States 81.9% 2016 up 3.5% rising
3 Belgium 77.4% 2008 up 5.9% rising
4 United Kingdom 74.8% 2011 up 7.9% rising
5 France 74.0% 2011 up 8.2% rising
6 Singapore 73.6% 2012 up 4.5% rising
7 Germany 72.2% 2010 up 9.4% rising
8 Netherlands 72.0% 2011 up 4.0% rising
9 Denmark 71.6% 2011 up 7.2% rising
10 Costa Rica 71.1% 2011 up 11.3% rising
11 Sweden 70.0% 2010 up 2.8% rising
12 Japan 69.9% 2011 up 3.6% rising
13 Taiwan 69.4% 2012 up 1.5% rising
13 Mauritius 69.4% 2012 up 7.1% rising
15 South Africa 68.0% 2011 up 5.6% rising
16 Spain 67.9% 2011 up 9.0% rising
17 Brazil 67.4% 2011 up 1.4% flat
18 Italy 65.5% 2011 up 4.5% rising
19 Senegal 60.2% 2010 up 3.8% flat
20 Morocco 59.9% 2012 down 1.6% rising
21 Philippines 59.0% 2012 up 9.1% rising
22 Mexico 58.7% 2011 down 0.2% rising
23 Peru 57.7% 2011 down 9.0% flat
23 Chile 57.7% 2011 down 11.2% flat
25 India 55.9% 2012 up 6.1% rising
25 Botswana 55.9% 2010 up 19.4% rising
27 Zambia 55.7% 2010 down 5.8% rising
28 Kenya 55.4% 2011 up 5.1% rising
29 Argentina 55.1% 2011 down 15.5% flat
29 Colombia 55.1% 2011 down 10.0% rising
31 South Korea 53.7% 2011 down 3.9% rising
32 Malawi 52.6% 2010 up 17.1% rising
33 Bolivia 51.6% 2011 down 12.7% rising
34 Malaysia 48.6% 2011 down 1.6% rising
34 Ghana 48.6% 2011 down 0.8% rising
36 Egypt 47.1% 2013 down 2.7% flat
37 Tanzania 46.3% 2011 down 1.1% falling
38 Thailand 45.0% 2011 down 10.7% rising
39 China 42.9% 2011 up 5.4% rising
40 Venezuela 41.5% 2012 down 9.4% rising
41 Ethiopia 39.9% 2012 down 8.1% rising
42 Indonesia 37.7% 2012 down 2.3% rising
43 Nigeria 21.3% 2011 up 2.4% falling

About this data

Indicator
Share of services as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Unit
% GDP
Source
Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 2,935 data points, 1800–2016
Last refreshed

The vertical axis shows historical estimates of the value of services divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. The horizontal axis shows GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.