Services, value added in Arab World
Arab World: Services, value added was 5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Arab World, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Arab World stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Arab World peaked at 12.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -4.8%, in 2020.
Arab World ranks 12th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added in Arab World, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.8% | — |
| 1982 | 4.5% | -53.9% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -71.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -62.1% |
| 1985 | -0.2% | -137.9% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -677.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -31.9% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | +268.2% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -53.7% |
| 1991 | -1.9% | -236.9% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | -475.7% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -48.4% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -53.8% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | +226.0% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +35.3% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -36.2% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -36.5% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +214.6% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -25.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -51.6% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +379.2% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -49.3% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +60.6% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -41.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -38.6% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +39.6% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | -4.8% | -282.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -200.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +24.2% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -22.1% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added in Arab World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +677.9% | -0.2% | 1.1% |
| 1992 | +475.7% | -1.9% | 7.2% |
| 2004 | +379.2% | 2.6% | 12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | -0.2% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | -1.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 2.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | -4.8% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 109.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,228 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -0.4924 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,308 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 69.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 55.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Arab World?
- Services, value added in Arab World was 5.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.8% in 2020.
- How does Arab World rank for services, value added?
- Arab World ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.