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 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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
- Imports of goods and services 42.7% (2024)
- Gross capital formation 2.4% (2024)
- Gross capital formation 26.4% (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 1.60 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 1.49 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 7.0% (2024)
- Trade 65.4% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 177.14 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 29.2% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 818.83 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
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 45 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.