Services, value added in Australia

Australia: Services, value added was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.7%
Change on year
down 15.4%
World rank
149th
of 195 countries
All-time high
7.5%
in 1995
All-time low
-1.5%
in 2020
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Services, value added in Australia, 1991–2025

-2024681991200820251991: -0.102 annual % growth1992: 1.1 annual % growth1993: 3.8 annual % growth1994: 4.9 annual % growth1995: 7.5 annual % growth1996: 3.1 annual % growth1997: 4.8 annual % growth1998: 5.4 annual % growth1999: 5.8 annual % growth2000: 4.2 annual % growth2001: 2.3 annual % growth2002: 4 annual % growth2003: 4.7 annual % growth2004: 4 annual % growth2005: 2.9 annual % growth2006: 3.2 annual % growth2007: 3.7 annual % growth2008: 3.2 annual % growth2009: 2.1 annual % growth2010: 1.3 annual % growth2011: 2.5 annual % growth2012: 4.2 annual % growth2013: 1.6 annual % growth2014: 3.2 annual % growth2015: 2.5 annual % growth2016: 3.8 annual % growth2017: 2.1 annual % growth2018: 3.2 annual % growth2019: 2.9 annual % growth2020: -1.5 annual % growth2021: 1.3 annual % growth2022: 5.7 annual % growth2023: 6.2 annual % growth2024: 2 annual % growth2025: 1.7 annual % growth

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.

Analysis

Australia recorded 1.7% for services, value added in 2025.

The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in Australia peaked at 7.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 2020.

That places Australia 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.0% -0.1% 7.5% 9
2000s 3.4% 2.1% 4.7% 10
2010s 2.7% 1.3% 4.2% 10
2020s 2.6% -1.5% 6.2% 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 146 Bermuda 1.8% compare
  2. 147 Denmark 1.8% compare
  3. 148 South Korea 1.7% compare
  4. 150 Netherlands 1.7% compare
  5. 151 Latvia 1.6% compare
  6. 152 Montenegro 1.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Australia?
Services, value added in Australia was 1.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1995.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 2020.
How does Australia rank for services, value added?
Australia ranks 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia 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

Indicator
Services, value added (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 9,625 data points, 1961–2025
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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.