Services, value added in China
China: Services, value added was 5.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added in China, 1979–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in China stood at 5.4%.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in China peaked at 19.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2020.
That places China 45th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 5.8% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 2.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 2.4% | 9.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for China
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 4.2% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 13,793 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 24.7% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 19.40 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 13,793 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 7.19 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 157.71 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 21.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -817.92 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in China?
- Services, value added in China was 5.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 1984.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- How does China rank for services, value added?
- China ranks 45th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.