Services, value added in Germany
Germany: Services, value added was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Germany, 1992–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Germany is 0.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 26.9% on the previous year and down 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Germany peaked at 3.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.7%, in 2020.
That places Germany 176th out of 198 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.
Services, value added in Germany, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.4% | — |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -65.9% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +102.9% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +37.3% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +49.1% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -26.8% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -62.2% |
| 2003 | -0.6% | -144.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -253.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +94.2% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +110.2% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -46.0% |
| 2009 | -3.2% | -278.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -132.8% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +208.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -79.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +76.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +42.1% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +55.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -50.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | -3.7% | -358.2% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -198.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -91.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +115.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -26.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 23% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 23% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -3.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -3.7% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.6565 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 51.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Germany?
- Services, value added in Germany was 0.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.7% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for services, value added?
- Germany ranks 176th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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.