Services, value added in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Services, value added was 4.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services, value added in Least developed countries, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 4.6% for services, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Least developed countries peaked at 8.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 2020.
That places Least developed countries 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Services, value added in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.6% | — |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -40.1% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -39.0% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +40.8% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +91.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -96.3% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +2457.4% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +45.0% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -62.7% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +132.8% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -36.1% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +56.6% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +69.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -42.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | -0.9% | -119.9% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -404.4% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +74.7% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -51.9% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +68.1% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +12.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added in Least developed countries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +2457.4% | 0.2% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | +404.4% | -0.9% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 0.2% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 2.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | -0.9% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 116.01 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0852 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 141.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1042 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.2287 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Least developed countries?
- Services, value added in Least developed countries was 4.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 2020.
- How does Least developed countries rank for services, value added?
- Least developed countries ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.