Services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: Services, value added was 4.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
4.6%
Change on year
up 12.1%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
8.0%
in 2007
All-time low
-0.9%
in 2020
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1991–2025

024681991200820251991: 4.6 annual % growth1992: 2.8 annual % growth1993: 1.7 annual % growth1994: 2.4 annual % growth1995: 4.6 annual % growth1996: 0.169 annual % growth1997: 4.3 annual % growth1998: 6.3 annual % growth1999: 2.3 annual % growth2000: 2.6 annual % growth2001: 6.2 annual % growth2002: 3.9 annual % growth2003: 6.2 annual % growth2004: 6.6 annual % growth2005: 6.2 annual % growth2006: 6.7 annual % growth2007: 8 annual % growth2008: 6.5 annual % growth2009: 4.7 annual % growth2010: 6.1 annual % growth2011: 4.6 annual % growth2012: 4.2 annual % growth2013: 7.2 annual % growth2014: 6 annual % growth2015: 3.5 annual % growth2016: 3.6 annual % growth2017: 3.7 annual % growth2018: 4.5 annual % growth2019: 4.8 annual % growth2020: -0.947 annual % growth2021: 2.9 annual % growth2022: 5 annual % growth2023: 2.4 annual % growth2024: 4.1 annual % growth2025: 4.6 annual % growth

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

Analysis

Least developed countries: UN classification 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: UN classification peaked at 8.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 2020.

That places Least developed countries: UN classification 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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: UN classification

  1. 16 Ghana 8.1% compare
  2. 17 Guyana 8.0% compare
  3. 18 Iraq 7.9% compare
  4. 19 Ethiopia 7.5% compare
  5. 20 Cote d'Ivoire 7.3% compare
  6. 21 Libya 7.2% compare
  7. 22 Mali 7.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification 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: UN classification?
The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 2020.
How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for services, value added?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
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: UN classification 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.