Services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Services, value added was 622.97 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification is 622.97 billion constant 2015 US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 622.97 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 140.65 billion constant 2015 US$, in 1990.
That places Least developed countries: UN classification 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 162.11 billion constant 2015 US$ | 140.65 billion constant 2015 US$ | 186.97 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 252.93 billion constant 2015 US$ | 191.91 billion constant 2015 US$ | 326.63 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 432.39 billion constant 2015 US$ | 346.60 billion constant 2015 US$ | 522.16 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 566.57 billion constant 2015 US$ | 517.21 billion constant 2015 US$ | 622.97 billion constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
- 33 Egypt 274.48 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 34 Austria 270.90 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 35 Iran 270.23 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 36 Malaysia 253.63 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 37 South Africa 248.15 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 38 Colombia 231.82 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 39 Denmark 230.45 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 71.8% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 843.26 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 260.34 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.16 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 1.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.8% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 4.7% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.35 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification was 622.97 billion constant 2015 US$ 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 622.97 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 140.65 billion constant 2015 US$ in 1990.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for services, value added?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 36th out of 44 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 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (constant 2015 US$). 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 defense, 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 is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.