Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries is 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries peaked at 0.4698 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.395 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2007.
Least developed countries ranks 45th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.4158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4698 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4578 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4583 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4574 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4486 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4698 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4574 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 42 Seychelles 0.6793 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Cape Verde 0.6792 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Australia 0.6749 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Greece 0.6745 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Sweden 0.6703 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Portugal 0.6655 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6636 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Services, value added 44.6% (2025)
- Trade in services 8.6% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 490.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 402.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 29.7% (2025)
- Services, value added 737.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 622.97 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 4.6% (2025)
- GDP growth 4.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries?
- Services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries was 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4698 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.395 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- How does Least developed countries rank for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Least developed countries ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.