Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia
South Asia: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia is 0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia peaked at 0.5037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1973.
That places South Asia 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.3904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3863 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3555 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3668 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3574 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3783 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3826 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3777 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3962 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4678 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4707 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4752 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4855 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4856 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4835 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4834 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4865 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3668 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 34 Kiribati 0.7028 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Panama 0.7002 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Maldives 0.6986 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Costa Rica 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6866 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Spain 0.6836 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 New Zealand 0.6823 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Services, value added 8.3% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 686.25 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 14.3% (2025)
- Trade in services 14.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.16 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 8.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 25.9% (2025)
- Services, value added 2.28 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 2.10 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 4.19 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia?
- Services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia was 0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.
- How does South Asia rank for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- South Asia ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.