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

Latest (2025)
0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
37th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.5037 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2019
All-time low
0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1973
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, 1960–2025

00.20.40.6196019922025

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

Annual values for Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, 1960 to 2025.
Year current US$ 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 34 Kiribati 0.7028 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 35 Panama 0.7002 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 36 Maldives 0.6986 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 37 Costa Rica 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6866 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 39 Spain 0.6836 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 40 New Zealand 0.6823 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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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Indicator
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 10,748 data points, 1960–2025
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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.