Services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Services, value added was 737.78 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 737.78 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 737.78 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.20 billion current US$, in 1992.
That places Least developed countries: UN classification 38th out of 49 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.14 billion current US$ | 66.20 billion current US$ | 87.58 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 161.95 billion current US$ | 98.54 billion current US$ | 273.80 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 432.85 billion current US$ | 316.16 billion current US$ | 535.97 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 643.54 billion current US$ | 539.56 billion current US$ | 737.78 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
- 35 South Africa 269.41 billion current US$ compare
- 36 Colombia 267.61 billion current US$ compare
- 37 Romania 264.69 billion current US$ compare
- 38 Malaysia 258.90 billion current US$ compare
- 39 Bangladesh 237.90 billion current US$ compare
- 40 Czechia 237.74 billion current US$ compare
- 41 Portugal 230.69 billion current 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 737.78 billion current 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 737.78 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.20 billion current US$ in 1992.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for services, value added?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 38th out of 49 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 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (current 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 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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.