Services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Services, value added was 50.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 50.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 55.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1985.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 39.5% | — |
| 1983 | 41.9% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 42.4% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 38.0% | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 39.9% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 44.2% | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 43.3% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 43.8% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 45.4% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 47.2% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 54.2% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 50.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.6% | 38.0% | 44.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 51.9% | 45.4% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 48.3% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 53.2% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 50.0% | 52.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,612 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,730 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,242 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2073 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 26.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Services, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern was 50.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1985.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for services, value added?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.