Services, value added in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Services, value added was 49.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Africa Western and Central, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 49.7% for services, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Africa Western and Central peaked at 54.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 1996.
Africa Western and Central ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Services, value added in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 46.4% | — |
| 1982 | 47.8% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 44.8% | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 42.1% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 38.7% | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 45.9% | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 44.4% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 42.7% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 43.3% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 42.8% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 43.3% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 44.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 43.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 37.1% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 37.5% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 42.2% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 49.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.0% | 38.7% | 47.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 37.1% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 39.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 45.3% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 47.9% | 50.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 36 Panama 70.0% compare
- 37 Maldives 69.9% compare
- 38 Costa Rica 69.2% compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 68.7% compare
- 40 Spain 68.4% compare
- 41 New Zealand 68.2% compare
- 42 Marshall Islands 68.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,563 current US$ (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,536 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9601 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 15.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,563 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9767 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 15.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,600 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Africa Western and Central?
- Services, value added in Africa Western and Central was 49.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 1996.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for services, value added?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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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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.