Services, value added in Arab World
Arab World: Services, value added was 50.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Arab World, 1975–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 50.0% for services, value added in 2025.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Arab World peaked at 56.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 1980.
Arab World ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Services, value added in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 30.1% | — |
| 1976 | 31.5% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 33.7% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 36.0% | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 32.7% | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 29.9% | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 34.0% | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 41.3% | +21.6% |
| 1983 | 45.3% | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 45.4% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 48.2% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 46.2% | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 47.2% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 38.4% | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 45.6% | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 45.2% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 43.3% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 47.8% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.8% | 30.1% | 36.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 29.9% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 38.4% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 37.2% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 40.7% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 44.2% | 56.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Manufacturing, value added 377.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 6.4% (2023)
- Trade 65.4% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 177.14 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.0% (2025)
- Trade in services 18.6% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.17 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 40.8% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.7% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 42.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Arab World?
- Services, value added in Arab World was 50.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 1980.
- How does Arab World rank for services, value added?
- Arab World ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.