Services, value added (% of GDP) in Argentina
Argentina: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 56.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Argentina, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Argentina is 56.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Argentina peaked at 65.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1965.
That places Argentina 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 38.7% | — |
| 1966 | 40.1% | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 42.6% | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 43.2% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 43.4% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 48.1% | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 43.2% | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 43.4% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 44.7% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 46.2% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 43.3% | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 41.0% | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 44.1% | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 46.4% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 48.2% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 52.4% | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 53.2% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 49.3% | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 49.8% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 51.9% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 53.1% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 54.8% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 54.1% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 52.5% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 48.0% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 55.9% | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 60.6% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 63.3% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 61.1% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 61.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 60.8% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 61.5% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 63.5% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 56.2% | +4.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 56.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.1%, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 56.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.8%, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.6% | 38.7% | 43.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 44.8% | 41.0% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 48.0% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 55.9% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 47.8% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 51.5% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 52.8% | 56.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More economy & growth data for Argentina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 60.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.47 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 52.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 37.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0902 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Argentina?
- Services, value added in Argentina was 56.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1965.
- How does Argentina rank for services, value added?
- Argentina ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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.