Services, value added in China
China: Services, value added was 57.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in China, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in China is 57.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in China peaked at 57.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1980.
China ranks 101st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added in China, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.6% | — |
| 1961 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 29.8% | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 27.2% | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 26.8% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 27.5% | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 25.1% | -8.8% |
| 1967 | 26.4% | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 27.4% | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 25.1% | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 24.6% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 24.9% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 24.4% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 22.8% | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 24.4% | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 22.5% | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 22.4% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 22.9% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 22.7% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 23.4% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 25.7% | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 30.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 31.4% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 33.0% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 34.7% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 34.8% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 34.0% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 33.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.2% | 25.1% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.0% | 22.5% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 22.4% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 32.5% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.8% | 40.4% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 45.1% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 54.8% | 57.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 98 Colombia 58.5% compare
- 99 Nigeria 58.2% compare
- 100 Kazakhstan 57.7% compare
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57.7% compare
- 103 Honduras 57.6% compare
- 104 Liechtenstein 57.4% compare
More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 14,230 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 13,781 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in China?
- Services, value added in China was 57.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1980.
- How does China rank for services, value added?
- China ranks 101st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.