Services, value added (% of GDP) in Egypt
Egypt: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 47.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Egypt stood at 47.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Egypt peaked at 54.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 1969.
That places Egypt 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.2% | — |
| 1961 | 40.9% | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 40.7% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 40.1% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 39.5% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 38.4% | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 39.0% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 39.6% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 38.1% | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 37.2% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 42.1% | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 43.1% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 41.1% | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 42.5% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 42.3% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 40.6% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 42.7% | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 40.9% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 41.7% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 47.8% | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 48.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 48.8% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 48.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 50.2% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 49.7% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 48.7% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 47.7% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 44.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 47.3% | -3.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 47.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.2%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 47.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.9%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.5% | 37.2% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 40.6% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 40.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 46.9% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 44.7% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 45.7% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 47.3% | 52.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 79.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.469 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 70.84 % 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 0.3425 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Egypt?
- Services, value added in Egypt was 47.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 1969.
- How does Egypt rank for services, value added?
- Egypt ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.