Services, value added in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Services, value added was 58.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1989–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 58.7% for services, value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 58.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1989.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Services, value added in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 34.5% | — |
| 1990 | 37.2% | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 39.9% | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 46.5% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 44.4% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 48.2% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 47.9% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 58.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.5% | 34.5% | 34.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 37.2% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 50.8% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 52.2% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 54.2% | 58.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 14 Cyprus 76.8% compare
- 15 Aruba 76.3% compare
- 16 United States of America 76.3% compare
- 17 French Polynesia 75.9% compare
- 18 Barbados 75.8% compare
- 19 Djibouti 75.7% compare
- 20 Saint Lucia 73.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8,599 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,688 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,789 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Services, value added in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 58.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1989.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for services, value added?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.