Services, value added in European Union
European Union: Services, value added was 65.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in European Union, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in European Union is 65.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in European Union peaked at 66.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 1991.
European Union ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Services, value added in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.1% | — |
| 1992 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 61.2% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 61.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 65.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 65.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.0% | 59.1% | 62.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 62.2% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 65.0% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 65.2% | 66.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 7 Monaco 87.2% compare
- 8 Cayman Islands 86.5% compare
- 9 Luxembourg 81.4% compare
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 81.4% compare
- 11 Malta 81.3% compare
- 12 Andorra 77.8% compare
- 13 Bahamas 77.2% compare
More economy & growth data for European Union
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1427 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 10,454 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,398 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 6,720 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3645 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 17,166 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in European Union?
- Services, value added in European Union was 65.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 1991.
- How does European Union rank for services, value added?
- European Union ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.