Services, value added (% of GDP) in Greenland
Greenland: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 61.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Services, value added in Greenland, 2003–2023
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, services, value added in Greenland stood at 61.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Greenland peaked at 67.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2018.
Greenland ranks 80th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 65.2% | — |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 61.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.2%, 92% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 61.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9% | 63.6% | 67.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 59.4% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 59.9% | 62.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More economy & growth data for Greenland
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita 299,448 current LCU per person (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 40,333 constant 2015 US$ per person (2023)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.743 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 43,463 current US$ per person (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Greenland?
- Services, value added in Greenland was 61.0% in 2023, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2018.
- How does Greenland rank for services, value added?
- Greenland ranks 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland 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.