Services, value added in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Services, value added was 44.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Least developed countries, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Least developed countries stood at 44.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Least developed countries peaked at 47.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2007.
That places Least developed countries 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Services, value added in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.8% | — |
| 1991 | 41.6% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 40.1% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 44.5% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 44.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 44.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 40.1% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 39.5% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 43.7% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.3% | 45.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 40 New Zealand 68.2% compare
- 41 Marshall Islands 68.2% compare
- 42 Seychelles 67.9% compare
- 43 Cape Verde 67.9% compare
- 44 Australia 67.5% compare
- 45 Greece 67.4% compare
- 46 Sweden 67.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 260.34 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 471.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Trade in services 8.6% (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 6.4% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 28.5% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -6.8% (2025)
- Trade 43.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 490.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 14.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 185.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Least developed countries?
- Services, value added in Least developed countries was 44.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2007.
- How does Least developed countries rank for services, value added?
- Least developed countries ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.