Services, value added (% of GDP) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 51.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1975–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 51.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 61.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 1975.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 31st 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 51 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 38.4% | — |
| 1976 | 39.8% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 43.0% | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 46.9% | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 43.2% | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 40.9% | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 44.3% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 49.8% | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 54.3% | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 55.8% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 57.6% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 61.6% | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 56.0% | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 56.2% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 55.3% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 46.1% | -16.6% |
| 1991 | 51.8% | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 47.2% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 47.4% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 51.1% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 48.6% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.3% | 38.4% | 46.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 53.2% | 40.9% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 46.1% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 43.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 44.8% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 47.8% | 57.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 673.93 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 2,224 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,820 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Trade in services 17.6% (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1074 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Services, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 51.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 1975.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for services, value added?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.