Services, value added in Middle income
Middle income: Services, value added was 57.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Middle income, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 57.9% for services, value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Middle income peaked at 57.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1987.
That places Middle income 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Services, value added in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 57.2% | — |
| 1966 | 54.8% | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 55.5% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 55.8% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 54.7% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 53.8% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 51.4% | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 50.2% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 49.9% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 48.7% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 50.0% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 44.8% | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 44.5% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 43.5% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 43.2% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 44.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 43.2% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 44.2% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 44.9% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 45.8% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 48.2% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 50.2% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 49.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 50.8% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 57.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.9% | 54.8% | 57.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 50.9% | 44.8% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 43.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 45.8% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 49.7% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 50.5% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 55.3% | 57.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 15 United States of America 76.3% compare
- 16 French Polynesia 75.9% compare
- 17 Barbados 75.8% compare
- 18 Djibouti 75.7% compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 73.8% compare
- 20 Cuba 73.4% compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 73.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Services, value added 23.64 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.3% (2025)
- Trade in services 8.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 20.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 13.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 12.84 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.4% (2025)
- GDP 38.38 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 40.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Middle income?
- Services, value added in Middle income was 57.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1987.
- How does Middle income rank for services, value added?
- Middle income ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income 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.