Services, value added in Pakistan
Pakistan: Services, value added was 50.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Pakistan is 50.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Pakistan peaked at 56.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 1964.
Pakistan ranks 142nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.5% | — |
| 1961 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 36.6% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 36.0% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 35.5% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 37.4% | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 40.0% | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 38.8% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 38.2% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 38.0% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 37.1% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 37.5% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 38.3% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 38.4% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 39.9% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 42.3% | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 41.5% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 40.7% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 41.3% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 42.0% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 40.9% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 41.5% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 41.6% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 43.0% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 44.0% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 44.4% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 44.8% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 44.1% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 43.6% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 43.4% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.8% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 55.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.3% | 35.5% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 37.1% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.2% | 40.9% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 43.0% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 52.1% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 51.6% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 50.7% | 53.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 139 Puerto Rico 51.9% compare
- 140 Kyrgyzstan 51.2% compare
- 141 Côte d'Ivoire 51.2% compare
- 143 Peru 50.9% compare
- 144 Suriname 50.8% compare
- 145 Cameroon 50.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 8.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,500 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 262.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 419,215 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Pakistan?
- Services, value added in Pakistan was 50.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 1964.
- How does Pakistan rank for services, value added?
- Pakistan ranks 142nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.