Services, value added in South Asia
South Asia: Services, value added was 49.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in South Asia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in South Asia is 49.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in South Asia peaked at 50.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1973.
South Asia ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.5% | — |
| 1961 | 39.0% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 40.4% | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 38.6% | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 37.1% | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 37.6% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 36.6% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 35.2% | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 34.7% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 35.5% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 36.7% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 35.7% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 33.2% | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 33.4% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 33.9% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 35.7% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 34.8% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 34.7% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 34.9% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 35.1% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 36.0% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 35.5% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 36.1% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 37.1% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 37.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 38.3% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 37.8% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 38.1% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 38.7% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 40.5% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 48.7% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 49.8% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.4% | 34.7% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.9% | 33.2% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 34.9% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 38.1% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 43.8% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 45.9% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 47.9% | 49.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 34 Netherlands 70.4% compare
- 35 Kiribati 70.3% compare
- 36 Panama 70.0% compare
- 37 Maldives 69.9% compare
- 38 Costa Rica 69.2% compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 68.7% compare
- 40 Spain 68.4% compare
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- External balance on goods and services -2.4% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 1.35 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 5.8% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 33.8% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 1.07 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 910.51 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 6.5% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 23.5% (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in South Asia?
- Services, value added in South Asia was 49.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1973.
- How does South Asia rank for services, value added?
- South Asia ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.