Services, value added (% of GDP) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 73.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in United Kingdom, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in United Kingdom stood at 73.1%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in United Kingdom peaked at 73.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1995.
United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.7% | — |
| 1991 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 69.8% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 70.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 72.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 73.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.2%, 1.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 73.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.7% | 65.0% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 66.3% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 70.1% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 72.1% | 73.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More economy & growth data for United Kingdom
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 571.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 417.14 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in United Kingdom?
- Services, value added in United Kingdom was 73.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1995.
- How does United Kingdom rank for services, value added?
- United Kingdom ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.