Trade in services in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Trade in services was 12.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Early-demographic dividend, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in services in Early-demographic dividend is 12.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 12.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1986.
That places Early-demographic dividend 22nd 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 49 years of available data.
Trade in services in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8.3% | — |
| 1978 | 8.8% | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 9.0% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 8.7% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 8.5% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 8.1% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 9.1% | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.3% | 12.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 19 Saint Lucia 78.2% compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 78.1% compare
- 21 Curaçao 75.6% compare
- 22 Lebanon 72.5% compare
- 23 Turks and Caicos Islands 68.1% compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 66.5% compare
- 25 Bahrain 62.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7418 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2,626 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5751 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 598.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Early-demographic dividend?
- Trade in services in Early-demographic dividend was 12.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1986.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for trade in services?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.