Trade in services (% of GDP) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 9.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 9.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 10.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1986.
That places IDA & IBRD total 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6.7% | — |
| 1978 | 6.8% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 5.8% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 5.7% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 5.5% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 7.1% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.8% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 33 Hong Kong 48.8% compare
- 34 Lithuania 48.6% compare
- 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 47.3% compare
- 36 Belize 47.1% compare
- 37 Montenegro 46.7% compare
- 38 Albania 46.5% compare
- 39 Netherlands 46.3% compare
More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,824 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 979.05 current US$ per person (2024)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,613 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in IDA & IBRD total?
- Trade in services in IDA & IBRD total was 9.3% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1986.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for trade in services?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.