Trade in services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Trade in services was 17.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 17.9% for trade in services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 22.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1986.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Trade in services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 14.2% | — |
| 1978 | 15.9% | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 15.8% | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 14.4% | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 13.7% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | -15.9% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 12.6% | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +39.5% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 14.2% | 16.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 10.2% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 12.4% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.4% | 18.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 14.6% | 22.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 100.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.4665 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 83.25 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Trade in services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 17.9% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1986.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for trade in services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.