Trade in services in Middle income
Middle income: Trade in services was 8.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Middle income, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 8.2% for trade in services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Middle income peaked at 9.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1986.
That places Middle income 40th 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 in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6.5% | — |
| 1978 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 6.7% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 6.1% | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 37 Netherlands 46.9% compare
- 38 Montenegro 46.7% compare
- 39 Albania 46.5% compare
- 40 Belgium 46.2% compare
- 41 Djibouti 45.8% compare
- 42 Mauritius 43.3% compare
- 43 Cape Verde 42.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Industry (including construction), value added 12.84 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Trade 48.5% (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.31 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.3% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 13.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 22.22 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 23.64 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5441 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Middle income?
- Trade in services in Middle income was 8.2% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1986.
- How does Middle income rank for trade in services?
- Middle income ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income 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.