Trade in services in OECD members
OECD members: Trade in services was 14.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in OECD members, 1971–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 14.9% for trade in services in 2025.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in OECD members peaked at 16.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1972.
That places OECD members 14th 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 52 years of available data.
Trade in services in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.5% | — |
| 1972 | 4.5% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 4.7% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | +24.9% |
| 1976 | 6.1% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 6.5% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 6.8% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.3% | 8.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.5% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.6% | 16.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 11 Macau, China 96.8% compare
- 12 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 95.1% compare
- 13 Naoero 91.0% compare
- 14 Cayman Islands 87.1% compare
- 15 Tuvalu 84.5% compare
- 16 Suriname 84.2% compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 81.5% compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 3.8% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 28.3% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -0.1% (2025)
- Trade 56.9% (2024)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 6.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 731.26 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added -0.8% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 11.64 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 12.98 trillion current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in OECD members?
- Trade in services in OECD members was 14.9% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1972.
- How does OECD members rank for trade in services?
- OECD members ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.