Trade in services in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Trade in services was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Post-demographic dividend, 1971–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Post-demographic dividend stood at 16.0%.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 17.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1971.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Trade in services in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.5% | — |
| 1972 | 4.5% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 6.0% | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 6.2% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 6.5% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 6.7% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 7.2% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 6.8% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 12.7% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 13.5% | 17.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 8 Andorra 109.2% compare
- 9 San Marino 105.5% compare
- 10 Maldives 98.0% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Post-demographic dividend
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2246 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7978 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 47,462 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 58,706 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9868 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 59,490 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 12,662 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Post-demographic dividend?
- Trade in services in Post-demographic dividend was 16.0% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1971.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for trade in services?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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.