Trade in services in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Trade in services was 6.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Upper middle income, 1979–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Upper middle income stood at 6.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Upper middle income peaked at 9.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1986.
That places Upper middle income 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Trade in services in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 6.2% | — |
| 1980 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 5.3% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 5.8% | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 6.3% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 7.97 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 23.8% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 2.1% (2025)
- Trade 48.9% (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.16 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 10.57 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Upper middle income?
- Trade in services in Upper middle income was 6.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1986.
- How does Upper middle income rank for trade in services?
- Upper middle income ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.