economic2016

Share of services in GDP

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data43 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
59.8% GDP
Median: 58.7% GDP
Countries Covered
43
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
94.3% GDP
Lowest
Nigeria
21.3% GDP
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong94.3% GDP
2United States of America81.9% GDP
3Belgium77.4% GDP
4United Kingdom74.8% GDP
5France74.0% GDP
By Region
Europe71.7% GDP(9 countries)
North America70.3% GDP(2 countries)
Asia59.1% GDP(11 countries)
South America58.6% GDP(5 countries)
Other56.0% GDP(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (21.3% GDP)High (94.3% GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 59.8% GDP)

Europe (9)
North America (2)
Asia (11)
South America (5)
Other (9)
Africa (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Hong Kong94.3% GDP
2United States of America81.9% GDP
3Belgium77.4% GDP
4United Kingdom74.8% GDP
5France74.0% GDP
6Singapore73.6% GDP
7Germany72.2% GDP
8Netherlands72.0% GDP
9Denmark71.6% GDP
10Costa Rica71.1% GDP
11Sweden70.0% GDP
12Japan69.9% GDP
13Taiwan, Province of China69.4% GDP
14Mauritius69.4% GDP
15South Africa68.0% GDP
16Spain67.9% GDP
17Brazil67.4% GDP
18Italy65.5% GDP
19Senegal60.2% GDP
20Morocco59.9% GDP
21Philippines59.0% GDP
22Mexico58.7% GDP
23Chile57.7% GDP
24Peru57.7% GDP
25India55.9% GDP
26Botswana55.9% GDP
27Zambia55.7% GDP
28Kenya55.4% GDP
29Colombia55.1% GDP
30Argentina55.1% GDP
31South Korea53.7% GDP
32Malawi52.6% GDP
33Bolivia51.6% GDP
34Ghana48.6% GDP
35Malaysia48.6% GDP
36Egypt47.1% GDP
37United Republic of Tanzania46.3% GDP
38Thailand45.0% GDP
39People's Republic of China42.9% GDP
40Venezuela41.5% GDP
41Ethiopia39.9% GDP
42Indonesia37.7% GDP
43Nigeria21.3% GDP
Showing 43 of 43 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2016).

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