Services share of GDP in North America

Services produced 75.5% of GDP in North America in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest since 2014.

Measure: Services as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1997 to 2021 Source: World Bank
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2021 75.5% % of GDP
Change from 2020 −1.0percentage points 2020: 76.4%
World, 2021 64.1% Official aggregate

Services share of GDP in North America over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Services as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period North AmericaWorld
2024 – 63.3%
2023 – 63.0%
2022 – 62.3%
2021 75.5% 64.1%
2020 76.4% 65.4%
2019 75.9% 64.9%
2018 75.5% 64.3%
2017 75.8% 64.5%
2016 76.3% 65.0%
2015 75.6% 64.4%
2014 74.6% 63.2%
2013 74.6% 62.9%
2012 75.0% 62.7%
2011 74.7% 62.6%
2010 75.2% 63.3%
2009 75.7% 64.7%
2008 73.5% 62.8%
2007 72.9% 63.2%
2006 72.7% 63.6%
2005 73.0% 64.3%
2004 73.2% 64.8%
2003 73.7% 65.5%
2002 74.1% 65.7%
2001 73.3% 65.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 76.4% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 74.7%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 64.1%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1997 to 2021 for North America
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices