Services share of GDP in OECD members

Services produced 69.8% of GDP in OECD member countries in 2021.

Measure: Services as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1997 to 2021 Source: World Bank
OECD members is a group: OECD member countries as grouped by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
OECD members, 2021 69.8% % of GDP
Change from 2020 −0.7percentage points 2020: 70.6%
World, 2021 64.1% Official aggregate

Services share of GDP in OECD members 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 OECD membersWorld
2024 – 63.3%
2023 – 63.0%
2022 – 62.3%
2021 69.8% 64.1%
2020 70.6% 65.4%
2019 70.1% 64.9%
2018 69.6% 64.3%
2017 69.7% 64.5%
2016 70.0% 65.0%
2015 69.6% 64.4%
2014 69.0% 63.2%
2013 69.0% 62.9%
2012 69.2% 62.7%
2011 68.8% 62.6%
2010 69.1% 63.3%
2009 69.9% 64.7%
2008 67.8% 62.8%
2007 67.4% 63.2%
2006 67.4% 63.6%
2005 67.8% 64.3%
2004 67.8% 64.8%
2003 68.2% 65.5%
2002 68.3% 65.7%
2001 67.7% 65.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 70.6% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 68.8%, the figure has changed by +1.0 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 OECD members
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