Services share of GDP in United States

Services produced 76.3% of GDP in United States 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
The latest value for United States is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
United States, 2021 76.3% % of GDP
Change from 2020 −0.7percentage points 2020: 77.0%
World, 2021 64.1% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021 64.9% Middle value of 38 countries

Services share of GDP in United States 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 United StatesWorld
2024 – 63.3%
2023 – 63.0%
2022 – 62.3%
2021 76.3% 64.1%
2020 77.0% 65.4%
2019 76.6% 64.9%
2018 76.3% 64.3%
2017 76.5% 64.5%
2016 77.0% 65.0%
2015 76.4% 64.4%
2014 75.6% 63.2%
2013 75.6% 62.9%
2012 76.2% 62.7%
2011 75.9% 62.6%
2010 76.3% 63.3%
2009 76.5% 64.7%
2008 74.6% 62.8%
2007 73.9% 63.2%
2006 73.7% 63.6%
2005 74.0% 64.3%
2004 74.2% 64.8%
2003 74.6% 65.5%
2002 74.9% 65.7%
2001 74.0% 65.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 77.0% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 75.9%, the figure has changed by +0.4 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 United States
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