World - Trade in services

Trade in services (% of GDP)

Trade in services (% of GDP) in World was 11.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 13.63 in 2019, while its lowest value was 5.98 in 1975.

Definition: Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1975 5.98
1976 6.28
1977 6.60
1978 6.84
1979 7.08
1980 7.49
1981 7.51
1982 7.30
1983 7.01
1984 6.91
1985 6.73
1986 6.78
1987 7.03
1988 7.09
1989 7.30
1990 7.71
1991 7.89
1992 8.19
1993 8.25
1994 8.19
1995 8.49
1996 7.86
1997 8.28
1998 8.57
1999 8.88
2000 9.21
2001 9.35
2002 9.74
2003 9.74
2004 10.46
2005 11.00
2006 11.41
2007 12.04
2008 12.39
2009 11.70
2010 11.69
2011 11.84
2012 11.96
2013 12.31
2014 12.84
2015 12.99
2016 12.94
2017 13.19
2018 13.53
2019 13.63
2020 11.59

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments