Services, value added in European Union
European Union: Services, value added was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in European Union, 1992–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
European Union recorded 1.3% for services, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 19.3% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in European Union peaked at 6.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.5%, in 2020.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -2.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -5.5% | 6.2% | 6 |
More economy & growth data for European Union
- Final consumption expenditure 1.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.44 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 52.6% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 15.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 11.88 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 15.32 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 8.35 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 10.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 14.3% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 20.43 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in European Union?
- Services, value added in European Union was 1.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.5% in 2020.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.