Services, value added in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Services, value added was 2.28 trillion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) stood at 2.28 trillion current US$. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 2.28 trillion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.10 billion current US$, in 1960.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.36 billion current US$ | 17.10 billion current US$ | 25.56 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.29 billion current US$ | 26.53 billion current US$ | 61.40 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.44 billion current US$ | 73.49 billion current US$ | 128.60 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 163.81 billion current US$ | 121.73 billion current US$ | 228.88 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 427.68 billion current US$ | 238.58 billion current US$ | 704.60 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 trillion current US$ | 857.52 billion current US$ | 1.67 trillion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 trillion current US$ | 1.55 trillion current US$ | 2.28 trillion current US$ | 6 |
More economy & growth data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Trade 44.6% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 7.5% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 1,504 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 587.10 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.15 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 7.3% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.92 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 2.54 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 58.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Services, value added in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 2.28 trillion current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 trillion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.10 billion current US$ in 1960.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (current US$). 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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.