Services, value added in Brazil

Brazil: Services, value added was 59.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
59.7%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
90th
of 205 countries
All-time high
76.0%
in 1978
All-time low
0.0%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Services, value added in Brazil, 1960–2025

020406080196019922025

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, services, value added in Brazil stood at 59.7%.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in Brazil peaked at 76.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1960.

That places Brazil 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1970s 12.2% 0.0% 76.0% 10
1980s 43.8% 40.7% 48.4% 10
1990s 62.0% 56.9% 73.3% 10
2000s 57.1% 54.9% 59.1% 10
2010s 60.9% 57.6% 63.3% 10
2020s 59.1% 56.9% 61.4% 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 87 Jamaica 59.8% compare
  2. 88 Slovakia 59.8% compare
  3. 89 Poland 59.7% compare
  4. 91 Serbia 59.7% compare
  5. 92 Kuwait 59.6% compare
  6. 93 Turkey 59.4% compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

More economy & growth data for Brazil

All data for Brazil →

Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Brazil?
Services, value added in Brazil was 59.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 1978.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1960.
How does Brazil rank for services, value added?
Brazil ranks 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.