Services, value added in India
India: Services, value added was 49.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in India, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
India recorded 49.3% for services, value added in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in India peaked at 50.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1973.
That places India 151st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.9% | 34.3% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.9% | 32.9% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 33.8% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.5% | 37.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 42.7% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 45.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.2% | 49.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 148 Belarus 50.0% compare
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- 153 Turkmenistan 48.9% compare
- 154 Madagascar 48.8% compare
More economy & growth data for India
- DEC alternative conversion factor 87.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 10.54 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 124.62 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 31.86 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 364.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.31 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -49.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 233,055 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,760 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 341.16 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in India?
- Services, value added in India was 49.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1973.
- How does India rank for services, value added?
- India ranks 151st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.
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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 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.