Services, value added in Vietnam

Vietnam: Services, value added was 42.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
42.7%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
178th
of 205 countries
All-time high
44.1%
in 1995
All-time low
29.7%
in 1988
Years of data
40
1986–2025

Services, value added in Vietnam, 1986–2025

0102030401986200520251986: 33.1 % of GDP1987: 31.1 % of GDP1988: 29.7 % of GDP1989: 35 % of GDP1990: 38.6 % of GDP1991: 35.7 % of GDP1992: 38.8 % of GDP1993: 41.2 % of GDP1994: 43.7 % of GDP1995: 44.1 % of GDP1996: 42.5 % of GDP1997: 42.2 % of GDP1998: 41.7 % of GDP1999: 40.1 % of GDP2000: 38.7 % of GDP2001: 38.6 % of GDP2002: 38.5 % of GDP2003: 38 % of GDP2004: 38 % of GDP2005: 42.6 % of GDP2006: 42.7 % of GDP2007: 42.8 % of GDP2008: 42.5 % of GDP2009: 43.4 % of GDP2010: 40.6 % of GDP2011: 38.9 % of GDP2012: 39.1 % of GDP2013: 40.5 % of GDP2014: 40.9 % of GDP2015: 42.2 % of GDP2016: 42.9 % of GDP2017: 42.6 % of GDP2018: 42.2 % of GDP2019: 42.5 % of GDP2020: 41.8 % of GDP2021: 41.3 % of GDP2022: 41.1 % of GDP2023: 42.3 % of GDP2024: 42.4 % of GDP2025: 42.7 % of GDP

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

Analysis

In 2025, services, value added in Vietnam stood at 42.7%.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in Vietnam peaked at 44.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 1988.

That places Vietnam 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.2% 29.7% 35.0% 4
1990s 40.9% 35.7% 44.1% 10
2000s 40.6% 38.0% 43.4% 10
2010s 41.2% 38.9% 42.9% 10
2020s 41.9% 41.1% 42.7% 6

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  4. 179 Mauritania 42.4% compare
  5. 180 Gabon 42.3% compare
  6. 181 Uganda 42.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Vietnam?
Services, value added in Vietnam was 42.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 1995.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 1988.
How does Vietnam rank for services, value added?
Vietnam ranks 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam 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

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.