{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"us-services-value-added-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-services-value-added-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-services-value-added-gdp/","title":"United States Services Value Added (% of GDP) (2021)","description":"United States's Services Value Added (% of GDP): 76.3 % of GDP in 2021, -0.7pp YoY. World Bank (NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS), 1997–2021.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","United States","2021"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United States","temporal_coverage":"1997/2021","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2021","variable_measured":"United States Services Value Added (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS?locations=US"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1997–2021"},{"label":"Observations","value":"25"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United States"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United States (2021)","value":"76.3","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.7pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.7pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"25","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United States Services Value Added (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":25,"observations":[{"period":"1997","value":71.8090492019168},{"period":"1998","value":72.4198294636204},{"period":"1999","value":72.6898605797924},{"period":"2000","value":72.8184193038851},{"period":"2001","value":74.0174745738702},{"period":"2002","value":74.8637351831458},{"period":"2003","value":74.6040475103544},{"period":"2004","value":74.1637695179811},{"period":"2005","value":74.0256951405827},{"period":"2006","value":73.7013894817179},{"period":"2007","value":73.9220562298729},{"period":"2008","value":74.6195153820665},{"period":"2009","value":76.514323590297},{"period":"2010","value":76.2771861278755},{"period":"2011","value":75.9014773523032},{"period":"2012","value":76.1638107920711},{"period":"2013","value":75.6476660748857},{"period":"2014","value":75.580105062784},{"period":"2015","value":76.3690739266245},{"period":"2016","value":76.987521420599},{"period":"2017","value":76.5036033516448},{"period":"2018","value":76.2769100268409},{"period":"2019","value":76.6113712908395},{"period":"2020","value":76.9867058496213},{"period":"2021","value":76.2563816410471}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2021","value":"76.3","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"77.0","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"76.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"76.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"76.5","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"77.0","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"76.4","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"75.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"75.6","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"76.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"75.9","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"76.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"76.5","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"74.6","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"73.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"73.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"74.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"74.2","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2003","value":"74.6","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2002","value":"74.9","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks services sector value added as a share of GDP in United States from 1990 to present. The shift toward services-led growth is a defining trend across advanced and emerging markets. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1997–2021 (25 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 77 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 71.8 in 1997. The latest reading of 76.3 in 2021 represents a change of -0.7pp."}]}