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Canada: Services, value added (% of GDP)

In , Canada's Services, value added (% of GDP) was 66.39.

That's down 4.6% from 2020, the highest value since .

The global average for this indicator in 2021 was 56.53 .

Source: World Bank Open Data (NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS) • Data as of 2021

Trend (2005–2021)

Canada Services, value added (% of GDP) trend 2008: Global financial crisis 2020: COVID-19 pandemic 2014: Oil price collapse
  • 2008 · Global financial crisis
  • 2020 · COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2014 · Oil price collapse

Highlights

Peak
69.56
Trough
62.03
1-year change
-4.6%
5-year change
-2.3%
-0.5% / yr
10-year change
+2.5%
+0.2% / yr

Historical Data — Last 10 Years

Year Services, value added (% of GDP)
66.3883
69.5598
67.6712
66.8658
67.1167
67.9589
67.0010
64.9020
65.1674
65.1632

About Services, value added (% of GDP)

Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and retaurants, 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.

Indicator code: NV.SRV.TOTL.ZSCategory: Economy

Frequently asked questions

What was Canada's Services, value added (% of GDP) in 2021?
In 2021, Canada's Services, value added (% of GDP) was 66.39, according to World Bank Open Data.
Is Canada's Services, value added (% of GDP) rising or falling?
Canada's Services, value added (% of GDP) fell 4.6% from 2020 to 2021.
How does Canada's Services, value added (% of GDP) compare to the world average?
The global average for Services, value added (% of GDP) in 2021 was 56.53, so Canada is above the world average.
What is Services, value added (% of GDP) and how is it measured?
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and retaurants, 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.
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Source: World Bank Open Data (NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS), CC BY 4.0.