In 2023, approximately 65 percent of the total value added to GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean was generated by the services industry. This share has increased for the third consecutive year, having accounted for 64.1 percent in 2021.
The services industry comprises wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transportation, governmental, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate. The added value is calculated by subtracting the cost of intermediate goods and services from the sector's total GDP.
Share of value added by the services industry to gross domestic product (GDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2023
Data represents the share of value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources.
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World Bank. (September 5, 2024). Share of value added by the services industry to gross domestic product (GDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070873/latin-america-caribbean-services-sector-share-gdp-region/
World Bank. "Share of value added by the services industry to gross domestic product (GDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2023." Chart. September 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070873/latin-america-caribbean-services-sector-share-gdp-region/
World Bank. (2024). Share of value added by the services industry to gross domestic product (GDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070873/latin-america-caribbean-services-sector-share-gdp-region/
World Bank. "Share of Value Added by The Services Industry to Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070873/latin-america-caribbean-services-sector-share-gdp-region/
World Bank, Share of value added by the services industry to gross domestic product (GDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070873/latin-america-caribbean-services-sector-share-gdp-region/ (last visited December 05, 2024)
Share of value added by the services industry to gross domestic product (GDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, September 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070873/latin-america-caribbean-services-sector-share-gdp-region/