How much of India's economy is services?
Services value added as a share of GDP.
Source: World Bank Indicators API · indicator NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS Fetched 3/6/2026
At a glance
49.9%
latest value, 2024
38.8%
first value, 1960
65
annual observations in this artifact
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source frequency
The explanation Draft prose wraps locked source numbers; no numbers are generated at request time
Services dominate India's GDP, which is one reason growth can look different from factory-led development.
Services dominate India's GDP, which is one reason growth can look different from factory-led development.
Services value added as a share of GDP.
Read this as one piece of evidence, not the whole story. The useful question is what changes over time, what stays stuck, and what the indicator leaves out.
Keep pulling the thread
How big is India's economy? -> How fast is India's economy growing? -> How rich is the average Indian by GDP per person? ->Methodology
MeasureServices, value added
GeographyIndia
Unit% of GDP
TransformValues displayed as percent of GDP.
CaveatServices range from high-productivity IT to low-paid informal work.