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GDP per head vs share of services in GDP, 1801 to 2016

The vertical axis shows historical estimates of the share of services in GDP (estimated at current prices). The horizontal axis shows GDP per head after adjusting for
inflation and price differences across countries (figures are in 2011 international-$).

GDP per capita$1,000$10,000$572$2,000$5,000$20,000$50,000ShareofservicesinGDPChinaChinaIndiaIndiaUnited StatesUnited StatesBrazilBrazilJapanJapanPhilippinesPhilippinesEthiopiaEthiopiaTanzaniaTanzaniaArgentinaArgentinaGhanaGhanaAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth America18012016

Source: Our World In Data based on Herrendorf et al. (2014) and GGDC-10 (2015), Maddison Project Database 2020 (Bolt and van Zanden (2020))