Even as the services sector registered rapid growth reaching double-digit figure of 13.1 per cent in the state, the share of tourism industry witnessed a declining trend over the last six years though there was a marginal increase in 2018-19 from the previous year. 
According to Odisha Economic Survey, the services sector, which has emerged as the key driver of the economy, constitutes 41.6 per cent of the Gross State Value Added (GSVA) in the last fiscal with a significant share in output and employment.