Bahamas vs Latin America & Caribbean: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Bahamas
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 84.4% against 66.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 17.6%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.7% | 57.1% | 23.6% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 60.7% | 19.0% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 64.4% | 19.6% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 65.8% | 18.5% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Bahamas or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Bahamas, at 84.4% against 66.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 17.6%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Bahamas ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).