Employment in industry in Bahamas
14.8% of employed people in Bahamas worked in industry in 2025.
Bahamas, 2025
14.8%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
140th of 182
Employment in industry in Bahamas over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bahamas | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.8% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 14.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.6%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Bahamas has the 140th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Bahamas
All statistics for Bahamas
Employment in agriculture
0.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
84.4%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
9.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
19.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
73.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
70.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT