Latin America: services as share of GDP 2023, by country

In 2023, the Bahamas was the country with the highest share of value added by the services industry to gross domestic product (GDP). Approximately 89 percent of the total value added to these islands' GDP was generated by the services sector. In turn, Paraguay, Haiti, and Nicaragua had the lowest shares, with less than 50 percent.The services industry comprises wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transportation, governmental, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate. The added value is calculated by subtracting the cost of intermediate goods and services from the sector's total GDP.

于2023年，巴哈马成为服务业对国内生产总值（GDP）增值贡献率最高的国家。这些岛屿GDP总增值的约89%由服务业创造。反之，巴拉圭、海地和尼加拉瓜的增值贡献率最低，均不足50%。服务业包括批发和零售贸易（含酒店和餐饮业）、交通运输、政府、金融、专业以及教育、医疗保健和房地产业等个人服务。增值的计算是通过从该部门的GDP总额中扣除中间商品和服务的成本得出。