Countries in North America by jobs in services

The share of people in work who work in services: trade, transport, tourism, finance, public administration, health, education and the rest. 19 countries in North America, highest first. World Bank, 2025

Map: Jobs in services — North America
Highest
84.4%
Bahamas
Median country
68.9%
half above, half below
Lowest
44.6%
Haiti
Countries in North America by jobs in services, World Bank, 2025
#Country% of jobsRegion
1Bahamas84.4%Caribbean
2Barbados82.6%Caribbean
3Canada80.1%Northern America
4United States79.6%Northern America
5Saint Lucia76.3%Caribbean
6Dominican Republic74.0%Caribbean
7Trinidad and Tobago71.3%Caribbean
8Costa Rica70.0%Central America
9Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69.8%Caribbean
10Jamaica68.9%Caribbean
11Belize68.5%Central America
12Cuba67.6%Caribbean
13Panama67.0%Central America
14Mexico64.1%Central America
15El Salvador63.0%Central America
16Honduras55.9%Central America
17Nicaragua52.6%Central America
18Guatemala48.2%Central America
19Haiti44.6%Caribbean

No World Bank figure for 4 countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.

Place% of jobsStatus
Puerto Rico84.1%Territory of United States of America
US Virgin Islands81.9%Territory of United States of America

Questions

Which country in North America has the most jobs in services?
The Bahamas has the most jobs in services in North America: 84.4% of jobs (2025). Next come Barbados (82.6% of jobs) and Canada (80.1% of jobs).
Which country in North America has the fewest jobs in services?
Haiti, with 44.6% of jobs (2025).
What is the typical jobs in services of a country in North America?
The median of the 19 countries in North America is 68.9% of jobs: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?
The share of people in work who work in services: trade, transport, tourism, finance, public administration, health, education and the rest. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.