The given bar chart depict the percentage that five industries share in the total sum of Country B’s economy in the years 2005 and 2015, including a forecast for 2025. Over the years, there is a general trend of fluctuation in all statistics, with finance staying the highest in all three years.
In 2005 and 2015, finance seemed to dominate the market at 31% and 36% respectively. In contrast, food processing in 2005 accounted for one tenth of the entire share, and in the next decade, manufacturing became the smallest fraction at only 5%. Furthermore, where the percentage for tourism fell in 2015 from 26% to 20%, oil, coal and gas rose, with the expectation of falling again in 2025.
By 2025, the finance sector is anticipated to steadily grow to take up 42% of the total share. However, for other departments such as food processing, manufacturing, and oil, coal and gas saw decreases for each one’s respective figures. Additionally, manufacturing declined the most by almost four times since 2005 to 5%, and similarly, food processing’s share was cut by half to 10%. The only stable figure is tourism, expected to stagnate in economic share in 2025 at 20%.