Reliance on Tourism stifles economic growth in The Bahamas. We are a nation that is made up of 700 islands and keys. Economic growth means an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and an increase in national output and national income (Economics Help). The Bahamas economy is based primarily on tourism, offshore banking and construction. The agricultural and industrial/manufacturing sectors are comparatively well. Tourism generates more than half of the total GDP and directly employs roughly