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Bahamas, The

BHSLatin America & Caribbean High incomeCapital: Nassau
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65/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$17.04B
2026▲ 3.2%
Population
403,033
2025▲ 0.4%
GDP per Capita
$40,892
2026▲ 2.2%
Life Expectancy
74.7 years
2024▲ 0.2%
Bahamas, The in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Bahamas, The· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Bahamas, The

Bahamas, The's GDP is $17.04B (2026), with a population of 403,033, and GDP per capita of $40,892. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.1%, inflation at 1.6%, unemployment at 9.4%, government debt at 71.9% of GDP, life expectancy of 74.7 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy32 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$17.04B2026▲ 3.2%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.1%2026▼ 25.0%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$40,8922026▲ 2.2%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$18.38B2026▲ 5.0%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$44,1062026▲ 4.0%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.01%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$15.20B2024▲ 4.7%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$37,0202024▲ 5.2%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$39,6102024▲ 6.4%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)9.6%2024▼ 1.6%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)77.2%2024▼ 1.7%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)0.5%2024▲ 13.3%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)12.9%2024▼ 1.5%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)64.3%2024▲ 1.4%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)26.8%2024▲ 17.2%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)19.2%2024▲ 1.4%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)0.3%2024▼ 95.7%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$65,6042024▲ 3.0%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)0.6%2024▼ 26.4%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)27.8%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$24,8962021—WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)4.8%2021▼ 43.7%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-3.7%2024▼ 296.7%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021▼ 23.2%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021—WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$1.52B2024▲ 2.1%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$36,2442024▲ 2.9%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$33,9682024▲ 2.9%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary21 indicators · 2022–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)1.6%2026▲ 166.7%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)71.9%2026▼ 2.6%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-0.3%2026▲ 40.0%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-9.1%2026▲ 9.0%IMF
Unemployment Rate (%)9.4%2026▼ 1.1%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)0.4%2024▼ 86.6%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)4.0%2024▲ 276.2%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)4.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)0.6%2025▲ 8.9%WB
Central Government Debt (% of GDP)71.5%2024▼ 3.1%WB
Government Revenue Excluding Grants (% of GDP)19.4%2024▲ 3.7%WB
Government Expense (% of GDP)20.3%2023▼ 8.9%WB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)17.3%2024▲ 6.7%WB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)58.7%2024▲ 2.8%WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)23.6%2024▼ 0.1%WB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)1.6%2024▼ 14.4%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$2.63B2024▲ 4.8%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)42024▼ 5.3%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)12025▲ 0.0%WB
PPP Conversion Factor0.962024▼ 2.1%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)68.8%2022▼ 5.3%WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)79.2%2024▲ 3.5%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)37.8%2024▼ 0.1%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)41.5%2024▲ 7.0%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$5.98B2024▲ 3.6%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$6.56B2024▲ 11.0%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$711.0M2025▲ 3.2%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$5.52B2025▲ 11.7%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.5%2024▼ 28.0%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)1.0%2024▼ 30.3%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$240.6M2024▼ 25.4%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$65.9M2024▲ 5.2%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.4%2024▲ 1.5%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)0.0%2024▼ 100.0%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-6.6%2024▲ 5.0%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-1.05B2024▲ 1.5%WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population403,0332025▲ 0.4%WB
Population Growth (%)0.4%2025▼ 5.5%WB
Population Density (per km²)402023▲ 0.5%WB
Surface Area (sq km)13,8802023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)10,0102023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)81.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (total)327,7902025▲ 0.4%WB
Rural Population (%)18.7%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth74.7 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male71.1 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female78.3 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.42024▲ 0.1%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)10.82024▼ 0.3%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)8.82024▲ 0.7%WB
Net Migration9352025▼ 8.2%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)17.5%2025▼ 2.0%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)70.4%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)12.1%2025▲ 2.7%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)42.1%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)17.2%2025▲ 2.6%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)24.9%2025▼ 2.1%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)208.12024▲ 0.1%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)121.72024▲ 0.3%WB
▶Labor19 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force245,1592025▲ 0.6%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)73.8%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)70.7%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)77.2%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Unemployment (%)9.2%2025▲ 1.7%WB
Female Unemployment (%)9.2%2025▲ 6.7%WB
Male Unemployment (%)9.3%2025▼ 2.9%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)19.2%2025▲ 5.2%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)0.8%2025▼ 3.3%WB
Employment in Industry (%)14.8%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Employment in Services (%)84.4%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)75.3%2023—WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)15.9%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)82.9%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)11.9%2023—WB
Employers (% of total employment)1.1%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)50.7%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)67.0%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)17.1%2025▼ 0.0%WB
▶Education13 indicators · 2010–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)2.7%2023▲ 4.5%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)10.6%2025▼ 2.1%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)92.9%2024▲ 18.4%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)79.5%2024▼ 8.8%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)87.9%2019—WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)95.3%2010—WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary4,5852024▼ 46.7%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary2,3192024▼ 45.2%WB
Primary School Teachers1,4972024▼ 30.2%WB
Secondary School Teachers2,1922024▼ 16.9%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary192018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary122018—WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)64.8%2012—WB
▶Health43 indicators · 2011–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)6.3%2023▼ 10.5%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$2,2622023▼ 2.8%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)3.2%2023▼ 20.2%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)27.5%2023▲ 14.2%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)4.22023—WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)2.22023▼ 1.8%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)12.42024▼ 2.4%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)92024▼ 2.2%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)762023▼ 5.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)11.42024▼ 2.6%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)13.32024▼ 2.2%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)25.9%2021—WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)59.8%2021▼ 18.1%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)7.9%2021—WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)86.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)90.0%2024▲ 3.4%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.132024▼ 13.3%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)182024▲ 104.5%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)31.3%2024▲ 1.6%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)3.4%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)3.32021▲ 4.8%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)3.62020—WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)70.432740632021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)18.582999122021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)61.515294262021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)11.0898930292024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)12.3610239842024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)8.9923881712024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)3.2925890622023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)182024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)0.582024—WHO
People Living with HIV39002025—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)18.8606922022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)852025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)912025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)852025—WHO
Physicians (total)7402017—WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel1,6872023—WHO
Dentists (total)992017—WHO
Pharmacists (total)2022011—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)802023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)16.22021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)2262.334472662023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment14 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e)3.62024▲ 3.0%WB
CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)12024▲ 3.5%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)0.5%2021▲ 52.8%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)1.1%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)100.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)5.32023▲ 2.0%WB
Forest Area (%)50.9%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)5,0992023▲ 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)0.8%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%)8.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)7.7%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO)8.1306762182023—WHO
Air Pollution Mortality (household + ambient, age-standardized)18.4652021—WHO
▶Agriculture9 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)1.3%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)7,7372024▲ 1.8%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)99.22022▲ 0.5%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)102.22022▲ 0.4%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)92.32022▲ 0.5%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)782024▼ 1.3%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)8,8802024▲ 2.1%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)102.42021▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)6052024▲ 0.2%WB
▶Technology8 indicators · 2017–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)92.5%2024▲ 0.1%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)972024▼ 3.4%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)25.32024▲ 6.1%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)6,354.62024▼ 1.2%WB
Patent Applications, Residents42017—WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents482017—WB
Scientific Journal Articles152023▼ 15.4%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$02024▼ 100.0%WB
▶Infrastructure6 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried1.5M2023▲ 12.4%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)18.62023▲ 17.3%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)1.5M2024▲ 4.9%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.702022—WB
Electricity from Oil (%)99.3%2021▼ 0.4%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2006–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)18.4%2025▲ 2.6%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)72.1%2023—WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)88.9%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Female (%)83.8%2018—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)24.52024▼ 0.2%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Total (%)83.3%2018—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.052013—WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.972006—WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption1.272023▲ 0.8%WB
Government Effectiveness0.272023▼ 36.2%WB
Political Stability1.012023▲ 14.4%WB
Regulatory Quality0.012023▲ 104.9%WB
Rule of Law0.182023▲ 33.5%WB
Voice & Accountability0.862023▼ 1.4%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)88.2%2023▲ 4.5%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)61.8%2023▼ 5.1%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)55.7%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)84.8%2023▲ 9.0%WB
▶Military3 indicators · 2020–2022 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Armed Forces Personnel2,0002020—WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.9%2020—WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)32.22022▲ 7.2%WB
▶Tourism5 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals1.8M2020—WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$1.01B2020—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$166.0M2020—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)59.6%2020—WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$5.0M2020—WB
▶Urban Development2 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)0.4%2025▼ 4.8%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.4%2025▼ 8.6%WB

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