Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Bahamas: the economy in numbers
Per person: $39,455, or $41,258 at purchasing power parity. Population: 403,033 (2025).
GDP in 2024, current US dollars: #143 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +2.5%.
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $1.85 billion in 1960, $16.3 billion in 2024.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $15,898 per person in 1960, $40,528 in 2024.
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 1.8% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 15 of 65.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose by 65.2% from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 13.1% in 1974.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 1990: 90.6% of GDP in 2021. IMF forecast for 2031: 55.8%.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Population
1960: 116,317 · 2025: 403,033.
Unemployment rate
1991: 12.2% · 2025: 9.2%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 62.5 years · 2024: 74.7 years.
Exports of goods and services
1977: 82.7% · 2024: 37.8%.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 1.5%f | 2.0%f | 55.8%f | |||||||
| 2030 | 1.5%f | 2.0%f | 58.3%f | |||||||
| 2029 | 1.5%f | 2.1%f | 60.5%f | |||||||
| 2028 | 1.8%f | 2.7%f | 62.9%f | |||||||
| 2027 | 1.9%f | 4.2%f | 65.4%f | |||||||
| 2026 | 2.5%f | 3.8%f | 70.2%f | |||||||
| 2025 | 3.8% | 1.1% | 71.7% | 403K | 9.2% | |||||
| 2024 | $15.8B | $39,455 | $41,258 | 3.4% | 0.4% | 73.0% | 401K | 9.0% | 74.7 | 37.8% |
| 2023 | $15.3B | $38,232 | $39,122 | 3.0% | 3.1% | 78.0% | 399K | 8.6% | 74.6 | 37.8% |
| 2022 | $13.9B | $34,957 | $36,786 | 10.9% | 5.6% | 84.5% | 398K | 9.2% | 74.5 | 37.2% |
| 2021 | $12B | $30,368 | $31,065 | 17.6% | 2.9% | 90.6% | 396K | 11.1% | 70.8 | 28.0% |
| 2020 | $10.4B | $26,179 | $27,205 | −20.1% | 0.0% | 71.8% | 396K | 12.0% | 73.0 | 23.3% |
| 2019 | $13.3B | $33,640 | $36,116 | −0.8% | 2.5% | 60.2% | 395K | 9.3% | 71.4 | 35.0% |
| 2018 | $12.8B | $32,642 | $35,228 | 2.4% | 2.3% | 61.4% | 393K | 10.0% | 74.1 | 35.3% |
| 2017 | $12.4B | $31,875 | $34,282 | 3.4% | 1.5% | 54.6% | 390K | 9.8% | 74.0 | 31.7% |
| 2016 | $11.9B | $30,617 | $32,285 | −1.2% | −0.3% | 51.1% | 388K | 12.7% | 74.0 | 32.9% |
| 2015 | $11.8B | $30,719 | $32,138 | 1.0% | 1.9% | 49.7% | 385K | 12.0% | 73.8 | 35.8% |
| 2014 | $11.1B | $29,137 | $31,726 | 1.8% | 1.5% | 47.5% | 382K | 13.8% | 74.0 | 37.4% |
| 2013 | $10.5B | $27,643 | $30,294 | −2.9% | 0.7% | 44.2% | 379K | 16.2% | 73.9 | 39.9% |
| 2012 | $10.7B | $28,552 | $31,036 | 4.5% | 2.0% | 37.6% | 375K | 14.0% | 73.7 | 38.1% |
| 2011 | $10.1B | $27,091 | $30,074 | 0.6% | 3.2% | 35.3% | 372K | 14.5% | 73.6 | 37.4% |
| 2010 | $10.1B | $27,473 | $29,625 | 1.5% | 1.3% | 33.9% | 367K | 14.4% | 73.4 | 35.0% |
| 2009 | $9.98B | $27,513 | $29,197 | −4.2% | 2.1% | 30.1% | 363K | 14.2% | 73.5 | 34.2% |
| 2008 | $10.5B | $29,392 | $30,679 | −2.3% | 4.5% | 25.3% | 358K | 8.2% | 73.4 | 39.5% |
| 2007 | $10.6B | $30,052 | $31,232 | 1.4% | 2.5% | 23.5% | 353K | 7.9% | 73.5 | 40.1% |
| 2006 | $10.2B | $29,185 | $30,402 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 23.2% | 348K | 7.5% | 73.5 | 38.3% |
| 2005 | $9.84B | $28,602 | $29,143 | 3.4% | 1.6% | 23.0% | 344K | 10.2% | 73.4 | 38.8% |
| 2004 | $9.06B | $26,650 | $27,660 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 21.6% | 340K | 10.2% | 73.2 | 38.2% |
| 2003 | $8.87B | $26,429 | $27,031 | −1.3% | 3.0% | 20.8% | 336K | 10.8% | 73.2 | 35.8% |
| 2002 | $8.88B | $26,782 | $27,171 | 2.7% | 2.2% | 19.4% | 332K | 9.1% | 73.0 | 36.2% |
| 2001 | $8.32B | $25,372 | $26,351 | 2.6% | 2.0% | 18.5% | 328K | 6.9% | 72.8 | 34.1% |
| 2000 | $8.08B | $24,940 | $25,422 | 4.1% | 1.6% | 19.2% | 324K | 7.1% | 72.5 | 38.0% |
| 1999 | $7.68B | $24,041 | $24,184 | 7.1% | 1.3% | 19.8% | 320K | 7.5% | 72.1 | 36.5% |
| 1998 | $6.83B | $21,667 | $22,556 | 4.7% | 1.3% | 20.8% | 315K | 7.7% | 71.8 | 34.7% |
| 1997 | $6.33B | $20,368 | $21,606 | 1.3% | 0.5% | 21.5% | 311K | 9.8% | 71.6 | 36.9% |
| 1996 | $3.61B | $11,784 | $21,287 | 4.2% | 1.4% | 20.7% | 306K | 11.5% | 71.5 | 48.0% |
| 1995 | $3.43B | $11,375 | $20,377 | 4.4% | 2.1% | 21.0% | 301K | 10.8% | 71.4 | 49.5% |
| 1994 | $3.26B | $10,991 | $19,441 | 3.1% | 1.4% | 20.9% | 297K | 13.8% | 71.4 | 51.0% |
| 1993 | $3.09B | $10,613 | $18,781 | 0.3% | 2.7% | 19.7% | 291K | 12.7% | 71.4 | 52.0% |
| 1992 | $3.11B | $10,873 | $18,636 | −3.8% | 5.7% | 17.9% | 286K | 14.8% | 71.3 | 50.2% |
| 1991 | $3.11B | $11,082 | $19,296 | −4.2% | 7.1% | 15.3% | 281K | 12.2% | 71.2 | 51.0% |
| 1990 | $3.17B | $11,473 | $19,817 | −1.6% | 4.7% | 13.2% | 276K | 70.9 | 54.2% | |
| 1989 | $3.06B | $11,291 | 6.7% | 5.4% | 271K | 70.7 | 53.8% | |||
| 1988 | $2.82B | $10,576 | 2.3% | 4.4% | 266K | 70.5 | ||||
| 1987 | $2.71B | $10,361 | 3.0% | 5.8% | 262K | 70.4 | 61.3% | |||
| 1986 | $2.47B | $9,601 | 1.8% | 5.4% | 258K | 70.3 | 63.8% | |||
| 1985 | $2.32B | $9,167 | 4.8% | 4.6% | 253K | 70.3 | 64.8% | |||
| 1984 | $2.04B | $8,202 | 14.2% | 4.0% | 249K | 70.2 | 63.6% | |||
| 1983 | $1.73B | $7,081 | 3.6% | 4.0% | 245K | 70.0 | 66.6% | |||
| 1982 | $1.58B | $6,559 | 6.7% | 6.0% | 241K | 69.7 | 65.8% | |||
| 1981 | $1.43B | $6,029 | −9.2% | 11.1% | 237K | 69.4 | 67.4% | |||
| 1980 | $1.34B | $5,743 | 6.5% | 12.1% | 233K | 69.1 | 70.4% | |||
| 1979 | $1.14B | $4,994 | 26.1% | 9.1% | 228K | 69.0 | 68.9% | |||
| 1978 | $832M | $3,720 | 14.2% | 6.1% | 224K | 68.9 | 82.7% | |||
| 1977 | $713M | $3,253 | 9.2% | 3.2% | 219K | 68.8 | 82.7% | |||
| 1976 | $642M | $2,993 | 5.2% | 4.3% | 215K | 68.5 | ||||
| 1975 | $596M | $2,841 | −14.8% | 10.4% | 210K | 68.1 | ||||
| 1974 | $632M | $3,080 | −16.8% | 13.1% | 205K | 67.6 | ||||
| 1973 | $671M | $3,341 | 7.6% | 5.5% | 201K | 67.1 | ||||
| 1972 | $591M | $3,014 | −3.5% | 6.8% | 196K | 66.8 | ||||
| 1971 | $573M | $3,004 | 1.6% | 4.6% | 191K | 66.5 | ||||
| 1970 | $540M | $2,916 | −5.6% | 6.2% | 185K | 66.2 | ||||
| 1969 | $539M | $3,027 | 9.0% | 8.9% | 178K | 65.8 | ||||
| 1968 | $454M | $2,668 | 8.4% | 4.5% | 170K | 65.4 | ||||
| 1967 | $398M | $2,453 | 9.6% | 5.4% | 162K | 65.0 | ||||
| 1966 | $347M | $2,239 | 9.1% | 155K | 64.6 | |||||
| 1965 | $300M | $2,030 | 10.4% | 148K | 64.3 | |||||
| 1964 | $267M | $1,883 | 10.5% | 142K | 63.9 | |||||
| 1963 | $238M | $1,759 | 10.5% | 135K | 63.5 | |||||
| 1962 | $212M | $1,651 | 10.5% | 128K | 63.2 | |||||
| 1961 | $190M | $1,555 | 10.7% | 122K | 62.8 | |||||
| 1960 | $170M | $1,459 | 116K | 62.5 |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast. Real growth: IMF data for 2025, World Bank for the other years.
Nearby economies in Latin America & Caribbean
Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curaçao · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Grenada · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Puerto Rico · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Martin (French part) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Sint Maarten · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Turks and Caicos Islands · U.S. Virgin Islands · Uruguay · Venezuela
Rankings
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Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
- Fiscal year: the IMF reports this economy by fiscal year (latest actual: FY2024/25), so IMF numbers can differ from calendar-year World Bank figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)