Bahamas: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
High Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Data Unavailable |
| Economic Trivia | The Bahamas is one of the wealthiest nations in the Caribbean. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2020): United States, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Canada |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Tourism; Banking; Cement; Oil Transshipment |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $16,554,560,159 (2022) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 14.369% (2022) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $40,379 (2022) |
GDP Country Rank 155/197 (2022)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 5.605% (2022) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | Data unavailable |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 33.8% (2019) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 6.567% (2022) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 0.982% (2022) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($2,592,015,380) (2021) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 239,764 (2022) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 3.237% (2021) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 11.691% (2021) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 85.073% (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.056% (2022) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $5,503,000,000 (2022) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $4,840,300,000 (2022) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 38.597% (2022) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $1,254,831,913 (2022) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $2,549,302,896 (2021) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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