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The Bahamas

Latin America & Caribbean · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 4.3%
Current prices2025
17USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 3.1%
Current prices2025
40,005USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.6 pp
Annual change2025
2.8%
Inflation▲ 0.2 pp
Average consumer prices2025
0.6%
Unemployment▲ 1.1 pp
Rate2025
9.5%
Government debt■ 0.0 pp
General government, gross2025
73.8% of GDP
Current account▼ 2.3 pp
Balance2025
-10.0% of GDP
Population▲ 1.1%
Total2025
0.41million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-20.10.017.61995: 4.4%1996: 4.2%1997: 4.9%1998: 4.7%1999: 7.1%2000: 4.1%2001: 2.6%2002: 2.7%2003: -1.3%2004: 0.9%2005: 3.4%2006: 2.5%2007: 1.4%2008: -2.3%2009: -4.2%2010: 1.5%2011: 0.6%2012: 4.6%2013: -2.9%2014: 1.8%2015: 1.0%2016: -1.2%2017: 3.4%2018: 2.4%2019: -0.8%2020: -20.1%2021: 17.6%2022: 10.9%2023: 3.0%2024: 3.4%2025: 2.8%2026: 2.1% (IMF projection)2027: 1.9% (IMF projection)2028: 1.8% (IMF projection)2029: 1.6% (IMF projection)2030: 1.5% (IMF projection)2031: 1.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.30.05.61995: 2.0%1996: 1.3%1997: 0.6%1998: 1.2%1999: 1.1%2000: 1.7%2001: 2.4%2002: 1.5%2003: 3.7%2004: 1.2%2005: 1.8%2006: 2.0%2007: 2.4%2008: 4.4%2009: 1.7%2010: 1.6%2011: 3.1%2012: 1.9%2013: 0.4%2014: 1.2%2015: 1.9%2016: -0.3%2017: 1.5%2018: 2.3%2019: 2.5%2020: 0.0%2021: 2.9%2022: 5.6%2023: 3.1%2024: 0.4%2025: 0.6%2026: 1.6% (IMF projection)2027: 1.9% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %17.610.93.03.42.82.11.91.81.61.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.95.63.10.40.61.61.92.02.02.0
Unemployment rate %17.410.710.28.49.59.49.29.09.09.0
GDP, current prices USD bn12141516171718181920
GDP per capita, current prices USD30,52334,80237,82838,79240,00540,89241,82542,82943,90244,993
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD31,22336,62238,70940,56442,41644,10645,47746,58947,67648,792
General government gross debt % of GDP90.784.778.373.873.871.970.268.566.364.1
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-11.9-5.5-3.7-1.2-0.5-0.3-0.3-0.30.10.2
Current account balance % of GDP-20.2-8.9-7.0-7.6-10.0-9.1-8.4-7.5-6.7-6.1
Population million0.390.400.400.410.410.420.420.430.430.43

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.090.72000: 19%2001: 18%2002: 19%2003: 21%2004: 22%2005: 23%2006: 23%2007: 23%2008: 25%2009: 30%2010: 34%2011: 35%2012: 38%2013: 44%2014: 48%2015: 50%2016: 51%2017: 55%2018: 62%2019: 60%2020: 72%2021: 91%2022: 85%2023: 78%2024: 74%2025: 74%2026: 72% (IMF projection)2027: 70% (IMF projection)2028: 68% (IMF projection)2029: 66% (IMF projection)2030: 64% (IMF projection)2031: 62% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-22.00.01.62000: -1.5%2001: -3.8%2002: 0.1%2003: -0.2%2004: 1.6%2005: -3.1%2006: -10.1%2007: -9.0%2008: -8.3%2009: -8.1%2010: -7.9%2011: -10.9%2012: -14.3%2013: -14.5%2014: -19.7%2015: -12.5%2016: -12.4%2017: -13.3%2018: -9.4%2019: -2.1%2020: -22.0%2021: -20.2%2022: -8.9%2023: -7.0%2024: -7.6%2025: -10.0%2026: -9.1% (IMF projection)2027: -8.4% (IMF projection)2028: -7.5% (IMF projection)2029: -6.7% (IMF projection)2030: -6.1% (IMF projection)2031: -5.9% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19952.813.83.568.1
20051.110.82.482.2
20150.811.22.576.8
20240.59.60.677.2

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method37,020USD2024+36.0%
GNI, Atlas method15USD bn2024+42.8%
Exports of goods and services37.8% of GDP2024+0.4 pp
Imports of goods and services41.5% of GDP2024-1.7 pp
Life expectancy at birth74.7years2024+0.9%
Urban population81.3% of total2025-0.9 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)