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Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Bahamas: key statistics
Bahamas has 403,033 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $39,455. Below: 69 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Nassau
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Bahamian dollar BSD
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- BSBHS
- Land neighbours
- United Kingdom, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Population403,0332025 · rank 175 of 217GDP$15.8bn2024 · rank 145 of 211GDP per capita$39,4552024 · rank 42 of 211Life expectancy74.7 yrs2024 · rank 109 of 217Internet users92.5%2024 · rank 42 of 188Fertility1.372024 · rank 182 of 217CO₂ per person3.64 t2024 · rank 81 of 203Inflation1.1%2025 · rank 141 of 180
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Bahamas, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Bahamas by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 403,033 | 2025 | 175/217 | 27/42 | +4.6% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.44% | 2025 | 144/217 | 24/42 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 81.3% | 2025 | 53/217 | 14/42 | −0.9 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.37 | 2024 | 182/217 | 37/42 | −19% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 12.1% | 2025 | 85/217 | 18/42 | +1.9 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.5% | 2025 | 147/217 | 28/42 | −3.7 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 40.1 | 2024 | 162/216 | 31/42 | +5.0% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 10.8 | 2024 | 141/217 | 31/42 | −20% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 13,878 km² | 2024 | 158/216 | 24/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $15.8bn | 2024 | 145/211 | 25/41 | +42% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $39,455 | 2024 | 42/211 | 5/41 | +35% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $41,258 | 2024 | 65/199 | 8/38 | +30% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $37,020 | 2024 | 38/201 | 3/38 | +36% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.4% | 2024 | 105/210 | 21/41 | +1.5 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.9% | 2024 | 85/210 | 16/41 | +1.9 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 0.5% | 2024 | 183/198 | 33/37 | −0.3 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 9.6% | 2024 | 188/201 | 35/38 | −3.6 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 77.2% | 2024 | 13/201 | 3/38 | −1.2 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 26.8% | 2024 | 51/175 | 2/25 | −4.6 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 19.2% | 2024 | 98/163 | 12/22 | −1.8 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.1% | 2025 | 141/180 | 22/31 | −0.8 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 4.0% | 2024 | 83/136 | 18/31 | +3.6 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 4.2% | 2025 | 126/136 | 30/31 | −0.5 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1.00 | 2025 | 159/210 | 31/39 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Government debt | 71.5% | 2024 | 19/78 | 5/14 | +25.1 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 17.3% | 2024 | 69/142 | 6/20 | +6.0 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 20.3% | 2023 | 97/142 | 15/20 | +4.1 pp | 28.5% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 37.8% | 2024 | 89/184 | 12/27 | +0.4 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 41.5% | 2024 | 99/184 | 11/27 | −1.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 79.2% | 2024 | 99/184 | 13/27 | −1.3 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -6.6% | 2024 | 145/185 | 26/35 | +10.3 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.5% | 2024 | 120/197 | 27/38 | −0.7 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.4% | 2024 | 140/178 | 30/35 | — | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.8m | 2020 | 75/196 | 12/41 | −66% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 9.2% | 2025 | 43/187 | 6/31 | −2.8 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 19.2% | 2025 | 54/187 | 12/31 | −5.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 73.8% | 2025 | 19/187 | 2/31 | −0.2 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 70.7% | 2025 | 17/187 | 2/31 | +0.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equality
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $4.4m | 1995 | — | — | — | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.1% | 1995 | — | — | — | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $14.6 | 1995 | — | — | — | $32.2 | |
| Women in parliament | 18.4% | 2025 | 132/190 | 27/32 | +5.3 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 92.9% | 2024 | 156/191 | 31/39 | −1.5 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 79.5% | 2024 | 130/176 | 29/37 | −12.1 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 14.8% | 1995 | — | — | — | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 87.9% | 2019 | — | — | −8.6 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.4 | 2018 | 83/173 | 11/30 | +23% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.7% | 2023 | 154/184 | 35/38 | +0.3 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74.7 yrs | 2024 | 109/217 | 25/42 | +0.9% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 11.1 | 2024 | 107/196 | 20/35 | −10% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 12.4 | 2024 | 110/196 | 22/35 | −13% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 76 | 2023 | 75/194 | 8/34 | +2.7% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 6.3% | 2023 | 98/193 | 18/33 | +0.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $2,262 | 2023 | 37/193 | 1/33 | +45% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.90 | 2017 | — | — | +92% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 86% | 2024 | 121/193 | 20/33 | −6.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 1.1% | 2024 | 34/153 | 6/29 | −0.5 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 98.9% | 2019 | 81/206 | 14/35 | +0.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 93.7% | 2019 | 100/203 | 15/34 | +0.8 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 92.5% | 2024 | 42/188 | 2/34 | +15.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 96.7 | 2024 | 146/210 | 29/40 | +17% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 25.3 | 2024 | 75/208 | 11/39 | +25% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 10/215 | 3/42 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 5/192 | 2/33 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 3.64 t | 2024 | 81/203 | 12/39 | +22% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 1.1% | 2022 | 187/212 | 36/41 | −0.3 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 0.5% | 2021 | 192/206 | 39/41 | +0.4 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 50.9% | 2024 | 55/214 | 19/42 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.8% | 2024 | 186/206 | 37/39 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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