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Prices & public finance · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Bahamas: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 1.1% (2025), 141st of 180 in the world and 22nd of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is 0.3% (2024), 183rd of 209 in the world and 37th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Lending rate is 4.2% (2025), 126th of 136 in the world and 30th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
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12 indicators
Prices & public finance: Bahamas in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 1.1%2025 | 141/180 | 22/31 | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.0% | −0.8 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 0.3%2024 | 183/209 | 37/40 | 0.9% | -0.4% | -2.3% | −4.1 ppsince 2014 | 3.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 4.2%2025 | 126/136 | 30/31 | 6.0% | 5.5% | 4.2% | −0.5 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 4.0%2024 | 83/136 | 18/31 | 5.0% | 5.9% | 6.7% | +3.6 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1.002025 | 159/210 | 31/39 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ±0.0%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 17.3%2024 | 69/142 | 6/20 | 10.7% | 10.8% | 17.9% | +6.0 ppsince 2014 | 14.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 19.4%2024 | 98/142 | 15/20 | 11.6% | 12.8% | 20.1% | +6.2 ppsince 2014 | 22.8% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 20.3%2023 | 97/142 | 15/20 | 10.3% | 15.4% | 25.8% | +4.1 ppsince 2013 | 27.6% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 71.5%2024 | 19/78 | 5/14 | 18.8% | 33.7% | 79.0% | +25.1 ppsince 2014 | 69.1% | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 51.9%2016 | — | — | 44.8% | 65.1% | · | −4.7 ppsince 2006 | 52.9% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 68.8%2022 | 59/146 | 13/31 | 42.9% | 62.6% | 80.8% | +6.6 ppsince 2012 | 72.6% | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 4.02024 | 94/165 | 20/32 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 7.4 | +110%since 2014 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 8.6 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−0.8 pp1.1% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports+110%4.0 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Government debt+25.1 pp71.5% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Bahamas and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bahamas. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bahamas | United States | United Kingdom | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.1%2025 | 2.9%2024 | 3.9%2025 | — |
| GDP deflator | 0.3%2024 | 2.8%2025 | 3.7%2025 | 0.8%2024 |
| Lending rate | 4.2%2025 | 3.2%2021 | 0.5%2014 | — |
| Real interest rate | 4.0%2024 | -1.3%2021 | -1.1%2014 | — |
| Exchange rate | 1.002025 | 1.002025 | 0.762025 | 1.002025 |
| Tax revenue | 17.3%2024 | 10.8%2024 | 26.9%2024 | — |
| Government revenue | 19.4%2024 | 17.8%2024 | 34.8%2024 | — |
| Government expense | 20.3%2023 | 24.4%2023 | 41.2%2023 | — |
| Government debt | 71.5%2024 | 115.8%2024 | 130.7%2024 | — |