Bahamas

Country in Americas

In brief

Price level, USA = 100: 96 (2024). World rank 11 of 198; in Americas, 6 of 42. Industry, share of GDP: 9.6% (2024). World rank 188 of 200; in Americas, 38 of 42. Services, share of GDP: 77.2% (2024). World rank 12 of 200; in Americas, 4 of 42. From 2015 to 2025: inflation +1.9% → +1.1%, unemployment 12% → 9.2%, and youth unemployment 24.8% → 19.3% (ages 15–24).

Size and growth

GDP: $15.8B 2024
GDP per person: $39,455 2024
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $41,258 2024
GDP growth per year: +3.4% 2024

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): High income
Gross national income per person: $37,020 2024
Inflation: +1.1% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 96 2024

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 0.5% 2024
Industry, share of GDP: 9.6% 2024
Services, share of GDP: 77.2% 2024
Unemployment: 9.2% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 19.3% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 70.7% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 37.8% 2024
Imports, share of GDP: 41.5% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP: -6.7% 2024
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1.5% 2024
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.4% 2024
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 17.3% 2024
Currency: Bahamian Dollar (BSD), US Dollar (USD)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): No data
Living on under $3 a day: No data