The Bahamas

Economy

• GDP

  : 15.8 B$ (2024)

• GDP per capita

  : 39455 $ (2024)

• GDP growth

  : 3.4 % (2024)

• GDP, PPP

  : 16.6 B$ (2024)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 41258 $ (2024)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.96 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 0.4 % (2024)

• Unemployment

  : 9.2 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 19.2 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 37.8 % (2024)

• Imports

  : 41.5 % (2024)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -581.9 M$ (2024)

• Current account balance

  : -6.6 % (2024)

• Total reserves

  : 2.6 B$ (2024)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 1.5 % (2024)

• Agriculture

  : 0.5 % (2024)

• Industry

  : 9.6 % (2024)

• Services

  : 77.2 % (2024)

• Remittances received

  : 0.4 % (2024)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 1.0 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 403 033 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.4 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 935.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 39.9 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 74.7 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.37 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 10.8 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 8.77 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 81.3 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 18.7 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 245 159 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.1 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 42.5 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 52.3 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 10.0 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 2.7 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 6.3 % (2023)

• Internet users

  : 92.5 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 96.7 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 98.9 % (2019)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 12.8 yrs (2023)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 98.8 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : -2.1 % (2019)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 2 000 (2020)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 3.64 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 1.1 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 0.5 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 2 007 (2007)

• Forest area

  : 50.9 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 9.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 60.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 5.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.9 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 8.58 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 3.4 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 5.20 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 8 004 (2025)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 509.9 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 90.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 86.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 12.4 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 76.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 20.4 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 43.6 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 55.1 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 8.9 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 17.3 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 80.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 1.1 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 1.90 (2017)

• Hospital beds

  : 2.17 (2023)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 24.5 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 20.3 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : -1.2 % (2024)

• General government debt

  : 88.9 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -1.3 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 1.23 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.71 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 32.2 (2022)

• Political stability

  : 1.05 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.25 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.11 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.55 (2024)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 25.7 % (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 52.1 % (2016)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 240.6 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 64.3 % (2024)

• Gross national savings

  : 19.2 % (2024)