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Bahamas

BS

Nassau · pop. 398K · English · Bahamian dollar

Trajectories

economic momentum

$39.5K

Up 58% since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $39.5K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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1990$11.5K
1991$11.1K−3.4%
1992$10.9K−1.9%
1993low$10.6K−2.4%
1994$11.0K+3.6%
1995$11.4K+3.5%
1996$11.8K+3.6%
1997$20.4K+72.8%
1998$21.7K+6.4%
1999$24.0K+11.0%
2000$24.9K+3.7%
2001$25.4K+1.7%
2002$26.8K+5.6%
2003$26.4K−1.3%
2004$26.7K+0.8%
2005$28.6K+7.3%
2006$29.2K+2.0%
2007$30.1K+3.0%
2008$29.4K−2.2%
2009$27.5K−6.4%
2010$27.5K−0.1%
2011$27.1K−1.4%
2012$28.6K+5.4%
2013$27.6K−3.2%
2014$29.1K+5.4%
2015$30.7K+5.4%
2016$30.6K−0.3%
2017$31.9K+4.1%
2018$32.6K+2.4%
2019$33.6K+3.1%
2020$26.2K−22.2%
2021$30.4K+16.0%
2022$35.0K+15.1%
2023$38.2K+9.4%
2024latest$39.5K+3.2%

prices

0.4%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 0.4%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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19904.7%
1991high7.1%+2.45 pts
19925.7%−1.38 pts
19932.7%−3.02 pts
19941.4%−1.32 pts
19952.1%+0.67 pts
19961.4%−0.69 pts
19970.5%−0.83 pts
19981.3%+0.79 pts
19991.3%−0.08 pts
20001.6%+0.35 pts
20012.0%+0.44 pts
20022.2%+0.13 pts
20033.0%+0.85 pts
20041.0%−2.04 pts
20051.6%+0.61 pts
20062.4%+0.80 pts
20072.5%+0.10 pts
20084.5%+2.00 pts
20092.1%−2.43 pts
20101.3%−0.72 pts
20113.2%+1.85 pts
20122.0%−1.23 pts
20130.7%−1.25 pts
20141.5%+0.79 pts
20151.9%+0.35 pts
2016low−0.3%−2.21 pts
20171.5%+1.86 pts
20182.3%+0.75 pts
20192.5%+0.23 pts
20200.0%−2.45 pts
20212.9%+2.87 pts
20225.6%+2.70 pts
20233.1%−2.55 pts
2024latest0.4%−2.64 pts

demographic curve

1.4 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead. Fell from 2.8 in 1980.

2024 · 1.4

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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19605.1
1961high5.2+1.2%
19625.1−0.6%
19635.1−1.2%
19645.0−1.8%
19654.9−1.7%
19664.8−2.0%
19674.7−2.1%
19684.6−2.8%
19694.4−3.9%
19704.2−3.8%
19714.1−3.7%
19723.9−4.2%
19733.7−4.1%
19743.6−4.1%
19753.4−4.1%
19763.3−3.7%
19773.2−3.9%
19783.1−3.6%
19792.9−3.8%
19802.8−3.2%
19812.8−2.5%
19822.7−2.3%
19832.7−2.1%
19842.6−2.3%
19852.5−1.7%
19862.5−0.7%
19872.5−0.4%
19882.50.0%
19892.5+0.2%
19902.5−0.1%
19912.5−0.4%
19922.7+8.0%
19932.6−3.7%
19942.5−5.3%
19952.4−2.1%
19962.4−2.7%
19972.3−2.5%
19982.2−2.7%
19992.1−4.4%
20002.1−3.5%
20012.0−1.9%
20022.0−1.8%
20032.0−0.7%
20042.0+0.5%
20052.0+1.4%
20062.0+0.5%
20072.0+0.8%
20082.0−1.8%
20092.0+0.6%
20101.8−8.7%
20111.8−2.5%
20121.8−1.7%
20131.7−1.3%
20141.7−2.9%
20151.6−6.7%
20161.5−5.0%
20171.4−4.7%
20181.4−1.4%
20191.4−0.5%
20201.4−0.8%
20211.4−0.3%
20221.4−0.2%
2023low1.4−0.4%
2024latest1.4+0.1%

Metrics

  1. population
    398K
    169 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $15B
    136 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $38,232
    25 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. area
    14K km²
    161 of 176
    REST Countries
  5. population density
    28.4 /km²
    128 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  6. life expectancy
    74.6 yr
    79 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  7. internet access
    95%
    22 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  8. co₂ per capita
    3.6 t
    67 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  9. urbanisation
    81%
    34 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  10. fertility rate
    1.4
    129 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  11. foreign-born share
    17%
    25 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. remittances % of gdp
    0.4%
    117 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  13. scientific articles / yr
    18
    160 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  14. high-tech exports %
    0%
    146 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  15. youth unemployment
    19%
    115 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  16. clean government
    65
    24 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  17. human development
    0.820
    56 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  18. refugees hosted
    10
    146 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  19. refugees produced
    1.4K
    91 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data