Bahamas, The — GDP per capita (PPP)
GDP per Capita (PPP) for Bahamas, The, 1990–2024.
GDP per capita (PPP) for Bahamas, The was 41,258 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 18,636 in 1992 (about 2.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.18% per year.
Bahamas, The ranks 65 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 32%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 25,894, so Bahamas, The sits above it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 30%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 8 of 39 economies; Uruguay (38,315) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 25% in 2020. That is 20% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 2024. Doubling roughly every 32 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 21st of 186 in 1990 → 36th of 194 in 2000 → 46th of 200 in 2010 → 65th of 198 in 2020 → 60th of 195 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41,257.77 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 39,122.34 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 36,785.57 | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 31,064.68 | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 27,204.63 | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 36,116 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 35,227.76 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 34,282.17 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 32,285.28 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 32,137.58 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 31,726.17 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 30,294.48 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 31,035.55 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 30,073.68 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 29,624.98 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 29,196.62 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 30,678.63 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 31,232.13 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 30,401.51 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 29,142.9 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 27,659.54 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 27,030.9 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 27,171.31 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 26,351.08 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 25,421.62 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 24,183.59 | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 22,555.79 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 21,606.25 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 21,287.36 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 20,377.34 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 19,440.92 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 18,780.89 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 18,635.91 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 19,296.12 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 19,817.36 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahamas, The’s GDP per capita (PPP) in 1991?
19,296.12 (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Bahamas, The’s GDP per capita (PPP) figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current international $ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Bahamas, The’s GDP per capita (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +108.2% in total — about 2.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 41,257.77; 2023: 39,122.34; 2022: 36,785.57; 2021: 31,064.68; 2020: 27,204.63. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD — GDP per Capita (PPP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.