Bahamas, The — GDP per capita
GDP per Capita (Nominal) for Bahamas, The, 1960–2024.
GDP per capita for Bahamas, The was 39,455 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 1,459 in 1960 (about 27.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 5.29% per year.
Bahamas, The ranks 42 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 20%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 13,889, so Bahamas, The sits above it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 35%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 5 of 40 economies; Aruba (38,591) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 73% in 1997. That is 21% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1969; grown tenfold by 1997. Doubling roughly every 13 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 10th of 111 in 1960 → 16th of 146 in 1970 → 41st of 163 in 1980 → 37th of 192 in 1990 → 20th of 204 in 2000 → 44th of 212 in 2010 → 47th of 210 in 2020 → 34th of 200 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39,455.45 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 38,231.77 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 34,957.16 | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 30,367.86 | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 26,178.75 | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 33,640.34 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 32,642.34 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 31,875.49 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 30,616.54 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 30,719.41 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 29,137.22 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 27,642.74 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 28,552.02 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 27,090.84 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 27,473.1 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 27,512.91 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 29,392.38 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 30,051.85 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 29,184.79 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 28,602.42 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 26,650.29 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 26,429.12 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 26,781.62 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 25,371.92 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 24,940.08 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 24,041.09 | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 21,667.45 | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 20,367.57 | +72.8% |
| 1996 | 11,783.8 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 11,374.61 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 10,991.23 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 10,613.07 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 10,873.4 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 11,082.35 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 11,473.3 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 11,291.48 | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 10,575.8 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 10,361.35 | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 9,600.6 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 9,167.15 | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 8,201.7 | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 7,081.38 | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 6,559.47 | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 6,028.81 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 5,742.58 | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 4,994.09 | +34.2% |
| 1978 | 3,720.04 | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 3,253.38 | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 2,993.46 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 2,840.59 | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 3,079.74 | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 3,341.29 | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 3,013.95 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 3,004.34 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 2,916.5 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 3,026.73 | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 2,668.01 | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 2,452.75 | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 2,239.24 | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 2,029.52 | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 1,883.44 | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 1,759.24 | +6.5% |
| 1962 | 1,651.22 | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 1,555.05 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | 1,459.25 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahamas, The’s GDP per capita in 1961?
1,555.05 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Bahamas, The’s GDP per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current US$ — 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 growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +2603.8% in total — about 5.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.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: 39,455.45; 2023: 38,231.77; 2022: 34,957.16; 2021: 30,367.86; 2020: 26,178.75. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD — GDP per Capita (Nominal). 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.