Bahamas, The — GDP (PPP)
GDP (PPP) for Bahamas, The, 1990–2024.
GDP (PPP) for Bahamas, The was 16.56 billion 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 5.33 billion in 1992 (about 3.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.31% per year.
Bahamas, The ranks 155 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 77%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 65.06 billion, so Bahamas, The sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 37%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 24 of 39 economies; Suriname (14.49 billion) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 24% in 2020. That is 23% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 2007. Doubling roughly every 21 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 134th of 186 in 1990 → 141st of 194 in 2000 → 149th of 200 in 2010 → 154th of 198 in 2020 → 153rd of 195 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16,556,039,743.56 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 15,627,027,677.68 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 14,623,662,058.53 | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 12,313,201,284.25 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 10,769,304,826.42 | -24.4% |
| 2019 | 14,254,082,379.94 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 13,834,540,972.57 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 13,386,673,556.91 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 12,528,462,792.39 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 12,384,087,314.25 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 12,128,852,901.26 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 11,480,182,878.36 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 11,652,886,944.31 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 11,179,257,851.73 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 10,886,526,704.21 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 10,592,824,921.33 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 10,986,629,740.83 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 11,035,373,905.89 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 10,591,125,241.28 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 10,022,068,527.38 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 9,398,213,125.16 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 9,072,055,567.7 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 9,010,386,267.99 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 8,638,831,360.05 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 8,232,411,264.5 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 7,729,413,187.27 | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 7,113,373,809.76 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 6,717,468,095.61 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 6,519,635,759.58 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 6,142,972,182.91 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 5,764,409,068.33 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 5,471,604,368.15 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 5,328,511,069.36 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 5,417,020,162.03 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 5,468,500,283.69 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahamas, The’s GDP (PPP) in 1991?
5,417,020,162.03 (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Bahamas, The’s GDP (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 (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +202.8% in total — about 3.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.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: 16,556,039,743.56; 2023: 15,627,027,677.68; 2022: 14,623,662,058.53; 2021: 12,313,201,284.25; 2020: 10,769,304,826.42. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD — GDP (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.