Bahamas, The — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Bahamas, The, 1967–2025.
Inflation for Bahamas, The was 1.11% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 59 years, from 1967 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.07% in 1974. The lowest was -0.35% in 2016 (about -3.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.70% per year.
Bahamas, The ranks 148 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 79%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Bahamas, The sits below it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 92% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 40%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 24 of 33 economies; Belize (1.06%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 7441% in 2021. That is 42% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1967 level: doubled by 1974.
World ranking. Slipped: 21st of 87 in 1967 → 26th of 92 in 1970 → 67th of 106 in 1980 → 91st of 131 in 1990 → 122nd of 163 in 2000 → 150th of 186 in 2010 → 145th of 178 in 2020 → 131st of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1967 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.11% | +0.7 pp |
| 2024 | 0.41% | -2.6 pp |
| 2023 | 3.05% | -2.6 pp |
| 2022 | 5.61% | +2.7 pp |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +2.9 pp |
| 2020 | 0.04% | -2.5 pp |
| 2019 | 2.49% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 2.27% | +0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 1.52% | +1.9 pp |
| 2016 | -0.35% | -2.2 pp |
| 2015 | 1.86% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 1.51% | +0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 0.72% | -1.3 pp |
| 2012 | 1.97% | -1.2 pp |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +1.9 pp |
| 2010 | 1.34% | -0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 2.06% | -2.4 pp |
| 2008 | 4.49% | +2.0 pp |
| 2007 | 2.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.39% | +0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 1.59% | +0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 0.98% | -2.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.03% | +0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 2.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.04% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 1.61% | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 1.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.34% | +0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 0.54% | -0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 1.38% | -0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 2.07% | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -1.3 pp |
| 1993 | 2.72% | -3.0 pp |
| 1992 | 5.74% | -1.4 pp |
| 1991 | 7.11% | +2.4 pp |
| 1990 | 4.67% | -0.7 pp |
| 1989 | 5.39% | +1.0 pp |
| 1988 | 4.4% | -1.4 pp |
| 1987 | 5.76% | +0.3 pp |
| 1986 | 5.43% | +0.8 pp |
| 1985 | 4.61% | +0.6 pp |
| 1984 | 3.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 4% | -2.0 pp |
| 1982 | 6.01% | -5.1 pp |
| 1981 | 11.11% | -1.0 pp |
| 1980 | 12.1% | +3.0 pp |
| 1979 | 9.09% | +3.0 pp |
| 1978 | 6.11% | +2.9 pp |
| 1977 | 3.19% | -1.1 pp |
| 1976 | 4.26% | -6.1 pp |
| 1975 | 10.36% | -2.7 pp |
| 1974 | 13.07% | +7.6 pp |
| 1973 | 5.48% | -1.3 pp |
| 1972 | 6.83% | +2.2 pp |
| 1971 | 4.61% | -1.5 pp |
| 1970 | 6.15% | -2.8 pp |
| 1969 | 8.94% | +4.4 pp |
| 1968 | 4.54% | -0.9 pp |
| 1967 | 5.44% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahamas, The’s Inflation in 1968?
4.54% (1968). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bahamas, The’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1967 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -79.6% in total — about 2.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. 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: 2025: 1.11%; 2024: 0.41%; 2023: 3.05%; 2022: 5.61%; 2021: 2.9%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). 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.