Bahamas vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP (current US$), per capita
Bahamas
39,455 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,671 current US$ per person
in 2025
Bahamas rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th
GDP (current US$), per capita over time
- Bahamas
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 39,455 current US$ per person against 1,671 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 37,784 current US$ per person.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 23.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 212 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,072 current US$ per person | 190.67 current US$ per person | 1,882 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 3,316 current US$ per person | 416.03 current US$ per person | 2,900 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 8,461 current US$ per person | 730.05 current US$ per person | 7,731 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 14,427 current US$ per person | 752.47 current US$ per person | 13,674 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 27,492 current US$ per person | 1,019 current US$ per person | 26,472 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 29,939 current US$ per person | 1,711 current US$ per person | 28,228 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 33,838 current US$ per person | 1,699 current US$ per person | 32,139 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Bahamas or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Bahamas, at 39,455 current US$ per person against 1,671 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 37,784 current US$ per person, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.