Bahamas vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP per capita

Bahamas
39,455 current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,671 current US$
in 2025
Bahamas rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

GDP per capita over time

  • Bahamas
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196019922025

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 39,455 current US$ against 1,671 current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 37,784 current US$.

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 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 214 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$ 190.67 current US$ 1,882 current US$ Bahamas
1970s 3,316 current US$ 416.03 current US$ 2,900 current US$ Bahamas
1980s 8,461 current US$ 730.05 current US$ 7,731 current US$ Bahamas
1990s 14,427 current US$ 752.47 current US$ 13,674 current US$ Bahamas
2000s 27,492 current US$ 1,019 current US$ 26,473 current US$ Bahamas
2010s 29,939 current US$ 1,711 current US$ 28,228 current US$ Bahamas
2020s 33,838 current US$ 1,699 current US$ 32,139 current US$ Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Bahamas or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bahamas, at 39,455 current US$ against 1,671 current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
37,784 current US$, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp per capita?
Bahamas ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.