Bahamas vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GNI (current US$), per capita

Bahamas
37,881 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,623 current US$ per person
in 2025
Bahamas rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

GNI (current US$), per capita over time

  • Bahamas
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 37,881 current US$ per person against 1,623 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36,258 current US$ per person.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 23.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 208 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 9,552 current US$ per person 663.7 current US$ per person 8,888 current US$ per person Bahamas
1990s 14,445 current US$ per person 732.39 current US$ per person 13,713 current US$ per person Bahamas
2000s 27,000 current US$ per person 1,012 current US$ per person 25,988 current US$ per person Bahamas
2010s 28,763 current US$ per person 1,646 current US$ per person 27,117 current US$ per person Bahamas
2020s 32,143 current US$ per person 1,658 current US$ per person 30,485 current US$ per person Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Bahamas or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bahamas, at 37,881 current US$ per person against 1,623 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
36,258 current US$ per person, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?
Bahamas ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 13,916 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GNI (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.