Bahamas vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GNI (current US$), per capita
Bahamas
37,881 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
1,624 current US$ per person
in 2025
Bahamas rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th
GNI (current US$), per capita over time
- Bahamas
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 37,881 current US$ per person against 1,624 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 36,257 current US$ per person.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 23.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,552 current US$ per person | 664.13 current US$ per person | 8,888 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 14,445 current US$ per person | 733.28 current US$ per person | 13,712 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 27,000 current US$ per person | 1,013 current US$ per person | 25,987 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 28,763 current US$ per person | 1,647 current US$ per person | 27,116 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 32,143 current US$ per person | 1,659 current US$ per person | 30,483 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Bahamas or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bahamas, at 37,881 current US$ per person against 1,624 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 36,257 current US$ per person, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.