Bahamas vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita
Bahamas
8,992 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
16.56 current US$ per person
in 2025
Bahamas rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita over time
- Bahamas
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 8,992 current US$ per person against 16.56 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 8,975 current US$ per person.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 542.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,001 current US$ per person | 148.53 current US$ per person | 852.46 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 2,042 current US$ per person | 195.28 current US$ per person | 1,846 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 3,625 current US$ per person | 70.13 current US$ per person | 3,555 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 8,326 current US$ per person | 134.77 current US$ per person | 8,191 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 7,242 current US$ per person | 298.24 current US$ per person | 6,944 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 7,080 current US$ per person | 226.87 current US$ per person | 6,854 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita, Bahamas or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Bahamas, at 8,992 current US$ per person against 16.56 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita between Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 8,975 current US$ per person, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings (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.