Bahamas vs United States of America: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Bahamas
1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United States of America
1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bahamas rank
85th
United States of America rank
87th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Bahamas
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United States of America, a difference of 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United States of America ahead.

Bahamas ranks 85th and United States of America ranks 87th of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8656 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1446 current US$ per US$ of GDP United States of America
1980s 0.9534 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP United States of America
1990s 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahamas
2000s 0.9739 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP United States of America
2010s 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahamas
2020s 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Bahamas or United States of America?
Bahamas, at 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Bahamas and United States of America?
0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and United States of America?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and United States of America rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bahamas ranks 85th and United States of America ranks 87th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
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Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.