Bahamas vs World: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Bahamas
- World
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 12.7% against 5.7% in World, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.
Bahamas ranks 19th and World ranks 19th of 178 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 0.5% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 4.9% | 4.1% | World |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 4.3% | 3.2% | World |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 0.9% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Bahamas or World?
- Bahamas, at 12.7% against 5.7% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Bahamas and World?
- 7.0%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and World rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Bahamas ranks 19th and World ranks 19th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.