Adjusted savings: net national savings in Bahamas
Bahamas: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 2.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Bahamas, 1977–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings in Bahamas is 2.2%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 63.0% on the previous year and down 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Bahamas peaked at 28.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2021.
That places Bahamas 143rd out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 11.5% | — |
| 1978 | 5.6% | -51.1% |
| 1979 | 5.7% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 12.8% | +125.6% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | -32.3% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | +77.6% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | -46.2% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | +40.1% |
| 1986 | 12.1% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 13.0% | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | +46.2% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | +116.9% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | +24.0% |
| 1997 | 23.9% | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 22.7% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -30.9% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +69.4% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -58.7% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -63.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.6% | 5.6% | 11.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 8.7% | 17.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 9.8% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 18.4% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 8.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.2% | 5.9% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Bahamas
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9419 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 162.94 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 406.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 240.55 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -25.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 599.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Bahamas?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Bahamas was 2.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Bahamas ranks 143rd out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.