Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bahamas
Bahamas: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 21.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 21.0% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.3% on the previous year and up 450.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bahamas peaked at 33.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -32.4%, in 2021.
Bahamas ranks 9th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.8% | — |
| 1991 | 24.2% | -1462.7% |
| 1992 | -13.6% | -156.3% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | -176.2% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -90.0% |
| 1995 | -2.4% | -332.5% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | -457.7% |
| 1997 | -8.5% | -197.8% |
| 1998 | -9.6% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | -6.1% | -36.6% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -248.0% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -59.0% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +221.4% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -18.5% |
| 2004 | -7.0% | -171.8% |
| 2005 | -9.3% | +33.9% |
| 2006 | -9.6% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | -6.4% | -33.8% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -154.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -64.0% |
| 2011 | -7.7% | -742.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -140.6% |
| 2013 | -18.6% | -696.8% |
| 2014 | -6.0% | -67.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -111.8% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +609.3% |
| 2017 | -5.1% | -200.9% |
| 2018 | -12.4% | +144.5% |
| 2019 | -22.1% | +78.2% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -174.9% |
| 2021 | -32.4% | -295.3% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -98.8% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | -9033.5% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | -37.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 21.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 15.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 21.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 7.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +9033.5% | -0.4% | 33.5% |
| 1991 | +1462.7% | -1.8% | 24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | -13.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | -9.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.2% | -22.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | -32.4% | 33.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 6 Maldives 22.6% compare
- 7 South Sudan 21.6% compare
- 8 Marshall Islands 21.5% compare
- 10 South Africa 17.4% compare
- 11 Cayman Islands 16.2% compare
- 12 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.7% compare
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 agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bahamas?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bahamas was 21.0% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.4% in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Bahamas ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.