General government final consumption expenditure … capita 2015 in Bahamas
Bahamas: General government final consumption expenditure … capita 2015 was 5,448 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) in Bahamas, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) in Bahamas is 5,448 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) in Bahamas peaked at 5,623 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,869 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1993.
Bahamas ranks 37th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure … capita 2015 in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3,239 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1990 | 3,108 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 3,222 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 3,000 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 2,869 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 3,207 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 2,963 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 3,107 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 5,024 constant 2015 US$ per person | +61.7% |
| 1998 | 4,890 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 4,823 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 4,931 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 5,008 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 4,886 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 4,330 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 4,140 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 4,219 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 4,238 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4,171 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4,412 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 4,524 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4,453 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 4,721 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 3,616 constant 2015 US$ per person | -23.4% |
| 2013 | 3,395 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 3,185 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 3,492 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 3,313 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 3,843 constant 2015 US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 3,783 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,351 constant 2015 US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 5,623 constant 2015 US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 5,386 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 5,086 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 5,426 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 5,448 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 5,448 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,505 constant 2015 US$ per person, 84% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 5,448 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,102 constant 2015 US$ per person, 4.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General government final consumption expenditure … capita 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +61.7% | 3,107 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,024 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,239 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,239 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,239 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 3,621 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,869 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,024 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,486 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,140 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,008 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,815 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,185 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,721 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,394 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,086 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,623 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 34 Spain 5,955 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 5,802 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 36 Hong Kong 5,620 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 38 Slovenia 4,998 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 39 Palau 4,990 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 40 Seychelles 4,423 constant 2015 US$ per person 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 408.96 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.1038 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 298.62 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) in Bahamas?
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) in Bahamas was 5,448 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 5,623 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,869 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1993.
- How does Bahamas rank for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?
- Bahamas ranks 37th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- General government final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.