Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Bahamas
Bahamas: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Bahamas, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.0014 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Bahamas peaked at 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Bahamas 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0014 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.0014 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0095 units per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 142 Ghana 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Greece 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
- 144 Saudi Arabia 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Marshall Islands 0.0013 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 El Salvador 0.0013 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 South Sudan 0.0012 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Bahamas?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Bahamas was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Bahamas ranks 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.