Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Bahamas
Bahamas: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 35.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Bahamas, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 35.0% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Bahamas peaked at 39.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2020.
That places Bahamas 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39.5% | — |
| 1996 | 39.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | -42.3% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +23.6% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -70.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +106.7% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +57.0% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.4% | 20.0% | 39.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 20.0% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 9.4% | 35.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 7 Grenada 49.7% compare
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 48.8% compare
- 9 Seychelles 46.9% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 31.6% compare
- 12 Curaçao 31.3% compare
- 13 Lebanon 27.8% 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.643 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 25,369 current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5311 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 20,956 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7721 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Bahamas?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Bahamas was 35.0% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.