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Bahamas

71 series · 1800–2025 · High income · Latin America & Caribbean

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1960–202415,833 (2024)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1960–202415,833 (2024)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1960–202413,631 (2024)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1960–202433,968 (2024)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1960–202413,631 (2024)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1960–2024116.2 (2024)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1960–202433,968 (2024)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1970–202412,225 (2024)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1970–202477.2 (2024)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1970–202412,225 (2024)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1970–202410,180 (2024)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1970–202464.3 (2024)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1970–202410,180 (2024)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1970–20242,044 (2024)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1970–202412.9 (2024)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1970–20242,044 (2024)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1970–20244,244 (2024)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1970–202426.8 (2024)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1970–20244,244 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1970–20244,081 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1970–202425.8 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1970–20244,081 (2024)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1970–20245,982 (2024)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1970–202437.8 (2024)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1970–20245,982 (2024)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1970–20246,564 (2024)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1970–202441.5 (2024)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1970–20246,564 (2024)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1976–2025-1,643 (2025)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1976–2025-9.95 (2025)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1940–20251.00 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1966–202592.2 (2025)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1976–2025-1,643 (2025)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1973–20253,546 (2025)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp1990–20253,546 (2025)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP1990–202521.5 (2025)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp1973–20152,828 (2015)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP1973–201523.9 (2015)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1973–20253,466 (2025)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev1990–20253,466 (2025)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev1973–20051,105 (2005)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP1990–202521.0 (2025)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP1973–200511.2 (2005)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax1973–2005983.8 (2005)
Central government tax revenueMillions of local currencycgovtax1973–2005983.8 (2005)
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovtax_GDP1973–200510.0 (2005)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1973–2025-0.488 (2025)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP1990–2025-0.488 (2025)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef1990–2025-80.5 (2025)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP1973–2005-1.11 (2005)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef1973–2005-109.1 (2005)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1968–202573.8 (2025)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1968–202573.8 (2025)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1968–202512,183 (2025)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1968–202477.8 (2024)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1968–202412,317 (2024)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1968–202512,183 (2025)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1973–2025-80.5 (2025)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1973–202521.5 (2025)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1973–202521.0 (2025)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP1973–200510.0 (2005)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Short-term interest ratePercentstrate1971–20253.07 (2025)
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate1970–20254.00 (2025)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM01992–2022429.5 (2022)
M1Millions of local currencyM11992–20224,305 (2022)
M2Millions of local currencyM21992–20228,474 (2022)
M3Millions of local currencyM31992–20229,555 (2022)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1966–2025120.6 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1967–20251.11 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–20250.403 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1973–20248.40 (2024)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →