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Bahamas · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Bahamas

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Nassau High income Nation age 53 years (since 1973) i BHS · BS
NationsTree Index 2025 i54.273rd of 196 Tree height 2025 i2.5 msee ranking Military strength i8percentile
Population i403,033175th of 217 Area i13,878 km²158th of 216 GDP i$15.83 bn144th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$16.56 bn intl.154th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$41,258 intl.65th of 199 Life expectancy i74.7 years109th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i62
Strength · trunk i21
Quality of life · crown i58
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i60
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i80
CSV

In short

Bahamas is 73rd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 54.2 out of 100; its tree is 2.5 m tall.

It has 403,033 people and an economy of $16.56 bn at purchasing power parity, 154th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Air pollution (PM2.5) (17th of 200) and Completed lower secondary, 25+ (24th of 153).

Its weakest positions: High-tech exports (166th of 168), Homicide rate (136th of 145) and Renewable energy (187th of 212).

Over five years it climbed from 107th to 73rd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 13,878 158th/216
Land area ikm² 10,010 163rd/216
Population ipeople 403,033 175th/217
Population growth i% 0.44% 144th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 40.1 162nd/216
Urban population i% 81.3% 53rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.5% 147th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 12.1% 85th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $15.83 bn 144th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $16.56 bn 154th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $14.54 bn 154th/199
GDP per person iUSD $39,455 42nd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $41,258 65th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $37,020 38th/201
GDP growth i% 3.4% 105th/210
Inflation i% 1.1% 40th/180
Unemployment i% 9.2% 145th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 71.5% 40th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 71.7% 138th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -0.5% 48th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.5% 182nd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 9.6% 187th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 0.6% 188th/192
Services i% of GDP 77.2% 13th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $5.98 bn 127th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $6.56 bn 132nd/182
Exports i% of GDP 37.8% 88th/183
Imports i% of GDP 41.5% 98th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 79.2% 98th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 165th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 31.2% 89th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 52.2% 27th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 16.1% 30th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.0% 166th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -8.3% 165th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.5% 120th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 171st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.01% 145th/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.8% 186th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,761 107th/183

Tourism

71
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.8 m 75th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.01 bn 73rd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 59.6% 14th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 74.7 109th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 12.4 86th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.902017
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.2 84th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 90% 104th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 96.1% 24th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 79.5% 129th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 17.2% 86th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 6.3% 98th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 14.8%1995
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.820 66th/193

Infrastructure & digital

61
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Internet users i% of population 92.5% 42nd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 97 146th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 25.3 75th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.50 85th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1.5 m 89th/161

Environment & energy

55
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.64 123rd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 1.1% 187th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 5.3 17th/200
Forest area i% of land area 50.9% 55th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,0072007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 65.6 58th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 69.1 36th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 62.4 86th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 83.5 41st/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 54.0 101st/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 69.3 60th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 32.2 136th/145

Military

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Armed forces personnel ipeople 2,000 154th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.92% 75th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 12.0 m2017
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 02015

Science & innovation

9
Patent applications by residents iapplications 42017
Scientific articles iarticles 15 179th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bahamas — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/bahamas. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bahamas — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/bahamas. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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