Bahamas, The
Bahamas
Region Latin America & CaribbeanIncome High incomeCapital NassauISO3 BHS
Human development
0.82
HDI, 0–1 scale
GDP per capita
36,244.1PPP $
2021 international $
Life expectancy
74.7yrs
At birth
Governance
67.1/100
Avg. of six WGI
Control of Corruption
- Control of Corruption72.8Ranked 26th▲ 1· 2024
- Government Effectiveness65.1Ranked 52nd▼ 2· 2024
- Political Stability & Absence of Violence83.8Ranked 31st▲ 2· 2024
- Rule of Law61.3Ranked 85th▲ 1· 2024
- Regulatory Quality53.2Ranked 103rd▲ 4· 2024
- Voice & Accountability66.5Ranked 61st▲ 4· 2024
- Women in parliament18.4%Ranked 120th▼ 3· 2025
Economy
World Bank (WDI)CC BY 4.0updated 2027UNDP (HDRO)CC BY 3.0 IGOupdated 2027
GDP
- GDP15.83BRanked 139th—· 2024
- GDP per capita, PPP36,244.1Ranked 58th▼ 2· 2024
- GDP growth3.4%Ranked 101st▼ 9· 2024
- Inflation0.41%Ranked 10th▼ 26· 2024
- Unemployment9.2%Ranked 143rd▲ 5· 2025
- Trade openness79.2%Ranked 92nd▼ 8· 2024
- FDI net inflows1.5%Ranked 126th▲ 27· 2024
- Tax revenue17.3%Ranked 51st▼ 13· 2024
- Current account balance-6.6%Ranked 131st▼ 10· 2024
- Gross savings19.2%Ranked 89th▼ 12· 2024
- Gross capital formation26.8%Ranked 44th▼ 46· 2024
- Government expenditure20.3%Ranked 61st▼ 14· 2023
- Personal remittances received0.42%Ranked 123rd▼ 12· 2024
- High-technology exports0%Ranked 123rd▼ 33· 2024
- Youth unemployment19.2%Ranked 130th▲ 4· 2025
- Agricultural employment0.77%Ranked 178th—· 2025
- Vulnerable employment15.9%Ranked 60th—· 2025
- Agriculture value added0.51%Ranked 175th▼ 5· 2024
- Industry value added9.6%Ranked 180th▼ 3· 2024
- GDP per capita (nominal)39,455.4Ranked 34th▼ 4· 2024
- GNI per capita (PPP)30,974.7Ranked 57th—· 2023
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)9.5%Ranked 145th▲ 2· 2027
- Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)20.2%Ranked 137th▲ 1· 2027
- Labour force participation rate73.3%Ranked 20th▲ 1· 2027
- Employment-to-population ratio66.3%Ranked 30th▲ 2· 2027
- Capital stock per worker340,059.5Ranked 40th▲ 1· 2019
Life expectancy
- Life expectancy74.7Ranked 109th▲ 1· 2024
- Infant mortality11.1Ranked 57th▼ 3· 2024
- Maternal mortality76Ranked 51st▼ 4· 2023
- Health spending6.3%Ranked 97th▲ 12· 2023
- Physicians1.9Ranked 76th▲ 23· 2017
- Basic sanitation access93.7%Ranked 82nd▲ 2· 2019
- Basic drinking water access98.9%Ranked 55th▲ 6· 2019
- Measles immunization86%Ranked 14th—· 2024
- Tuberculosis incidence18Ranked 52nd▲ 13· 2024
- Road traffic deaths7.7Ranked 29th▼ 1· 2019
- Suicide mortality rate3.3Ranked 34th▲ 2· 2021
- Smoking prevalence17.3%Ranked 55th▼ 3· 2024
- PM2.5 air pollution exposure5.3Ranked 17th▲ 5· 2023
- Child mortality1.2Ranked 57th▲ 3· 2024
- Daily caloric supply per capita2,672.3Ranked 130th▼ 7· 2023
- DTP3 immunization coverage90%Ranked 10th▼ 3· 2024
- Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage86%Ranked 14th—· 2024
- Under-5 mortality rate12.4Ranked 86th▲ 4· 2024
Education
World Bank (WDI)CC BY 4.0updated 2024UNDP (HDRO)CC BY 3.0 IGOupdated 2024
Secondary enrollment
- Secondary enrollment79.5%Ranked 86th▼ 12· 2024
- Education spending2.7%Ranked 91st▼ 44· 2023
- Primary enrollment92.9%Ranked 111th▼ 48· 2024
- Tertiary enrollment14.8%Ranked 24th▲ 7· 1995
- Primary completion rate87.9%Ranked 107th▼ 5· 2019
- Expected years of schooling11.9Ranked 138th—· 2023
- Mean years of schooling12.8Ranked 22nd—· 2023
Demography
World Bank (WDI)CC BY 4.0updated 2050
Population
- Population403,033Ranked 175th—· 2025
- Population growth0.44%Ranked 144th▼ 5· 2025
- Urban population81.3%Ranked 42nd—· 2025
- Fertility rate1.4Ranked 171st▲ 5· 2024
- Crude birth rate10.8Ranked 137th▼ 6· 2024
- Median age of population34.6Ranked 85th▲ 2· 2023
- Total age dependency ratio42.5Ranked 191st▲ 2· 2023
- Net migration rate2.5Ranked 59th▼ 13· 2023
- Projected population in 2050 (medium)424.3Ranked 178th· 2050
- Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)78.7Ranked 115th· 2050
Electricity access
- Electricity access100%Ranked 1st—· 2024
- Renewable energy share1.1%Ranked 61st▼ 103· 2022
- Forest area50.9%Ranked 51st—· 2023
- CO₂ per capita7.6Ranked 35th▼ 1· 2024
- CO₂ emissions3.07MRanked 147th—· 2024
- Renewable electricity0.89%Ranked 174th▼ 1· 2024
- Electricity from coal0%Ranked 1st—· 2024
- Electricity from solar0.89%Ranked 127th▲ 10· 2024
- Electricity from wind0%Ranked 104th▼ 1· 2024
- Electricity from hydro0%Ranked 144th▼ 3· 2024
- Power-sector CO2 intensity653.3Ranked 166th▲ 4· 2024
- Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCF3.1Ranked 28th▲ 2· 2023
- GHG emissions per capita7.8Ranked 139th—· 2023
Deaths in armed conflicts
- Deaths in armed conflicts0Ranked 1st—· 2025
- INFORM risk score2.5Ranked 14th· 2026
- Hazard & exposure2.2Ranked 17th· 2026
- Vulnerability2.1Ranked 10th· 2026
- Lack of coping capacity3.2Ranked 24th· 2026
- Natural hazard & exposure3.5Ranked 22nd· 2026
- Human hazard & exposure0.6Ranked 7th· 2026
- Socio-economic vulnerability2Ranked 21st· 2026
- Vulnerable groups2.1Ranked 16th· 2026
- Lack of institutional coping capacity4Ranked 19th· 2026
- Lack of infrastructure coping capacity2.4Ranked 21st· 2026
Society
World Bank (WDI)CC BY 4.0updated 2027UNDP (HDRO)CC BY 3.0 IGOupdated 2027
Internet users
- Internet users92.5%Ranked 41st▲ 5· 2024
- Homicide rate32.2Ranked 98th▼ 10· 2022
- Female labor participation70.7%Ranked 17th—· 2025
- Fixed broadband subscriptions25.3Ranked 63rd▼ 2· 2024
- Human Development Index0.82Ranked 52nd▼ 2· 2023
- Gender Inequality Index0.33Ranked 74th▲ 6· 2023
- Gender Development Index1Ranked 13th▼ 1· 2023
- Inequality-adjusted HDI0.67Ranked 56th▼ 1· 2023
- Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0.71Ranked 43rd▲ 3· 2023
- Youth NEET rate15.4%Ranked 76th▲ 2· 2027
- Poverty headcount at $2.15/day0.01Ranked 54th▲ 5· 2026
- Poverty headcount at $3.65/day0.02Ranked 71st▼ 3· 2026
- Poverty headcount at $6.85/day0.05Ranked 80th▼ 4· 2026
- Poverty gap at $2.15/day0Ranked 87th▲ 1· 2026
- Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)10Ranked 155th▼ 2· 2025
- Refugees originating (by country of origin)1,598Ranked 80th—· 2025
- Asylum seekers760Ranked 69th▼ 24· 2025