Global: Ease of doing business score in Bahamas
Bahamas: Global: Ease of doing business score was 59.87 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Bahamas, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 59.87 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over five years.
Bahamas ranks 120th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 57.11 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 56.95 DB17-20 methodology | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 58.62 DB17-20 methodology | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 59.39 DB17-20 methodology | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 59.87 DB17-20 methodology | +0.8% |
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More private sector data for Bahamas
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2024)
- Food imports 20.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 52.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 31.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 711.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Bahamas?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Bahamas was 59.87 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 59.87 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.95 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Bahamas rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Bahamas ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.