International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Bahamas
Bahamas: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 166.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Bahamas, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Bahamas is 166.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 67.7% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Bahamas peaked at 554.00 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 166.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Bahamas 130th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 241.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 279.00 million current US$ | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 310.00 million current US$ | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 310.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 310.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 348.00 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 342.00 million current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 338.00 million current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 404.00 million current US$ | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 469.00 million current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 528.00 million current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 541.00 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 538.00 million current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 460.00 million current US$ | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 386.00 million current US$ | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 369.00 million current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 347.00 million current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 384.00 million current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 362.00 million current US$ | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 328.00 million current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 347.00 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 440.00 million current US$ | +26.8% |
| 2017 | 554.00 million current US$ | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 519.00 million current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 514.00 million current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 166.00 million current US$ | -67.7% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 166.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 12% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 166.00 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.00 million current US$, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 290.00 million current US$ | 241.00 million current US$ | 310.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 435.40 million current US$ | 338.00 million current US$ | 541.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 416.40 million current US$ | 328.00 million current US$ | 554.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.00 million current US$ | 166.00 million current US$ | 166.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 127 Burkina Faso 185.20 million current US$ compare
- 128 Kyrgyzstan 185.00 million current US$ compare
- 129 Kenya 183.00 million current US$ compare
- 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 163.00 million current US$ compare
- 132 El Salvador 162.00 million current US$ compare
- 133 Zimbabwe 157.00 million current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Bahamas?
- International tourism, expenditures in Bahamas was 166.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 554.00 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 166.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Bahamas ranks 130th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.