International tourism, expenditures in Bahamas
Bahamas: International tourism, expenditures was 4.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Bahamas, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 4.9% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.2% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Bahamas peaked at 14.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2020.
Bahamas ranks 56th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.4% | — |
| 1996 | 13.9% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -54.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 4.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 4.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.4% | 13.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 10.0% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.5% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 53 Vanuatu 5.0% compare
- 54 Jamaica 4.9% compare
- 55 Philippines 4.9% compare
- 57 Uzbekistan 4.7% compare
- 58 Saudi Arabia 4.7% compare
- 59 Antigua and Barbuda 4.7% 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 4.9% 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 14.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Bahamas ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.