International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Bahamas
Bahamas: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 5.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Bahamas, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 5.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.0% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Bahamas peaked at 28.00 million current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Bahamas 131st out of 163 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 11.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 11.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.00 million current US$ | +36.4% |
| 2000 | 15.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.00 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 13.00 million current US$ | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 13.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.00 million current US$ | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 10.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 11.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.00 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 15.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 22.00 million current US$ | +46.7% |
| 2013 | 20.00 million current US$ | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 20.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.00 million current US$ | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 17.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.00 million current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 28.00 million current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 25.00 million current US$ | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 5.00 million current US$ | -80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.60 million current US$ | 10.00 million current US$ | 15.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.40 million current US$ | 10.00 million current US$ | 17.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.70 million current US$ | 12.00 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.00 million current US$ | 5.00 million current US$ | 5.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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$), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Bahamas?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Bahamas was 5.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 28.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Bahamas ranks 131st out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. 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, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.