International tourism, receipts in Bahamas
Bahamas: International tourism, receipts was 59.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
International tourism, receipts in Bahamas, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 59.6% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Bahamas peaked at 80.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2020.
That places Bahamas 13th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
International tourism, receipts in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 76.7% | — |
| 1996 | 76.1% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 75.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 72.0% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 72.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | -25.8% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 59.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 14.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 59.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 7.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -25.8% | 80.4% | 59.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.6% | 72.0% | 76.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 61.8% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 63.5% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 10 Timor-Leste 64.0% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 61.8% compare
- 12 Macau, China 60.6% compare
- 14 Vanuatu 50.4% compare
- 15 Tonga 50.3% compare
- 16 Jamaica 48.1% 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, receipts in Bahamas?
- International tourism, receipts in Bahamas was 59.6% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Bahamas ranks 13th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.