Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 37.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Bahamas is 37.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Bahamas peaked at 74.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2022.
Bahamas ranks 63rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.4% | — |
| 1991 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | +157.2% |
| 1999 | 53.8% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 53.3% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 69.7% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 71.4% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | -21.0% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | -41.9% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -87.5% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +680.0% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | +16.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 37.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 37.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.6%, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +680.0% | 4.1% | 31.9% |
| 1998 | +157.2% | 18.4% | 47.3% |
| 2022 | -87.5% | 32.8% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.8% | 18.4% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 52.3% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 48.8% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 4.1% | 37.0% | 5 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 2.20 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 52.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 31.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 711.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Bahamas?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Bahamas was 37.0% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2022.
- How does Bahamas rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Bahamas ranks 63rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.