Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahamas
Bahamas: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 52.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahamas, 1962–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahamas stood at 52.1%.
That represents a change of up 21.3% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahamas peaked at 100.0% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2014.
Bahamas ranks 133rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 100.0% | — |
| 1963 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 97.8% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 97.1% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 98.7% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 97.1% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 92.9% | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 99.3% | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 98.6% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 97.1% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 94.7% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 96.9% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 99.5% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 98.7% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 99.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 97.8% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 99.1% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 97.9% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 92.9% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 94.8% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 89.5% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 94.1% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 97.3% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 91.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 93.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -64.6% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +139.0% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +34.6% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +51.2% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | -34.3% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | -34.2% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +21.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 52.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 65% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 52.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 78% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +139.0% | 26.8% | 64.2% |
| 2013 | -64.6% | 91.6% | 32.4% |
| 2019 | +51.2% | 64.0% | 96.7% |
| 2017 | +34.6% | 70.6% | 95.1% |
| 2021 | -34.3% | 99.4% | 65.3% |
| 2022 | -34.2% | 65.3% | 43.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.5% | 97.1% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 97.9% | 92.9% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.3% | 94.7% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.0% | 89.5% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 85.9% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 26.8% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 43.0% | 99.4% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahamas?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahamas was 52.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2014.
- How does Bahamas rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Bahamas ranks 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.