Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Bahamas
Bahamas: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 93.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Bahamas, 1962–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Bahamas is 93.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Bahamas peaked at 98.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 1985.
Bahamas ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 98.2% | — |
| 1963 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 96.8% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 96.8% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 86.3% | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 48.6% | -43.7% |
| 1972 | 50.2% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 41.3% | -17.6% |
| 1974 | 45.0% | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 51.1% | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 61.3% | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 48.1% | -21.5% |
| 1978 | 43.4% | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 46.1% | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 53.8% | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 70.6% | +31.4% |
| 1983 | 46.1% | -34.7% |
| 1984 | 38.3% | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 38.2% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 49.6% | +29.8% |
| 1987 | 67.0% | +35.2% |
| 1988 | 74.1% | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 81.5% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 92.1% | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 95.9% | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 89.2% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 92.5% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 98.5% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 95.2% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 97.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 96.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 92.5% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 93.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 93.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -43.7% | 86.3% | 48.6% |
| 1987 | +35.2% | 49.6% | 67.0% |
| 1983 | -34.7% | 70.6% | 46.1% |
| 1982 | +31.4% | 53.8% | 70.6% |
| 1986 | +29.8% | 38.2% | 49.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.3% | 96.3% | 98.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 52.1% | 41.3% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.7% | 38.2% | 81.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 93.6% | 88.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 90.8% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 87.4% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.5% | 95.0% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Bahamas?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Bahamas was 93.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 1985.
- How does Bahamas rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Bahamas ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.