Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Bahamas, 1976–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Bahamas is 1.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Bahamas peaked at 5.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
That places Bahamas 193rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4.0% | — |
| 1977 | 3.5% | -11.9% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | +19.1% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +27.7% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -29.8% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +61.3% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -23.5% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +26.7% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +62.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +40.4% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -36.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +94.8% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -24.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.4%, 9% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.0%, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +94.8% | 1.9% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 3.6% | 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 transport services in Bahamas?
- Transport services in Bahamas was 1.4% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for transport services?
- Bahamas ranks 193rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.