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FDI inflows (% of GDP) — all countries

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Bahamas

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in the Bahamas in 2024 — 1.52%. Ranked 126 in the world out of 192. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 13.37 pp.

2024 1.52% −0.59 pp vs 2023
World rank 126of 192
Period maximum 22.68%1974
Period minimum -1.3%1985

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Bahamas, 1970–2024-10010203019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 14.89%1971: 9.53%1972: 15.3%1973: 15.24%1974: 22.68%1975: 2.95%1976: 2.27%1977: 4.4%1978: -0.13%1979: 0.84%1980: 0.31%1981: 2.41%1982: 0.18%1983: -0.35%1984: -0.24%1985: -1.3%1986: -0.53%1987: 0.4%1988: 1.3%1989: 0.83%1990: -0.54%1991: -0.04%1992: 0.01%1993: 0.88%1994: 0.72%1995: 3.12%1996: 2.43%1997: 3.32%1998: 2.15%1999: 1.94%2000: 3.1%2001: 1.23%2002: 1.72%2003: 2.14%2004: 3.02%2005: 5.73%2006: 6.95%2007: 6.72%2008: 8.17%2009: 6.65%2010: 8.64%2011: 6.62%2012: 4.91%2013: 3.65%2014: 2.26%2015: 0.64%2016: 3.29%2017: 2.45%2018: 3.83%2019: 3.63%2020: 4.19%2021: 3.18%2022: 3.82%2023: 2.11%2024: 1.52%
Change over the period: −13.37 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahamas

Bahamas 1.52%
World 1.36%
Latin America & Caribbean 2.87%
Caribbean computed 3.73%
High-income countries computed 1.46%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 1.52 −0.59 pp
2023 2.11 −1.71 pp
2022 3.82 +0.64 pp
2021 3.18 −1.01 pp
2020 4.19 +0.56 pp
2019 3.63 −0.2 pp
2018 3.83 +1.39 pp
2017 2.45 −0.84 pp
2016 3.29 +2.64 pp
2015 0.64 −1.61 pp
2014 2.26 −1.39 pp
2013 3.65 −1.26 pp
2012 4.91 −1.71 pp
2011 6.62 −2.02 pp
2010 8.64 +1.99 pp
2009 6.65 −1.52 pp
2008 8.17 +1.45 pp
2007 6.72 −0.23 pp
2006 6.95 +1.22 pp
2005 5.73 +2.71 pp
2004 3.02 +0.88 pp
2003 2.14 +0.42 pp
2002 1.72 +0.49 pp
2001 1.23 −1.87 pp
2000 3.1 +1.16 pp
1999 1.94 −0.21 pp
1998 2.15 −1.17 pp
1997 3.32 +0.88 pp
1996 2.43 −0.68 pp
1995 3.12 +2.39 pp
1994 0.72 −0.16 pp
1993 0.88 +0.87 pp
1992 0.01 +0.05 pp
1991 -0.04 +0.5 pp
1990 -0.54 −1.37 pp
1989 0.83 −0.47 pp
1988 1.3 +0.9 pp
1987 0.4 +0.93 pp
1986 -0.53 +0.77 pp
1985 -1.3 −1.06 pp
1984 -0.24 +0.11 pp
1983 -0.35 −0.52 pp
1982 0.18 −2.23 pp
1981 2.41 +2.1 pp
1980 0.31 −0.54 pp
1979 0.84 +0.97 pp
1978 -0.13 −4.54 pp
1977 4.4 +2.13 pp
1976 2.27 −0.67 pp
1975 2.95 −19.73 pp
1974 22.68 +7.44 pp
1973 15.24 −0.06 pp
1972 15.3 +5.77 pp
1971 9.53 −5.36 pp
1970 14.89 —

Caribbean, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KY Cayman Islands 40.92 GD Grenada 12.13 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.01 AG Antigua and Barbuda 11.36 DM Dominica 8.7 LC Saint Lucia 7.16 CW Curaçao 4.35 BB Barbados 3.99 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.75 DO Dominican Republic 3.6 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 2.52 AW Aruba 2.48 SX Sint Maarten 2.06 BS Bahamas 1.52 JM Jamaica 1.39 HT Haiti 0.08 TT Trinidad and Tobago -1.77
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About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP. Scaling by the size of the economy makes it possible to compare the investment appeal of countries of very different size. Abnormally high values — tens of percent of GDP — almost always point to offshore or holding-company arrangements rather than to real projects.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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