Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Bahamas

Imports (% of GDP) in the Bahamas in 2024 — 41.46%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 172. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 24.68 pp.

2024 41.46% +2.72 pp vs 2023
World rank 93of 172
Period maximum 67.52%1978
Period minimum 30.15%2020

Trend over time

1977–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Bahamas, 1977–2024304050607019771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 66.14%1978: 67.52%1979: 60.2%1980: 62.88%1981: 62.37%1982: 59.55%1983: 58.02%1984: 58.31%1985: 59.27%1986: 57.9%1987: 55.8%1989: 57.17%1990: 55.96%1991: 55.17%1992: 51.21%1993: 51.39%1994: 53.38%1995: 54.92%1996: 57.82%1997: 42.85%1998: 43.07%1999: 39.25%2000: 41.6%2001: 38.43%2002: 34.1%2003: 35.25%2004: 37.79%2005: 42.64%2006: 49.24%2007: 47.92%2008: 47.94%2009: 42.33%2010: 43.72%2011: 50.9%2012: 46.12%2013: 44.69%2014: 43.17%2015: 33.85%2016: 34.36%2017: 36.61%2018: 36.9%2019: 33.81%2020: 30.15%2021: 37.96%2022: 38.82%2023: 38.74%2024: 41.46%
Change over the period: −24.68 pp Annual average: -0.53 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Bahamas 41.46%
World 28.11%
High-income countries computed 29.44%
Imports (% of GDP) — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 41.46 +2.72 pp
2023 38.74 −0.09 pp
2022 38.82 +0.86 pp
2021 37.96 +7.81 pp
2020 30.15 −3.66 pp
2019 33.81 −3.1 pp
2018 36.9 +0.29 pp
2017 36.61 +2.25 pp
2016 34.36 +0.51 pp
2015 33.85 −9.33 pp
2014 43.17 −1.52 pp
2013 44.69 −1.43 pp
2012 46.12 −4.77 pp
2011 50.9 +7.18 pp
2010 43.72 +1.39 pp
2009 42.33 −5.61 pp
2008 47.94 +0.01 pp
2007 47.92 −1.32 pp
2006 49.24 +6.61 pp
2005 42.64 +4.85 pp
2004 37.79 +2.53 pp
2003 35.25 +1.15 pp
2002 34.1 −4.33 pp
2001 38.43 −3.17 pp
2000 41.6 +2.35 pp
1999 39.25 −3.82 pp
1998 43.07 +0.21 pp
1997 42.85 −14.96 pp
1996 57.82 +2.9 pp
1995 54.92 +1.54 pp
1994 53.38 +1.99 pp
1993 51.39 +0.18 pp
1992 51.21 −3.95 pp
1991 55.17 −0.79 pp
1990 55.96 −1.21 pp
1989 57.17
1987 55.8 −2.1 pp
1986 57.9 −1.37 pp
1985 59.27 +0.96 pp
1984 58.31 +0.29 pp
1983 58.02 −1.54 pp
1982 59.55 −2.82 pp
1981 62.37 −0.51 pp
1980 62.88 +2.67 pp
1979 60.2 −7.31 pp
1978 67.52 +1.37 pp
1977 66.14

Caribbean, 2024

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

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.