Bahamas, The: Broad money (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Bahamas, The's broad money (current LCU) rose 9.4% on 2021 (from 8.74 billion to 9.56 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +6.7% and a typical year strayed about 5.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 23.5% in 1997 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.6% in 1970. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 304.5 million a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Bahamas, The in the 2022 ranking

• Kyrgyz Republic — 5th of 8: 443.72 billion
• Nicaragua — 6th of 8: 220.4 billion
• Eswatini — 7th of 8: 22.03 billion

What this measures

Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 54 values

Broad money (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 4.81 billion (2025)
• Argentina — 222.74 trillion (2025)
• Aruba — 5.59 billion (2023)
• Barbados — 14.09 billion (2023)
• Belize — 5.15 billion (2025)
• Bolivia — 257.74 billion (2025)
• Brazil — 15.11 trillion (2025)
• Chile — 235.98 trillion (2025)
• Colombia — 798.26 trillion (2025)
• Costa Rica — 26.03 trillion (2025)
• Dominica — 1.58 billion (2025)
• Dominican Republic

More financial sector data for Bahamas, The

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$1 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$1 (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 112.22 (2024)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 0.29% (2024)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 132.19 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 1.11% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 40.42% (2024)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 10.95 billion (2024)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 2.97 billion (2024)

Reading data like this

• Where to find free public data, and how to check it before you trust it — 2 min read
• Data analysis examples: 6 worked from one dataset — 3 min read
• Real change or random noise? A plain guide to reading your numbers — 2 min read

Questions people ask

What is Bahamas, The's broad money (current LCU)?

9.56 billion in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1969?

It is up 4,659% from 200.8 million in 1969 (7.56% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 9.56 billion in 2022 and the lowest 183.6 million in 1970.

Is the latest change in broad money (current LCU) unusual for Bahamas, The?

In 2022, Bahamas, The's broad money (current LCU) rose 9.4% on 2021 (from 8.74 billion to 9.56 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +6.7% and a typical year strayed about 5.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.