Bahamas, The: Changes in inventories (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Bahamas, The's changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 0.7% on 2023 (from 162 million to 163.2 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.7% and a typical year strayed about 29.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below 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 415.3% in 1985 and the biggest yearly fall was 93.4% in 1987. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4.93 million a year. A straight line explains 50% 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.

How it compares

In 2024, Bahamas, The had the 22nd highest value of the 39 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Bahamas, The in the 2024 ranking

• Bhutan — 19th of 39: 960.06 million
• Vanuatu — 20th of 39: 360 million
• Kosovo — 21st of 39: 240.1 million
• Fiji — 23rd of 39: 105.5 million
• Timor-Leste — 24th of 39: 57.83 million
• Kiribati — 25th of 39: 4.56 million

What this measures

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.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 47 values

Changes in inventories (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 962.51 billion (2025)
• Belize — -86.25 million (2024)
• Bolivia — -3.38 billion (2024)
• Brazil — 30.19 billion (2025)
• Chile — -101.75 billion (2025)
• Colombia — 13.14 trillion (2025)
• Costa Rica — -243.26 billion (2025)
• Cuba — 124.29 billion (2024)
• Curaçao — 375.5 million (2018)
• Dominican Republic — -13.11 billion (2025)
• Ecuador

More economic policy & debt data for Bahamas, The

• GDP (current US$) — US$15.83 billion (2024)
• GDP (current LCU) — 15.83 billion (2024)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$13.63 billion (2024)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 14.11 billion (2024)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$39,455 (2024)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 39,455 (2024)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$33,968 (2024)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 35,159 (2024)
• GNI (current US$) — US$15.2 billion (2024)
• GNI (current LCU) — 15.2 billion (2024)
• GNI per capita (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Bahamas, The's changes in inventories (current LCU)?

163.2 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1977?

It is up 1,966% from 7.9 million in 1977 (6.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 178.9 million in 2011 and the lowest 2 million in 1987.

How does Bahamas, The rank?

22nd highest of 39 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current LCU) unusual for Bahamas, The?

In 2024, Bahamas, The's changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 0.7% on 2023 (from 162 million to 163.2 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.7% and a typical year strayed about 29.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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.

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