Bahamas, The: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Bahamas, The's merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) rose 0.11 percentage points on 2022 (from 1.15% to 1.26%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −0.04 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.92 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 34.62 percentage points in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 28.48 percentage points in 1974. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2023, Bahamas, The had the 80th highest value of the 198 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 2023 ranking

• Mauritania — 76th of 198: 1.41%
• Oman — 77th of 198: 1.33%
• Yemen, Rep. — 78th of 198: 1.32%
• Japan — 80th of 198: 1.22%
• Norway — 81st of 198: 1.22%
• Greece — 82nd of 198: 1.21%

What this measures

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 53 values

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0.37% (2023)
• Argentina — 0.42% (2023)
• Aruba — 0.07% (2023)
• Barbados — 0.2% (2023)
• Belize — 0.2% (2023)
• Bolivia — 0.07% (2023)
• Brazil

More private sector & trade data for Bahamas, The

• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$5.52 billion (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$711 million (2025)
• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 35.58% (2024)
• Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) — 52.12% (2023)
• Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) — 0% (2023)
• Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) — US$1.09 billion (2023)
• Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 93.55% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

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Questions people ask

What is Bahamas, The's merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)?

1.26% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1967?

It is up 1.25 percentage points from 0.01% in 1967. The highest value was 50.7% in 1973 and the lowest 0.0000655% in 1982.

How does Bahamas, The rank?

80th highest of 198 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) unusual for Bahamas, The?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.R6.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade 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.

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