Bahamas, The's service exports (current US$, BoP) was US$5.9 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 116.42% from US$2.72 billion in 2014 (8.03% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$5.9 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$4.47 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.72 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$5.9 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$440 million | 1976 |
| Average since 2015 | US$3.77 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$440 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Bahamas, The's service exports (current US$, BoP) rose 14.5% on 2023 (from US$5.15 billion to US$5.9 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +8.3% and a typical year strayed about 28.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 114.1% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 71.9% in 2020. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 28% 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 2024, Bahamas, The had the 5th highest value of the 29 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bahamas, The | US$5.9 billion | 2024 |
| World | US$9.56 trillion | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$324.98 billion | 2025 |
| High income | US$7.76 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Bahamas, The in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 49 values
| Year | Service exports (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,896,984,361 |
| 2023 | 5,148,414,907 |
| 2022 | 4,611,012,020 |
| 2021 | 2,691,240,181 |
| 2020 | 1,257,053,699 |
| 2019 | 4,468,513,518 |
| 2018 | 4,110,150,473 |
| 2017 | 3,192,086,157 |
| 2016 | 3,399,808,723 |
| 2015 | 2,895,504,509 |
| 2014 |
Service exports (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$1.21 billion (2025)
- Argentina — US$18.34 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$2.99 billion (2023)
- Barbados — US$1.52 billion (2017)
- Belize — US$1.21 billion (2025)
- Bolivia — US$1.27 billion (2025)
- Brazil — US$54.42 billion (2025)
- Chile — US$13.01 billion (2025)
- Colombia — US$19.97 billion (2025)
- Costa Rica — US$18.08 billion (2025)
- Curaçao
More economic policy & debt data for Bahamas, The
- GDP (current US$) — 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$15.2 billion (2024)
- GNI (current LCU) — 15.2 billion (2024)
- GNI per capita (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bahamas, The's service exports (current US$, BoP)?
- US$5.9 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1976?
- It is up 1,240% from US$440 million in 1976 (5.56% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$5.9 billion in 2024 and the lowest US$440 million in 1976.
- How does Bahamas, The rank?
- 5th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in service exports (current US$, BoP) unusual for Bahamas, The?
- In 2024, Bahamas, The's service exports (current US$, BoP) rose 14.5% on 2023 (from US$5.15 billion to US$5.9 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +8.3% and a typical year strayed about 28.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above 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 BX.GSR.NFSV.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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