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The Bahamas

Commonwealth of the Bahamas · Caribbean

Position of The Bahamas on a world map

At a glance

CapitalNassau
Official languageEnglish
CurrencyBahamian dollar
Drives on theleft
Highest pointMount Alvernia63 m
Biggest category of goods exportedfood52% of goods exports, 2024
Services share of exports87.1%of everything sold abroad, 2024
TerritoryEntirely islandsno part on a continental mainland · archipelago
Internet domain.bs

The Bahamas by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.403k (2025)174th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$15.8bn (2024)144th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.10.0k km² (2023)163rd
of 209
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$5.98bn (2024)127th
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.388k (2024)174th
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.5.10k km² (2023)139th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.130 km² (2023)182nd
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.1 Mt (2024)158th
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.328k (2025)170th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.74.7 years (2024)101st
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$39,455 (2024)39th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.92.5% (2024)42nd
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.0.4% (2024)160th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.9.2% (2025)42nd
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.81.3% (2025)48th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.1.37 (2024)176th
of 209
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.79.2% of GDP (2024)97th
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.3.62 t (2024)79th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.820 (2023)66th
of 193

Land borders

None. Everything that leaves The Bahamas goes by sea or by air.

The Bahamas shares these with other countries

Drives on the left 60Is made up entirely of islands 58Shares no land border 51Is an archipelago 39Has english as an official language 63Is a constitutional monarchy 40Is a member of the commonwealth 55Is a member of caricom 14Mainly exports food 47Earns most of its export income from services 48Is in caribbean 16

The Bahamas in the Daily Ceteris

Questions from the daily puzzle where the answer is The Bahamas.

Which country built a national digital currency because serving hundreds of scattered, thinly populated islands with bank branches and cash deliveries costs more than it earns — and in doing so beat every major economy to a live central bank digital currency?

The Sand Dollar launched in October 2020, years ahead of any G20 retail equivalent. Six years on it accounts for about 0.4% of Bahamian currency in circulation, and cash in circulation is still growing faster — issuing a digital currency turns out to be the easy part. source

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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