Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Bahamas
Bahamas: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Bahamas, 1960–1995
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in 1995.
The figure is up 136.9% on the previous year and up 199.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Bahamas peaked at 0.0147 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972 and was at its lowest, -0.0021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1960.
Bahamas ranks 117th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.0021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1963 | 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -132.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +236.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +192.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0147 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +349.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -74.1% |
| 1974 | 0.004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0085 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +683.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -89.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +184.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +136.9% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 86% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +683.2% | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1972 | +349.1% | 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0044 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 114 Iraq 0.0027 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Croatia 0.0027 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
- 116 Colombia 0.0027 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 118 South Africa 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
- 119 Angola 0.0025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Paraguay 0.0024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Bahamas?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Bahamas was 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0147 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- How does Bahamas rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 117th out of 163 countries with data for 1995.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.