Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Bahamas

Bahamas: Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips was 5.01 ratio in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.01 ratio
Change on year
up 20.5%
World rank
3rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
5.01 ratio
in 2024
All-time low
1.03 ratio
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Bahamas, 1995–2024

123451995200920241995: 1 ratio1996: 1.1 ratio1997: 1.1 ratio1998: 1.2 ratio1999: 1.3 ratio2000: 1.7 ratio2001: 1.7 ratio2002: 1.9 ratio2003: 2.1 ratio2004: 2.2 ratio2005: 1.9 ratio2006: 1.9 ratio2007: 2 ratio2008: 2 ratio2009: 2.5 ratio2010: 2.8 ratio2011: 3.1 ratio2012: 3.2 ratio2013: 3.5 ratio2014: 3.4 ratio2015: 3.1 ratio2016: 3.2 ratio2017: 3.2 ratio2018: 3.1 ratio2019: 3 ratio2020: 3 ratio2021: 1.3 ratio2022: 3.7 ratio2023: 4.2 ratio2024: 5 ratio

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.

Analysis

In 2024, ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Bahamas stood at 5.01 ratio. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Bahamas peaked at 5.01 ratio in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.03 ratio, in 1995.

That places Bahamas 3rd out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Bahamas, 1995 to 2024.
Year ratio Change
1995 1.03 ratio —
1996 1.09 ratio +6.5%
1997 1.13 ratio +3.4%
1998 1.19 ratio +5.4%
1999 1.31 ratio +10.3%
2000 1.72 ratio +31.2%
2001 1.72 ratio -0.2%
2002 1.91 ratio +11.2%
2003 2.05 ratio +7.3%
2004 2.21 ratio +7.5%
2005 1.94 ratio -12.0%
2006 1.93 ratio -0.4%
2007 1.99 ratio +3.0%
2008 1.99 ratio -0.0%
2009 2.48 ratio +24.4%
2010 2.81 ratio +13.6%
2011 3.12 ratio +11.0%
2012 3.15 ratio +0.9%
2013 3.47 ratio +10.0%
2014 3.38 ratio -2.6%
2015 3.09 ratio -8.6%
2016 3.18 ratio +3.0%
2017 3.23 ratio +1.5%
2018 3.06 ratio -5.3%
2019 3.01 ratio -1.4%
2020 3.04 ratio +0.8%
2021 1.27 ratio -58.3%
2022 3.75 ratio +195.5%
2023 4.16 ratio +11.0%
2024 5.01 ratio +20.5%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 5.01 ratio is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.529 ratio, 9.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 5.01 ratio is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.56 ratio, 8.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +195.5% 1.27 ratio 3.75 ratio
2021 -58.3% 3.04 ratio 1.27 ratio

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.15 ratio 1.03 ratio 1.31 ratio 5
2000s 1.99 ratio 1.72 ratio 2.48 ratio 10
2010s 3.15 ratio 2.81 ratio 3.47 ratio 10
2020s 3.44 ratio 1.27 ratio 5.01 ratio 5

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 1 San Marino 13.4 ratio compare
  2. 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.38 ratio compare
  3. 4 Palestine 4.88 ratio compare
  4. 5 Latvia 3.05 ratio compare
  5. 6 Poland 2.9 ratio compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Bahamas?
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Bahamas was 5.01 ratio in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 5.01 ratio in 2024.
What is the lowest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 ratio in 1995.
How does Bahamas rank for ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips?
Bahamas ranks 3rd out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
Is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips
Unit
ratio
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,886 data points, 1995–2024
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Same-day trips are those by visitors who arrive and depart within the same day. Tourist trips are those by people who stay overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more trips by visitors who leave the same day than those that stay overnight.