Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bahamas
Bahamas: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bahamas, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bahamas peaked at 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Bahamas 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0703 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0454 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0532 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.3% |
| 2021 | 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 78 New Caledonia 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Croatia 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Nigeria 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Switzerland 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Portugal 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Belize 0.0267 current 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bahamas?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Bahamas was 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Bahamas ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.