Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Bahamas

Bahamas: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 5.54 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.54 billion
Change on year
up 16.4%
World rank
56th
of 203 countries
All-time high
5.54 billion
in 2024
All-time low
972.21 million
in 2020
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Bahamas, 1995–2024

1.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B6.0B1995200920241995: 1.4B1996: 1.4B1997: 1.4B1998: 1.4B1999: 1.6B2000: 1.8B2001: 1.7B2002: 1.8B2003: 1.8B2004: 1.9B2005: 2.1B2006: 2.1B2007: 2.2B2008: 2.2B2009: 2.0B2010: 2.2B2011: 2.2B2012: 2.3B2013: 2.3B2014: 2.3B2015: 2.6B2016: 3.1B2017: 3.0B2018: 3.8B2019: 4.2B2020: 972.2M2021: 2.3B2022: 4.2B2023: 4.8B2024: 5.5B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Bahamas is 5.54 billion, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 137.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Bahamas peaked at 5.54 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 972.21 million, in 2020.

That places Bahamas 56th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Bahamas, 1995 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1995 1.36 billion —
1996 1.41 billion +3.9%
1997 1.43 billion +1.3%
1998 1.36 billion -4.3%
1999 1.60 billion +17.1%
2000 1.75 billion +9.7%
2001 1.67 billion -5.0%
2002 1.77 billion +6.5%
2003 1.77 billion -0.2%
2004 1.90 billion +7.2%
2005 2.08 billion +9.7%
2006 2.07 billion -0.7%
2007 2.20 billion +6.4%
2008 2.15 billion -2.0%
2009 2.02 billion -6.0%
2010 2.16 billion +6.6%
2011 2.16 billion -0.1%
2012 2.33 billion +8.2%
2013 2.31 billion -1.2%
2014 2.34 billion +1.3%
2015 2.55 billion +9.3%
2016 3.09 billion +21.0%
2017 2.95 billion -4.5%
2018 3.76 billion +27.3%
2019 4.15 billion +10.5%
2020 972.21 million -76.6%
2021 2.33 billion +140.1%
2022 4.23 billion +81.3%
2023 4.76 billion +12.6%
2024 5.54 billion +16.4%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 5.54 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion, 91% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 5.54 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 billion, 5.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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
2021 +140.1% 972.21 million 2.33 billion
2020 -76.6% 4.15 billion 972.21 million
2022 +81.3% 2.33 billion 4.23 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.43 billion 1.36 billion 1.60 billion 5
2000s 1.94 billion 1.67 billion 2.20 billion 10
2010s 2.78 billion 2.16 billion 4.15 billion 10
2020s 3.57 billion 972.21 million 5.54 billion 5

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 53 Albania 5.92 billion compare
  2. 54 Costa Rica 5.62 billion compare
  3. 55 Lebanon 5.58 billion compare
  4. 57 Argentina 5.39 billion compare
  5. 58 Iran 5.25 billion compare
  6. 59 Ethiopia 5.00 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Bahamas?
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Bahamas was 5.54 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 5.54 billion in 2024.
What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 972.21 million in 2020.
How does Bahamas rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
Bahamas ranks 56th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 137.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 4,579 data points, 1995–2024
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