Tariff rates in Bahamas

Bahamas: Tariff rates was 16.34 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.34
World rank
11th
of 184 countries
All-time high
28.58
in 1999
All-time low
16.34
in 2022
Years of data
11
1999–2022

Tariff rates in Bahamas, 1999–2022

01020301999201020221999: 28.62002: 252006: 23.92010: 20.22011: 19.52013: 19.82014: 19.72015: 18.72016: 18.62018: 17.12022: 16.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 16.34 for tariff rates in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rates in Bahamas peaked at 28.58 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.34, in 2022.

Bahamas ranks 11th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Tariff rates in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for Tariff rates in Bahamas, 1999 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1999 28.58 —
2002 25.02 -12.5%
2006 23.88 -4.6%
2010 20.22 -15.3%
2011 19.46 -3.8%
2013 19.78 +1.6%
2014 19.71 -0.4%
2015 18.66 -5.3%
2016 18.56 -0.5%
2018 17.05 -8.1%
2022 16.34 -4.2%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 16.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.33, 12.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 16.34 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.01, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.58 28.58 28.58 1
2000s 24.45 23.88 25.02 2
2010s 19.06 17.05 20.22 7
2020s 16.34 16.34 16.34 1

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 8 Chad 16.8 compare
  2. 9 Gabon 16.57 compare
  3. 10 Gambia 16.44 compare
  4. 12 Barbados 14.58 compare
  5. 13 Central African Republic 14.48 compare
  6. 14 Nauru 14.07 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

More reference data data for Bahamas

All data for Bahamas →

Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rates in Bahamas?
Tariff rates in Bahamas was 16.34 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rates recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 28.58 in 1999.
What is the lowest tariff rates recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 16.34 in 2022.
How does Bahamas rank for tariff rates?
Bahamas ranks 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rates rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Tariff rates in Bahamas. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/tariff-rates/bahamas-the/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/tariff-rates/bahamas-the/">Tariff rates in Bahamas</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Tariff rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
Last refreshed