Net acquisition of financial assets in Bahamas
Bahamas: Net acquisition of financial assets was 1.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net acquisition of financial assets in Bahamas is 1.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.5% on the previous year and up 300.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Bahamas peaked at 3.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.7%, in 2021.
Bahamas ranks 49th of 134 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.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -27.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -39.6% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +109.1% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +53.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -55.3% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +70.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -38.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -55.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -59.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +273.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -48.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +99.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +108.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -51.6% |
| 2011 | -1.6% | -277.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -164.1% |
| 2013 | -2.2% | -322.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -116.2% |
| 2015 | -0.6% | -260.4% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | -50.6% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -994.8% |
| 2018 | -1.8% | -169.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -167.6% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +129.2% |
| 2021 | -2.7% | -195.6% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | -89.8% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -1397.8% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -58.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -2.7% | 3.5% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Bahamas
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 30.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,199 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2017)
- Tax revenue 17.3% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 2.72 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 24.77 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 3.16 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 58.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Bahamas?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Bahamas was 1.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.7% in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Bahamas ranks 49th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.