Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahamas
Bahamas: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahamas stood at 1.6%.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahamas peaked at 2.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2003.
That places Bahamas 118th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -17.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +48.1% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -40.8% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -27.9% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +41.2% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +38.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +50.2% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +46.6% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -29.1% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -14.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 115 Portugal 1.6% compare
- 116 Peru 1.6% compare
- 117 Italy 1.6% compare
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 1.6% compare
- 120 Côte d'Ivoire 1.5% compare
- 121 Netherlands 1.5% compare
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 investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahamas?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahamas was 1.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
- How does Bahamas rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Bahamas ranks 118th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.