Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) was -788.55 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Bahamas, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded -788.55 million for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in 2024.
The figure is up 33.4% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Bahamas peaked at 381.13 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.94 billion, in 2020.
That places Bahamas 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -910.29 million | — |
| 2006 | -1.36 billion | +49.4% |
| 2007 | -1.08 billion | -20.8% |
| 2008 | -1.11 billion | +3.5% |
| 2009 | -867.93 million | -22.1% |
| 2010 | -1.10 billion | +26.4% |
| 2011 | -966.90 million | -11.9% |
| 2012 | -1.39 billion | +43.6% |
| 2013 | -1.05 billion | -24.4% |
| 2014 | -1.47 billion | +39.6% |
| 2015 | -347.28 million | -76.3% |
| 2016 | -697.18 million | +100.8% |
| 2017 | -1.09 billion | +56.5% |
| 2018 | -848.39 million | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 381.13 million | -144.9% |
| 2020 | -1.94 billion | -610.3% |
| 2021 | -1.44 billion | -25.8% |
| 2022 | -1.22 billion | -15.3% |
| 2023 | -1.18 billion | -3.0% |
| 2024 | -788.55 million | -33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.07 billion | -1.36 billion | -867.93 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -857.02 million | -1.47 billion | 381.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.32 billion | -1.94 billion | -788.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 126 Zambia -725.45 million compare
- 127 Liberia -729.16 million compare
- 128 Kyrgyzstan -734.13 million compare
- 130 Cayman Islands -831.38 million compare
- 131 Mauritania -853.59 million compare
- 132 New Caledonia -860.12 million compare
More external debt data for Bahamas
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 5.84 billion (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of 0.0277 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 3.58 (2030)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 63.58 (2015)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 6.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 65.21 (2030)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 14,484 units per person (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 0.3456 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 251,817 (2024)
- Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) -77.61 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Bahamas?
- Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Bahamas was -788.55 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 381.13 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.94 billion in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net)?
- Bahamas ranks 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.