Bahamas
Government debt in Bahamas
Government debt in Bahamas: 13.2% of GDP in 1990 and 73.1% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 73.1% of GDP
- Since 1990
- +59.8 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 55.9% of GDP
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 55.9% of GDP in 2031.
- The highest was 90.6% of GDP in 2021, the lowest 13.2% of GDP in 1990.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Bahamas |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 73.1 |
| 2023 | 78 |
| 2022 | 84.5 |
| 2021 | 90.6 |
| 2020 | 71.8 |
| 2019 | 60.2 |
| 2018 | 61.4 |
| 2017 | 54.6 |
| 2016 | 51.1 |
| 2015 | 49.7 |
| 2014 | 47.5 |
| 2013 | 44.2 |
| 2012 | 37.6 |
| 2011 | 35.3 |
| 2010 | 33.9 |
| 2009 | 30.1 |
| 2008 | 25.3 |
| 2007 | 23.5 |
| 2006 | 23.2 |
| 2005 | 23 |
| 2004 | 21.6 |
| 2003 | 20.8 |
| 2002 | 19.4 |
| 2001 | 18.5 |
| 2000 | 19.2 |
| 1999 | 19.8 |
| 1998 | 20.8 |
| 1997 | 21.5 |
| 1996 | 20.8 |
| 1995 | 21 |
| 1994 | 20.9 |
| 1993 | 19.7 |
| 1992 | 17.9 |
| 1991 | 15.3 |
| 1990 | 13.2 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Bahamas |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.7 |
| 2026 | 70.2 |
| 2027 | 65.4 |
| 2028 | 62.9 |
| 2029 | 60.5 |
| 2030 | 58.3 |
| 2031 | 55.9 |
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
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