Central bank assets to GDP in Bahamas
Bahamas: Central bank assets to GDP was 5.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Central bank assets to GDP in Bahamas, 1968–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 5.7% for central bank assets to gdp in 2021.
That represents a change of up 106.7% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central bank assets to gdp in Bahamas peaked at 6.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1973.
Bahamas ranks 83rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Central bank assets to GDP in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1.8% | — |
| 1969 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | -18.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -95.1% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +1958.1% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +74.4% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -40.4% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | +59.7% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -24.9% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +14.8% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -39.2% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | +53.6% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | +76.0% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -47.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -59.3% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +67.4% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +43.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -37.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +74.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -41.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +38.9% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +34.8% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -42.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +106.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 5.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 80 Luxembourg 5.9% compare
- 81 Ecuador 5.8% compare
- 82 Côte d'Ivoire 5.7% compare
- 84 Tajikistan 5.6% compare
- 85 Uruguay 5.5% compare
- 86 Honduras 5.4% compare
More financial sector data for Bahamas
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 7.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,030 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1186 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 4,751 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 5,097 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central bank assets to gdp in Bahamas?
- Central bank assets to gdp in Bahamas was 5.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1973.
- How does Bahamas rank for central bank assets to gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 83rd out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is central bank assets to gdp rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).