Financial system deposits to GDP in Bahamas
Bahamas: Financial system deposits to GDP was 81.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Bahamas, 1969–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 81.9% for financial system deposits to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 34.6% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Bahamas peaked at 81.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1971.
Bahamas ranks 52nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 34.0% | — |
| 1970 | 30.7% | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 30.3% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 31.0% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 33.3% | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 36.5% | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 42.6% | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 46.3% | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 43.7% | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 43.3% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 37.0% | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 38.1% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 40.3% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 42.2% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 39.2% | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 38.0% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 40.5% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 43.3% | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 44.6% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 43.7% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 49.3% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 56.8% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 57.9% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 59.5% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 37.8% | -36.8% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 40.1% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 41.3% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +34.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 37.5% | 30.3% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.6% | 36.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 37.8% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 41.3% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 51.5% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.9% | 81.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Bahamas
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 5,097 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in Bahamas?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Bahamas was 81.9% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1971.
- How does Bahamas rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 52nd out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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 Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions 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 demand and time and saving deposits, 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. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); 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).