Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Bahamas
Bahamas: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual was 93.51 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Bahamas, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 93.51 % change on previous year for foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.9% on the previous year and up 259.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Bahamas peaked at 399.91 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -791.44 % change on previous year, in 1970.
That places Bahamas 7th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -791.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 25.1 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 1972 | 151.99 % change on previous year | +505.6% |
| 1973 | -203.61 % change on previous year | -234.0% |
| 1974 | -24.52 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 1975 | 399.91 % change on previous year | -1731.2% |
| 1976 | 31.54 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 1977 | -31.84 % change on previous year | -200.9% |
| 1978 | -39.55 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 1979 | 175.29 % change on previous year | -543.2% |
| 1980 | -30.03 % change on previous year | -117.1% |
| 1981 | 75.98 % change on previous year | -353.0% |
| 1982 | -58.18 % change on previous year | -176.6% |
| 1983 | 35.04 % change on previous year | -160.2% |
| 1984 | 23.78 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 1985 | -126.76 % change on previous year | -633.1% |
| 1986 | -318.16 % change on previous year | +151.0% |
| 1987 | -144.03 % change on previous year | -54.7% |
| 1988 | 8.46 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 1989 | -34.87 % change on previous year | -512.4% |
| 1990 | -49.8 % change on previous year | +42.8% |
| 1991 | -6.94 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 1992 | 19.05 % change on previous year | -374.5% |
| 1993 | 91.87 % change on previous year | +382.2% |
| 1994 | -101.95 % change on previous year | -211.0% |
| 1995 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 1996 | -8.83 % change on previous year | -630.2% |
| 1997 | 43.86 % change on previous year | -597.0% |
| 1998 | -170.2 % change on previous year | -488.0% |
| 1999 | 86.03 % change on previous year | -150.5% |
| 2000 | -559.12 % change on previous year | -749.9% |
| 2001 | 54.5 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 2002 | 36.58 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 2003 | -36.16 % change on previous year | -198.8% |
| 2004 | 177.13 % change on previous year | -589.9% |
| 2005 | -38.5 % change on previous year | -121.7% |
| 2006 | -342.9 % change on previous year | +790.7% |
| 2007 | 25.98 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 2008 | -165.53 % change on previous year | -737.1% |
| 2009 | 87.56 % change on previous year | -152.9% |
| 2010 | -77.49 % change on previous year | -188.5% |
| 2012 | 100.04 % change on previous year | -229.1% |
| 2014 | 189.88 % change on previous year | +89.8% |
| 2015 | 25.1 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
| 2016 | 372.22 % change on previous year | +1382.8% |
| 2017 | 93.51 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 93.51 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -3.47 % change on previous year. (60 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 93.51 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.12 % change on previous year, 7.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +1731.2% | -24.52 % change on previous year | 399.91 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -30.71 % change on previous year | -791.44 % change on previous year | 399.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -56.88 % change on previous year | -318.16 % change on previous year | 75.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -9.52 % change on previous year | -170.2 % change on previous year | 91.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -76.05 % change on previous year | -559.12 % change on previous year | 177.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.21 % change on previous year | -77.49 % change on previous year | 372.22 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 4 Mauritania 171.11 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 110.44 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Namibia 98.34 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Burundi 93.1 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 70.39 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 66.23 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Bahamas
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.53 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.85 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.53 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Bahamas?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Bahamas was 93.51 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 399.91 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -791.44 % change on previous year in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey)?
- Bahamas ranks 7th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 259.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets International Monetary Fund
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The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.