Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Bahamas
Bahamas: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 1.01 billion in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
1.01 billion
Change on year
up 93.5%
World rank
145th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.01 billion
in 2017
All-time low
-3.03 billion
in 2011
Years of data
49
1969–2017
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Bahamas, 1969–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 1.01 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2017. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 93.5% on the previous year and up 913.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Bahamas peaked at 1.01 billion in 2017 and was at its lowest, -3.03 billion, in 2011.
That places Bahamas 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 25.70 million | — |
| 1970 | -177.70 million | -791.4% |
| 1971 | -133.10 million | -25.1% |
| 1972 | 69.20 million | -152.0% |
| 1973 | -71.70 million | -203.6% |
| 1974 | -89.28 million | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 267.75 million | -399.9% |
| 1976 | 352.21 million | +31.5% |
| 1977 | 240.07 million | -31.8% |
| 1978 | 145.12 million | -39.6% |
| 1979 | 399.50 million | +175.3% |
| 1980 | 279.52 million | -30.0% |
| 1981 | 491.90 million | +76.0% |
| 1982 | 205.69 million | -58.2% |
| 1983 | 277.76 million | +35.0% |
| 1984 | 343.81 million | +23.8% |
| 1985 | -92.00 million | -126.8% |
| 1986 | -384.71 million | +318.2% |
| 1987 | -938.81 million | +144.0% |
| 1988 | -859.43 million | -8.5% |
| 1989 | -1.16 billion | +34.9% |
| 1990 | -1.74 billion | +49.8% |
| 1991 | -1.86 billion | +6.9% |
| 1992 | -1.50 billion | -19.1% |
| 1993 | -122.17 million | -91.9% |
| 1994 | -246.71 million | +101.9% |
| 1995 | -242.61 million | -1.7% |
| 1996 | -264.02 million | +8.8% |
| 1997 | -148.22 million | -43.9% |
| 1998 | -400.49 million | +170.2% |
| 1999 | -55.95 million | -86.0% |
| 2000 | -368.78 million | +559.1% |
| 2001 | -167.80 million | -54.5% |
| 2002 | -106.42 million | -36.6% |
| 2003 | -144.90 million | +36.2% |
| 2004 | 111.77 million | -177.1% |
| 2005 | 68.74 million | -38.5% |
| 2006 | -166.96 million | -342.9% |
| 2007 | -123.58 million | -26.0% |
| 2008 | -328.15 million | +165.5% |
| 2009 | -40.82 million | -87.6% |
| 2010 | -72.45 million | +77.5% |
| 2011 | -3.03 billion | +4079.0% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million | -100.0% |
| 2013 | -97.89 million | -8071.5% |
| 2014 | 87.99 million | -189.9% |
| 2015 | 110.07 million | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 519.78 million | +372.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 billion | +93.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.70 million | 25.70 million | 25.70 million | 1 |
| 1970s | 100.21 million | -177.70 million | 399.50 million | 10 |
| 1980s | -183.54 million | -1.16 billion | 491.90 million | 10 |
| 1990s | -657.63 million | -1.86 billion | -55.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | -126.69 million | -368.78 million | 111.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -184.13 million | -3.03 billion | 1.01 billion | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 142 Barbados 1.74 billion compare
- 143 Bahrain 1.34 billion compare
- 144 Fiji 1.01 billion compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 844.58 million compare
- 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 739.29 million compare
- 148 Antigua and Barbuda 556.22 million 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 in Bahamas?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Bahamas was 1.01 billion in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 billion in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.03 billion in 2011.
- How does Bahamas rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Bahamas ranks 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 913.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.