Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Bahamas
Bahamas: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 3.07 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Bahamas, 1971–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Bahamas is 3.07, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 352.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Bahamas peaked at 9.11 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1408, in 2005.
Bahamas ranks 55th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.05 | — |
| 1972 | 7.18 | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 7.01 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 7.44 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 6.64 | -10.8% |
| 1976 | 5.32 | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 4.92 | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 3.49 | -29.1% |
| 1979 | 3.07 | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 7.37 | +139.8% |
| 1981 | 8.89 | +20.6% |
| 1982 | 8.76 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 9.11 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 6.88 | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 5.9 | -14.2% |
| 1986 | 3.47 | -41.3% |
| 1987 | 2.4 | -30.9% |
| 1988 | 4.46 | +86.2% |
| 1989 | 5.21 | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 5.85 | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 6.49 | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 5.32 | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 3.96 | -25.6% |
| 1994 | 1.88 | -52.6% |
| 1995 | 3.01 | +60.2% |
| 1996 | 4.45 | +48.0% |
| 1997 | 4.35 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.84 | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 1.97 | -48.7% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | -47.6% |
| 2001 | 1.94 | +88.1% |
| 2002 | 2.5 | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 1.78 | -28.8% |
| 2004 | 0.555 | -68.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1408 | -74.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8683 | +516.6% |
| 2007 | 2.66 | +206.7% |
| 2008 | 2.73 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.62 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.28 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | -45.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2357 | -81.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2986 | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5334 | +78.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6785 | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 1.64 | +141.9% |
| 2017 | 1.83 | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 1.69 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.8 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 2.58 | +43.9% |
| 2022 | 2.86 | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 2.91 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.93 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 3.07 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9 | 3.07 | 8.05 | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.24 | 2.4 | 9.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.11 | 1.88 | 6.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 | 0.1408 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 0.2357 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 | 1.8 | 3.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 52 Albania 3.08 compare
- 53 New Zealand 3.07 compare
- 54 Russian Federation 3.07 compare
- 56 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.86 compare
- 57 Australia 2.83 compare
- 58 Malaysia 2.76 compare
More financial sector data for Bahamas
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 27,293 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6917 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,097 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Bahamas?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Bahamas was 3.07 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 9.11 in 1983.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1408 in 2005.
- How does Bahamas rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Bahamas ranks 55th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 352.6%. 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 Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.