Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Bahamas
Bahamas: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit was 0.2077 units per US$ of GDP in 2017. ▲ Rising
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Bahamas, 1969–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Bahamas is 0.2077 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Bahamas peaked at 0.2077 units per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0817 units per US$ of GDP, in 1997.
Bahamas ranks 148th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.1634 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1970 | 0.1492 units per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.12 units per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1437 units per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1121 units per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1194 units per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1223 units per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1277 units per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.128 units per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1276 units per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1171 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.101 units per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1006 units per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1001 units per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1019 units per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0973 units per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0936 units per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.098 units per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0995 units per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1045 units per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0977 units per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1081 units per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1177 units per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1222 units per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1234 units per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1278 units per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1297 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1238 units per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0817 units per US$ of GDP | -34.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0868 units per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0973 units per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0988 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0922 units per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0913 units per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0997 units per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1157 units per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1227 units per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1218 units per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.12 units per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1192 units per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1255 units per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1298 units per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1398 units per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1434 units per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1538 units per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1749 units per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1708 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2026 units per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2077 units per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.2077 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8074 units per US$ of GDP, 26% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.2077 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.19 units per US$ of GDP, 18% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1634 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1634 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1634 units per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.1267 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1121 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1492 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0994 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0936 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1045 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1118 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0817 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1297 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1107 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0913 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1255 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1653 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1298 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2077 units per US$ of GDP | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Bahamas?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Bahamas was 0.2077 units per US$ of GDP in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2077 units per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0817 units per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- How does Bahamas rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit?
- Bahamas ranks 148th out of 158 countries with data for 2017.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.