Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Bahamas
Bahamas: Savings Rate, Percent per annum was 0.262 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Bahamas, 1985–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savings rate, percent per annum in Bahamas is 0.262, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savings rate, percent per annum in Bahamas peaked at 7.08 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.262, in 2025.
Bahamas ranks 59th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.62 | — |
| 1986 | 5.76 | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 5.75 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.49 | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 7.08 | +29.0% |
| 1990 | 7 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 5.74 | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 4.32 | -24.7% |
| 1993 | 3.79 | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 3.34 | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 3.15 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 3.3 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 3.65 | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 3.72 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.31 | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 3.06 | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 3.03 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.77 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 2.66 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.58 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.27 | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 2.17 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.06 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 2.2 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 2.15 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.94 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 1.74 | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 1.53 | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9683 | -36.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8667 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8325 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.815 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7217 | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6342 | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3917 | -38.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4387 | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4061 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4008 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2848 | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2818 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.262 | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.14 | 5.49 | 7.08 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.13 | 3.15 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 | 2.06 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 0.3917 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3457 | 0.262 | 0.4387 | 6 |
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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 savings rate, percent per annum in Bahamas?
- Savings rate, percent per annum in Bahamas was 0.262 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 7.08 in 1989.
- What is the lowest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.262 in 2025.
- How does Bahamas rank for savings rate, percent per annum?
- Bahamas ranks 59th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is savings rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. 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 Savings 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.