Bahamas recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 78.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Bahamas averaged 49.07 percent of GDP from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 95.10 percent of GDP in 2020 and a record low of 23.20 percent of GDP in 1991. source: The Central Bank of The Bahamas

Government Debt to GDP in Bahamas is expected to reach 75.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Bahamas Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 73.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Credit Rating 36.00 Mar 2026
Government Budget -1.30 -3.80 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 78.70 78.90 percent of GDP Dec 2025
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Bahamas Government Debt to GDP
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
78.70 78.90 95.10 23.20 1991 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly