Bahamas recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 82.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. Government Debt to GDP in Bahamas averaged 48.15 percent of GDP from 1991 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 99.70 percent of GDP in 2021 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 78.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, 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 75.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 73.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Credit Rating 36.00 Feb 2026
Government Budget -1.30 -3.80 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 81.50 82.10 percent of GDP Dec 2024
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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
81.50 82.10 99.70 23.20 1991 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly