Bahamas - Economic Indicators

Markets	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Currency	1	Mar/19	1	0.98 : 1.01	Daily

Overview	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	2.5	Dec/17	1.8	-4.2 : 7.9	Yearly
Unemployment Rate (%)	10.1	Dec/17	11.6	6.9 : 15.7	Yearly
Inflation Rate (%)	3.7	Oct/18	3.7	-1.42 : 14.24	Monthly
Interest Rate (%)	4	Jan/19	4	4 : 5.25	Daily
Balance of Trade (BSD Million)	-586	Sep/18	-782	-782 : -251	Quarterly
Current Account (BSD Million)	-639	Sep/18	-779	-779 : -49.2	Quarterly
Current Account to GDP (%)	-16.4	Dec/17	-7.7	-20.2 : 5.6	Yearly
Government Debt to GDP (%)	67.8	Dec/17	62.6	23.2 : 73.7	Yearly
Government Budget (% of GDP)	-5.8	Dec/17	-2.8	-6.6 : 0.33	Yearly
Corporate Tax Rate (%)	0	Dec/18	0	0 : 0	Yearly
Personal Income Tax Rate (%)	0	Dec/18	0	0 : 0	Yearly

GDP	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	2.5	Dec/17	1.8	-4.2 : 7.9	Yearly
GDP (USD Billion)	12.16	Dec/17	11.84	0.17 : 12.16	Yearly
GDP per capita (USD)	26539	Dec/17	26439	16905 : 32080	Yearly
GDP per capita PPP (USD)	27718	Dec/17	27614	27081 : 33505	Yearly

Labour	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Unemployment Rate (%)	10.1	Dec/17	11.6	6.9 : 15.7	Yearly
Population (Million)	0.38	Dec/17	0.38	0.11 : 0.38	Yearly

Prices	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Inflation Rate (%)	3.7	Oct/18	3.7	-1.42 : 14.24	Monthly
Consumer Price Index Cpi (Index Points)	107	Oct/18	107	70.39 : 107	Monthly
Inflation Rate Mom (%)	0.1	Oct/18	-0.1	-0.77 : 2.8	Monthly

Money	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Interest Rate (%)	4	Jan/19	4	4 : 5.25	Daily
Money Supply M0 (BSD Million)	307	Sep/18	306	13 : 313	Monthly
Deposit Interest Rate (%)	1.24	Dec/16	1.41	1.24 : 7.56	Yearly
Foreign Exchange Reserves (BSD Million)	1182	Dec/18	1283	18.93 : 1692	Monthly
Money Supply M1 (BSD Million)	2712	Sep/18	2782	443 : 2791	Monthly
Money Supply M2 (BSD Million)	6715	Sep/18	6803	2103 : 6889	Monthly
Money Supply M3 (BSD Million)	7098	Sep/18	7182	2136 : 7202	Monthly

Trade	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Balance of Trade (BSD Million)	-586	Sep/18	-782	-782 : -251	Quarterly
Current Account (BSD Million)	-639	Sep/18	-779	-779 : -49.2	Quarterly
Current Account to GDP (%)	-16.4	Dec/17	-7.7	-20.2 : 5.6	Yearly
Exports (BSD Million )	146	Sep/18	215	90 : 264	Quarterly
Imports (BSD Million)	732	Sep/18	997	373 : 997	Quarterly
Tourist Arrivals (Thousand)	400	Sep/18	516	150 : 708	Monthly

Government	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Government Debt to GDP (%)	67.8	Dec/17	62.6	23.2 : 73.7	Yearly
Government Budget (% of GDP)	-5.8	Dec/17	-2.8	-6.6 : 0.33	Yearly
Credit Rating	65			:	Monthly

Taxes	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Corporate Tax Rate (%)	0	Dec/18	0	0 : 0	Yearly
Personal Income Tax Rate (%)	0	Dec/18	0	0 : 0	Yearly
Social Security Rate (%)	9.8	Dec/18	9.8	8.8 : 9.8	Yearly
Social Security Rate For Companies (%)	5.9	Dec/18	5.9	5.4 : 5.9	Yearly
Social Security Rate For Employees (%)	3.9	Dec/18	3.9	3.4 : 3.9	Yearly
Sales Tax Rate (%)	12	Dec/19	12	7.5 : 12

Business	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Internet Speed (KBps)	7933	Mar/17	7936	1978 : 8376	Quarterly
IP Addresses (IP)	80351	Mar/17	76420	35579 : 80351	Quarterly
Corruption Index (Points)	65	Dec/18	65	65 : 73	Yearly
Corruption Rank	29	Dec/18	28	21 : 29	Yearly
Ease of Doing Business	118	Dec/18	119	59 : 121	Yearly

Consumer	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Private Sector Credit (BSD Million)	5887	Nov/18	5885	1580 : 6686	Monthly
Bank Lending Rate (%)	11.05	Sep/18	11.3	9.79 : 13.27	Monthly

Housing	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Building Permits (Units)	391	Jun/18	341	217 : 528	Quarterly

Related

Bahamas - Credit Rating at 65.00

Bahamas Interest Rate at 4.00 percent

Bahamas Inflation Rate MoM at 0.10 percent

Bahamas Consumer Price Index Cpi at 106.92 Index Points

Bahamas Inflation Rate at 3.70 percent

Bahamas Population at 0.38 Million

Bahamas Unemployment Rate at 10.10 percent

Bahamas Corruption Index at 65.00 Points

Bahamas Corruption Rank at 29.00

Bahamas Visitor Arrivals at 400.50 Thousand

Bahamas Private Sector Credit at 5886.62 BSD Million

Bahamas Money Supply M3 at 7098.00 BSD Million

Bahamas Money Supply M2 at 6715.00 BSD Million

Bahamas Money Supply M1 at 2712.00 BSD Million

Bahamas Money Supply M0 at 307.00 BSD Million

Bahamas Foreign Exchange Reserves at 1181.70 BSD Million

Bahamas Current Account at -638.60 BSD Million

Bahamas Imports at 731.60 BSD Million

Bahamas Exports at 145.50 BSD Million

Bahamas Balance of Trade at -586.00 BSD Million

Latest

US Housing Starts Fall Less than Expected

Hong Kong Trade Gap Rises in February

French GDP Growth Confirmed at 0.3% in Q4

Dutch Q4 GDP Growth Confirmed at 0.5%

New Zealand Trade Surplus Narrows in February

Singapore Inflation Rate Edges Up to 0.5% in February

US Posts Largest Budget Gap Ever for February

US Factory Growth Lowest since 2017

Canada Annual Inflation Rate Rises to 1.5% in February

Russia Holds Key Interest Rate Steady at 7.75%

Malaysia Consumer Prices Fall More than Expected

Japan February Inflation Rate Weaker than Expected

US Jobless Claims Drop Below Forecasts

BoE Holds Rates

Spain Trade Gap Widens in January as Exports Fall

Indonesia Holds Key Interest Rate at 6%

Philippines Leaves Monetary Policy Unchanged

Hong Kong February Inflation Rate at 9-Month Low of 2.1%

Switzerland Keeps Rates Steady, Lowers Inflation Forecasts

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