Summary
- Bahamas → United States
- $980million
- United States → Bahamas
- $5.6billion
- The Bahamas’ balance
- -$4.6billion
Balance
The Bahamas’ trade balance with the United States
Trade between the Bahamas and the United States grew 8.8-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). The Bahamas’ exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1
- Imports 5.6
- Balance -4.6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $162 million | $584 million | -$422 million |
| 1996 | $167 million | $646 million | -$479 million |
| 1997 | $231 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 1998 | $265 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 1999 | $339 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2000 | $453 million | $1.7 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2001 | $362 million | $1.6 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2002 | $469 million | $1.6 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2003 | $487 million | $1.5 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2004 | $626 million | $1.6 billion | -$999 million |
| 2005 | $566 million | $2.1 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2006 | $414 million | $2.5 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2007 | $531 million | $2.6 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2008 | $490 million | $3.2 billion | -$2.7 billion |
| 2009 | $823 million | $2.9 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2010 | $792 million | $3.5 billion | -$2.7 billion |
| 2011 | $768 million | $3.1 billion | -$2.3 billion |
| 2012 | $430 million | $3 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2013 | $507 million | $3.6 billion | -$3.1 billion |
| 2014 | $491 million | $2.9 billion | -$2.4 billion |
| 2015 | $376 million | $2.4 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2016 | $296 million | $2.3 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2017 | $421 million | $3.1 billion | -$2.7 billion |
| 2018 | $448 million | $2.8 billion | -$2.3 billion |
| 2019 | $453 million | $2.6 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2020 | $351 million | $1.9 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2021 | $437 million | $2.8 billion | -$2.3 billion |
| 2022 | $1.5 billion | $5.3 billion | -$3.7 billion |
| 2023 | $1.1 billion | $5.4 billion | -$4.3 billion |
| 2024 | $980 million | $5.6 billion | -$4.6 billion |
What they sell each other
What the Bahamas sells to the United States
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What the United States sells to the Bahamas
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Nassau and Los Angeles is 4,185 nautical miles (7,750 km) long: ≈ 9.5–12.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Panama Canal.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
The United States was the Bahamas’ largest trading partner (58% of its trade), and the Bahamas was the United States’ 62nd (0.1%).
- The United States in the Bahamas’ trade
- 58%
- The United States’ rank among the Bahamas’ partners
- 1st
- The Bahamas in the United States’ trade
- 0.1%
- The Bahamas’ rank among the United States’ partners
- 62nd
Compare with
Other partners of the United States
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.