The Bahamas - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in The Bahamas was 0.04 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 53 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.07 in 1974 and a minimum value of -0.35 in 2016.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1967 5.44
1968 4.54
1969 8.94
1970 6.15
1971 4.61
1972 6.83
1973 5.48
1974 13.07
1975 10.36
1976 4.26
1977 3.19
1978 6.11
1979 9.09
1980 12.10
1981 11.11
1982 6.01
1983 4.00
1984 3.97
1985 4.61
1986 5.43
1987 5.76
1988 4.40
1989 5.39
1990 4.67
1991 7.11
1992 5.74
1993 2.72
1994 1.40
1995 2.07
1996 1.38
1997 0.54
1998 1.34
1999 1.25
2000 1.61
2001 2.04
2002 2.17
2003 3.03
2004 0.98
2005 1.59
2006 2.39
2007 2.49
2008 4.49
2009 2.06
2010 1.34
2011 3.20
2012 1.97
2013 0.72
2014 1.51
2015 1.86
2016 -0.35
2017 1.52
2018 2.27
2019 2.49
2020 0.04

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in The Bahamas was -11.96 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.17 in 1997 and a minimum value of -11.96 in 2020.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 1.16
1962 1.09
1963 1.34
1964 1.51
1965 2.01
1966 3.77
1967 4.71
1968 5.16
1969 8.93
1970 6.15
1971 4.58
1972 6.79
1973 5.55
1974 13.23
1975 10.66
1976 2.39
1977 1.73
1978 2.25
1979 8.55
1980 10.01
1981 17.69
1982 3.70
1983 5.98
1984 3.17
1985 8.46
1986 4.66
1987 6.59
1988 1.48
1989 1.81
1990 5.07
1991 2.56
1992 3.91
1993 -0.85
1994 2.18
1995 0.80
1996 0.98
1997 64.17
1998 13.00
1999 0.22
2000 0.92
2001 0.35
2002 3.96
2003 1.15
2004 1.19
2005 5.06
2006 0.83
2007 2.95
2008 1.49
2009 -1.04
2010 -0.39
2011 -0.86
2012 3.27
2013 1.53
2014 3.80
2015 5.04
2016 0.77
2017 1.41
2018 1.07
2019 1.83
2020 -11.96

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in The Bahamas was -11.96 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 5.07 in 1990 and -11.96 in 2020.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 5.07
1991 2.56
1992 3.91
1993 -0.85
1994 2.18
1995 0.80
1996 0.98
1997 1.93
1998 3.05
1999 0.22
2000 0.92
2001 0.35
2002 3.96
2003 1.15
2004 1.19
2005 5.06
2006 0.83
2007 2.95
2008 1.49
2009 -1.04
2010 -0.39
2011 -0.86
2012 2.11
2013 1.53
2014 3.80
2015 5.04
2016 0.77
2017 1.41
2018 1.07
2019 1.83
2020 -11.96

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices