The Bahamas - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in The Bahamas was ($134,400,000) as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $184,100,000 in 2002 and ($1,355,800,000) in 2011.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1977 $117,700,000
1978 $126,100,000
1979 $98,800,000
1980 $100,200,000
1981 $71,500,000
1982 $98,400,000
1983 $148,200,000
1984 $107,800,000
1985 $128,100,000
1986 $146,200,000
1987 $149,800,000
1989 ($102,190,000)
1990 ($56,940,000)
1991 ($131,180,000)
1992 ($30,080,000)
1993 $17,730,000
1994 ($76,880,000)
1995 ($184,040,000)
1996 ($353,010,000)
1997 ($378,300,000)
1998 ($574,800,000)
1999 ($214,300,000)
2000 ($286,700,000)
2001 ($362,300,000)
2002 $184,100,000
2003 $49,400,000
2004 $38,800,000
2005 ($381,300,000)
2006 ($1,111,500,000)
2007 ($831,300,000)
2008 ($888,600,000)
2009 ($812,500,000)
2010 ($885,300,000)
2011 ($1,355,800,000)
2012 ($857,300,000)
2013 ($756,600,000)
2014 ($919,300,000)
2015 $65,600,000
2016 ($379,500,000)
2017 ($912,100,000)
2018 ($452,900,000)
2019 ($168,100,000)
2020 ($134,400,000)

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in The Bahamas was -134,400,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 184,100,000 in 2002 and a minimum value of -1,355,800,000 in 2011.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

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

Year Value
1977 117,700,000
1978 126,100,000
1979 98,800,000
1980 100,200,000
1981 71,500,000
1982 98,400,000
1983 148,200,000
1984 107,800,000
1985 128,100,000
1986 146,200,000
1987 149,800,000
1989 -102,190,000
1990 -56,940,000
1991 -131,180,000
1992 -30,080,000
1993 17,730,000
1994 -76,880,000
1995 -184,040,000
1996 -353,010,000
1997 -378,300,000
1998 -574,800,000
1999 -214,300,000
2000 -286,700,000
2001 -362,300,000
2002 184,100,000
2003 49,400,000
2004 38,800,000
2005 -381,300,000
2006 -1,111,500,000
2007 -831,300,000
2008 -888,600,000
2009 -812,500,000
2010 -885,300,000
2011 -1,355,800,000
2012 -857,300,000
2013 -756,600,000
2014 -919,300,000
2015 65,600,000
2016 -379,500,000
2017 -912,100,000
2018 -452,900,000
2019 -168,100,000
2020 -134,400,000

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in The Bahamas was -758,310,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -758,310,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of -2,006,290,000 in 2017.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.

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

Year Value
2012 -857,240,000
2013 -883,300,000
2014 -1,349,710,000
2015 -983,840,000
2016 -1,486,780,000
2017 -2,006,290,000
2018 -1,536,140,000
2019 -1,365,540,000
2020 -758,310,000

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in The Bahamas was -1.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 16.51 in 1977, while its lowest value was -13.46 in 2011.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

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

See also:

Year Value
1977 16.51
1978 15.15
1979 8.67
1980 7.50
1981 5.01
1982 6.23
1983 8.55
1984 5.28
1985 5.52
1986 5.91
1987 5.52
1989 -3.34
1990 -1.80
1991 -4.22
1992 -0.97
1993 0.57
1994 -2.36
1995 -5.37
1996 -9.78
1997 -5.97
1998 -8.41
1999 -2.79
2000 -3.55
2001 -4.36
2002 2.07
2003 0.56
2004 0.43
2005 -3.88
2006 -10.93
2007 -7.83
2008 -8.44
2009 -8.14
2010 -8.77
2011 -13.46
2012 -8.00
2013 -7.21
2014 -8.25
2015 0.55
2016 -3.16
2017 -7.38
2018 -3.53
2019 -1.28
2020 -1.36

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts