Gross debt in the Bahamas

The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. On the other hand not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.

The gross debt in the Bahamas in the period from 1998 to 2016 was between 1.4 billion and 6.1 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 6.14 billion US Dollar was reached in 2016.

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is in the Bahamas a debt of 16,243 USD per person. For comparison: The average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 31,202 USD.


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Gross debt of the last 18 years in billion USD




JahrBahamas totalBahamas per capitaEU per capita
19981.43 bn USD4,927 USD12,387 USD
19991.51 bn USD5,132 USD12,342 USD
20001.51 bn USD5,081 USD10,778 USD
20062.39 bn USD7,209 USD18,591 USD
20072.47 bn USD7,319 USD20,509 USD
20082.68 bn USD7,795 USD23,520 USD
20093.08 bn USD8,824 USD25,266 USD
20103.40 bn USD9,582 USD30,683 USD
20113.55 bn USD9,881 USD34,278 USD
20123.91 bn USD10,742 USD33,161 USD
20134.69 bn USD12,771 USD35,247 USD
20145.16 bn USD13,918 USD36,694 USD
20155.66 bn USD15,112 USD31,489 USD
20166.14 bn USD16,243 USD31,202 USD


Comparison of the gross debt per capita with the European Union in Euro



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