Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Bahamas
Bahamas: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 9.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
9.1%
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
132nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Bahamas, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 9.1% for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and up 30.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Bahamas peaked at 10.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
Bahamas ranks 132nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 7.0% | — |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +53.4% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -15.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 9.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 57% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 9.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.0%, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 129 Cuba 10.0% compare
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- 132 South Korea 9.1% compare
- 132 Paraguay 9.1% compare
- 132 Bahrain 9.1% compare
- 132 Mongolia 9.1% compare
- 132 Papua New Guinea 9.1% compare
- 132 Liberia 9.1% compare
- 132 Japan 9.1% compare
- 132 Australia 9.1% compare
- 132 Solomon Islands 9.1% compare
- 132 Comoros 9.1% compare
- 132 Laos 9.1% compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Bahamas?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Bahamas was 9.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Bahamas rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Bahamas ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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