ChartBasis

Unemployment rate in Bahamas

Latest: 9.2%
Previous: 9.0%
Change: +0.16 (+1.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for Unemployment rate in Bahamas
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	12.2%
Dec 31, 1992	14.8%
Dec 31, 1993	12.7%
Dec 31, 1994	13.8%
Dec 31, 1995	10.8%
Dec 31, 1996	11.5%
Dec 31, 1997	9.8%
Dec 31, 1998	7.7%
Dec 31, 1999	7.5%
Dec 31, 2000	7.1%
Dec 31, 2001	6.9%
Dec 31, 2002	9.1%
Dec 31, 2003	10.8%
Dec 31, 2004	10.2%
Dec 31, 2005	10.2%
Dec 31, 2006	7.5%
Dec 31, 2007	7.9%
Dec 31, 2008	8.2%
Dec 31, 2009	14.3%
Dec 31, 2010	14.4%
Dec 31, 2011	14.5%
Dec 31, 2012	14.0%
Dec 31, 2013	16.2%
Dec 31, 2014	13.8%
Dec 31, 2015	12.0%
Dec 31, 2016	12.7%
Dec 31, 2017	9.8%
Dec 31, 2018	10.0%
Dec 31, 2019	9.3%
Dec 31, 2020	12.0%
Dec 31, 2021	11.1%
Dec 31, 2022	9.3%
Dec 31, 2023	8.6%
Dec 31, 2024	9.0%
Dec 31, 2025	9.2%

About this indicator

Source: World Bank (opens in a new tab)

Compare countries

Compare Unemployment rate with other countries