Bahamas Annual Imports

Bahamas' imports rose to $4.19 billion in 2023, up from $3.76 billion in 2022, according to the UN Comtrade Database. This represents an increase of 11.4% ($429.63 million) from the previous year. Top imports for the Bahamas were Mineral fuels, oils, waxes, bitumen ($627.49 million), Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors ($311.68 million) and Electrical machinery and equipment ($259.63 million). Bahamas' top three import partners in 2023 were United States (84.6%), China (1.7%), and Japan (0.8%), together accounting for 87.1% of total imports.

Bahamas' trade deficit widened to $3.49 billion in 2023 from $3.18 billion in 2022. This shows an increase of 9.5% ($303.27 million).

Import Partners Imported Goods Historical Data

Bahamas Imports by Country (2023)

The table below shows the ranking of Bahamas imports by country in 2023, highlighting the top import partners.

Import Rank	Country	Import Value ↓	Import Change %	Import Share (%)	Year
1	United States	$3.54B	11%	84.6%	2023
2	China	$72.83M	1.1%	1.7%	2023
3	Japan	$34.36M	0.4%	0.8%	2023
4	Panama	$33.96M	32.4%	0.8%	2023
5	Switzerland	$33.06M	40.2%	0.8%	2023
6	Canada	$31.44M	20.6%	0.8%	2023
7	United Kingdom	$23.31M	2.2%	0.6%	2023
8	Mexico	$23.01M	50.9%	0.5%	2023
9	France	$22.64M	19.9%	0.5%	2023
10	Italy	$20.11M	31.8%	0.5%	2023
11	Brazil	$18.16M	-2.2%	0.4%	2023
12	Costa Rica	$15.84M	24.8%	0.4%	2023
13	Germany	$15.55M	20.4%	0.4%	2023
14	Netherlands	$14.9M	-36.2%	0.4%	2023
15	Jamaica	$13.94M	54.8%	0.3%	2023
16	Ireland	$11.99M	213.4%	0.3%	2023
17	Dominican Republic	$11.91M	11.8%	0.3%	2023
18	India	$10.71M	111.1%	0.3%	2023
19	Turkey	$8.35M	-30.3%	0.2%	2023
20	Hong Kong	$7.98M	19.8%	0.2%	2023
21	Thailand	$7.68M	33.8%	0.2%	2023
22	Spain	$6.62M	-80.6%	0.2%	2023
23	South Korea	$6.41M	16.1%	0.2%	2023
24	Iceland	$6.17M	208937.1%	0.1%	2023
25	Dominica	$6.11M	96.5%	0.1%	2023
26	Guyana	$6.07M	3278.9%	0.1%	2023
27	Guatemala	$5.52M	11.6%	0.1%	2023
28	Belgium	$5.37M	53.2%	0.1%	2023
29	Sweden	$5.31M	551.1%	0.1%	2023
30	Barbados	$4.11M	54.6%	0.098%	2023
31	Finland	$3.32M	273.3%	0.079%	2023
32	Colombia	$3.2M	11.7%	0.077%	2023
33	Indonesia	$3.01M	24.2%	0.072%	2023
34	Peru	$2.35M	9%	0.056%	2023
35	Trinidad & Tobago	$2.23M	-84.2%	0.053%	2023
36	Denmark	$2.06M	9.5%	0.049%	2023
37	Argentina	$1.9M	7.5%	0.045%	2023
38	Australia	$1.87M	-69.4%	0.045%	2023
39	Vietnam	$1.73M	-12.3%	0.041%	2023
40	Honduras	$1.7M	40%	0.041%	2023
41	British Virgin Islands	$1.59M	88.3%	0.038%	2023
42	New Zealand	$1.53M	-42.2%	0.037%	2023
43	Austria	$1.52M	461.1%	0.036%	2023
44	Portugal	$1.31M	34.7%	0.031%	2023
45	Singapore	$1.25M	26%	0.03%	2023
46	Czech Republic	$1.23M	2297.6%	0.029%	2023
47	South Africa	$1.13M	-14.6%	0.027%	2023
48	Ecuador	$1.02M	-36%	0.024%	2023
49	Cayman Islands	$979,195	770.1%	0.023%	2023
50	Chile	$896,662	-16.5%	0.021%	2023
51	Philippines	$872,655	181.9%	0.021%	2023
52	Curaçao	$829,797	-8.6%	0.02%	2023
53	Venezuela	$773,055	37.9%	0.018%	2023
54	Latvia	$738,530	40.1%	0.018%	2023
55	Greece	$690,263	60.4%	0.016%	2023
56	Saint Lucia	$649,258	125%	0.016%	2023
57	Malaysia	$648,900	48.5%	0.015%	2023
58	Uruguay	$639,791	18%	0.015%	2023
59	Paraguay	$564,089	324.7%	0.013%	2023
60	Pakistan	$429,257	51.3%	0.01%	2023
61	Poland	$418,539	-75.3%	0.01%	2023
62	Haiti	$332,554	20.1%	0.008%	2023
63	Bermuda	$319,383	120.2%	0.008%	2023
64	Turks & Caicos Islands	$210,293	-38.6%	0.005%	2023
65	North Korea	$191,276	-16.3%	0.005%	2023
66	Egypt	$151,856	149.6%	0.004%	2023
67	Hungary	$133,941	629%	0.003%	2023
68	Sint Maarten	$123,636	158.2%	0.003%	2023
69	Israel	$107,215	-26.8%	0.003%	2023
70	Bulgaria	$99,475	52.6%	0.002%	2023
71	Norway	$97,213	-14%	0.002%	2023
72	Morocco	$90,992	29.6%	0.002%	2023
73	Romania	$71,151	-5.3%	0.002%	2023
74	Suriname	$67,318	172.5%	0.002%	2023
75	Afghanistan	$53,092	44.6%	0.001%	2023
76	Tunisia	$52,982	1.4%	0.001%	2023
78	Nicaragua	$41,880	-22.5%	0.001%	2023
79	Kenya	$36,034	2832%	0.001%	2023
80	Cyprus	$35,990	-66.2%	0.001%	2023
81	Lebanon	$32,979	4303.1%	0.001%	2023
82	Ghana	$32,564	1605.8%	0.001%	2023
83	Grenada	$29,698	360.1%	0.001%	2023
84	Croatia	$29,009	46.9%	0.001%	2023
85	Aruba	$23,698	102.8%	0.001%	2023
86	Saint Vincent & Grenadines	$17,147	3450.1%	0%	2023
87	Slovenia	$15,894	125.8%	0%	2023
88	Saudi Arabia	$14,170	-99.8%	0%	2023
89	Zambia	$11,858	-26.1%	0%	2023
90	North Macedonia	$7,704		0%	2023
91	Angola	$7,698		0%	2023
92	Sri Lanka	$6,268	-23.7%	0%	2023
93	Malta	$5,899	1991.8%	0%	2023
94	Zimbabwe	$4,246		0%	2023
95	Antigua & Barbuda	$2,301	-70.7%	0%	2023
96	Nigeria	$2,202	-39.3%	0%	2023
97	Bosnia & Herzegovina	$1,066	84.1%	0%	2023
98	Senegal	$846		0%	2023
99	Russia	$812	-96.5%	0%	2023
100	Mauritius	$575	427.5%	0%	2023
102	Ethiopia	$452	-21.9%	0%	2023
103	Luxembourg	$415	-71.7%	0%	2023
104	Serbia	$395		0%	2023
106	Saint Kitts & Nevis	$309	-50.4%	0%	2023
107	Qatar	$222		0%	2023
108	Uzbekistan	$164		0%	2023
109	São Tomé & Príncipe	$93		0%	2023
110	Andorra	$50		0%	2023
111	Cuba	$20		0%	2023

Bahamas Imports by Goods (2023)

The table below shows the ranking of Bahamas imports by goods in 2023, highlighting the top imported goods.

Import Rank	Imported Goods	Import Value ↓	Import Share (%)	Year
1	Mineral fuels, oils, waxes, bitumen	$627.49M	15%	2023
2	Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors	$311.68M	7.4%	2023
3	Electrical machinery and equipment; audio and video equipment	$259.63M	6.2%	2023
4	Vehicles other than railway or tramway and parts	$228.05M	5.4%	2023
5	Works of art, antiques	$167.57M	4%	2023
6	Furniture, bedding, lighting, prefabricated buildings	$160.65M	3.8%	2023
7	Meat and edible offal	$146.22M	3.5%	2023
8	Beverages, spirits, vinegar	$144.06M	3.4%	2023
9	Plastics and plastic articles	$140.2M	3.3%	2023
10	Articles of iron or steel	$119.29M	2.8%	2023
11	Wood and wood products, charcoal	$118.85M	2.8%	2023
12	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$86.75M	2.1%	2023
13	Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations, bakery	$81.64M	1.9%	2023
14	Edible vegetables, roots, tubers	$78.62M	1.9%	2023
15	Dairy, eggs, honey, other animal products	$75.74M	1.8%	2023
16	Pearls, precious stones, metals, jewelry, coins	$72.22M	1.7%	2023
17	Pharmaceutical products	$70.16M	1.7%	2023
18	Ships, boats, floating structures	$65.26M	1.6%	2023
19	Paper, paperboard and articles	$60.66M	1.4%	2023
20	Articles of stone, cement, mica, asbestos	$55.68M	1.3%	2023
21	Edible fruits and nuts, citrus or melon peel	$53.84M	1.3%	2023
22	Aluminium and aluminium articles	$53.1M	1.3%	2023
23	Non-knitted clothing	$51.62M	1.2%	2023
24	Prepared meat, fish, crustaceans, insects	$50.29M	1.2%	2023
25	Prepared vegetables, fruits, nuts	$48.7M	1.2%	2023
26	Dyes, pigments, tanning extracts, paints, inks	$48.25M	1.2%	2023
27	Soap, detergents, waxes, candles, dental products	$42.26M	1%	2023
28	Optical, medical, measuring instruments	$41.41M	1%	2023
29	Essential oils, perfumery, cosmetics	$41.18M	1%	2023
30	Miscellaneous chemical products	$37.98M	0.9%	2023
31	Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates	$35.68M	0.9%	2023
32	Clocks, watches, parts	$35.32M	0.8%	2023
33	Organic chemicals	$32.01M	0.8%	2023
34	Other textile articles, worn clothing, rags	$30.77M	0.7%	2023
35	Salt, sulphur, stone, cement	$29.83M	0.7%	2023
36	Rubber and rubber articles	$29.45M	0.7%	2023
37	Toys, games, sports goods	$29.13M	0.7%	2023
38	Footwear and parts	$28.86M	0.7%	2023
39	Ceramic products	$28.43M	0.7%	2023
40	Glass and glassware	$27.53M	0.7%	2023
41	Fats and oils, edible fats, waxes	$24.45M	0.6%	2023
42	Leather goods, bags, saddlery, travel goods	$22.31M	0.5%	2023
43	Knitted or crocheted clothing	$20.88M	0.5%	2023
44	Sugar and confectionery	$20.57M	0.5%	2023
45	Iron and steel	$20.33M	0.5%	2023
46	Miscellaneous base metal articles	$19.25M	0.5%	2023
47	Food industry residues, animal feed	$18.12M	0.4%	2023
48	Miscellaneous manufactured goods	$16.91M	0.4%	2023
49	Milling products, malt, starch, inulin, wheat gluten	$16.55M	0.4%	2023
50	Live plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers, foliage	$15.78M	0.4%	2023
51	Tools, cutlery, base metal parts	$15.61M	0.4%	2023
52	Cereals	$15.16M	0.4%	2023
53	Coffee, tea, mate, spices	$15.03M	0.4%	2023
54	Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compounds, isotopes	$12.78M	0.3%	2023
55	Printed books, newspapers, printed matter	$10.14M	0.2%	2023
56	Carpets and textile floor coverings	$9.14M	0.2%	2023
57	Cocoa and cocoa preparations	$8.14M	0.2%	2023
58	Aircraft, spacecraft, parts	$7.16M	0.2%	2023
59	Copper and copper articles	$5.89M	0.1%	2023
60	Tobacco, nicotine products and substitutes	$5.28M	0.1%	2023
61	Glues, enzymes, modified starches	$4.94M	0.1%	2023
62	Headgear	$4.73M	0.1%	2023
63	Wadding, felt, twine, ropes, cords	$4.24M	0.1%	2023
64	Feathers, down, artificial flowers, human hair goods	$4.05M	0.097%	2023
65	Fertilizers	$3.5M	0.084%	2023
66	Umbrellas, canes, whips, riding crops	$3.02M	0.072%	2023
67	Railway locomotives, rolling stock, track equipment	$2.05M	0.049%	2023
68	Oilseeds, grains, fodder, medicinal plants	$1.66M	0.04%	2023
69	Cotton	$1.56M	0.037%	2023
70	Technical textile fabrics, coated fabrics	$1.32M	0.032%	2023
71	Man-made staple fibres	$1.19M	0.028%	2023
72	Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches	$1.09M	0.026%	2023
73	Special woven fabrics, lace, embroidery	$1.05M	0.025%	2023
74	Live animals	$1.02M	0.024%	2023
75	Man-made filaments	$891,149	0.021%	2023
76	Animal products	$784,707	0.019%	2023
77	Basketware, wickerwork, straw goods	$718,193	0.017%	2023
78	Musical instruments, parts	$703,256	0.017%	2023
79	Arms, ammunition, parts	$412,042	0.01%	2023
80	Other base metals, cermets	$379,555	0.009%	2023
81	Zinc and zinc articles	$363,824	0.009%	2023
82	Photographic and cinematographic goods	$361,761	0.009%	2023
83	Vegetable plaiting materials, other vegetable products	$292,670	0.007%	2023
84	Lac, gums, resins, vegetable extracts	$268,895	0.006%	2023
85	Knitted or crocheted fabrics	$253,147	0.006%	2023
86	Vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn	$222,114	0.005%	2023
87	Nickel and nickel articles	$132,158	0.003%	2023
88	Ores, slag, ash	$130,846	0.003%	2023
89	Pulp, recovered paper, paperboard	$107,758	0.003%	2023
90	Furskins and artificial fur	$97,418	0.002%	2023
91	Raw hides, skins, leather	$90,627	0.002%	2023
92	Cork and cork products	$70,048	0.002%	2023
93	Lead and lead articles	$64,848	0.002%	2023
94	Silk	$60,274	0.001%	2023
95	Tin and tin articles	$59,719	0.001%	2023
96	Wool and animal hair fabrics	$49,228	0.001%	2023

Bahamas Annual Imports Historical Data

The table below shows historical data for Bahamas imports (1997-2023), values in Billion USD.

Year	Import Value (Billion USD)
2023	4.19
2022	3.76
2021	3.48
2020	2.21
2019	3.32
2018	3.52
2017	3.48
2016	2.93
2015	3.16
2014	3.79
2013	3.37
2012	3.65
2011	3.41
2010	2.86
2009	2.7
2008	3.23
2007	3.1
2006	2.98
2005	2.57
2004	1.98
2003	1.87
2002	1.84
2001	1.93
2000	2
1999	1.75
1998	1.82
1997	1.62