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Exporting from the UK to The Bahamas: A market guide

Overview

The Bahamas is located within the Lucayan Archipelago in the West Indies, and is near Florida, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos, which is also part of the Lucayan Archipelago.

Trade statistics

£217.0 million total UK exports to The Bahamas for the four quarters to the end of Q2 2024

(Source: ONS UK total trade: all countries, seasonally adjusted
Last updated: October 2024)

103rd largest UK export market

(Source: ONS UK total trade: all countries, seasonally adjusted
Last updated: October 2024)

less than 0.1% of total UK exports for the four quarters to the end of Q2 2024

(Source: ONS UK total trade: all countries, seasonally adjusted
Last updated: October 2024)

CARIFORUM-UK economic partnership agreement

The UK has signed an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the CARIFORUM trade bloc which includes The Bahamas. Read our latest updates for more information on the status of this agreement and how it may benefit your business.

Top five UK goods exported to The Bahamas , in the four quarters to the end of Q2 2024

Goods Value (£ million )
Refined oil 59.1
Medicinal & pharmaceutical products 3.8
Cereals 3.7
Furniture (consumer) 1.4
Miscellaneous electrical goods (intermediate) 1.3

Source: ONS Trade in goods: country-by-commodity exports
Last updated: September 2024
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The Bahamas: at a glance

Economic growth

14.4%

Actual figure (IMF, 2022)
The UK is 4.1% (IMF, 2022, actual figure)

GDP per capita

$25,050

Actual figure (IMF, 2020)
The UK is $40,347 (IMF, 2020, actual figure)

Currency

Eastern Caribbean Dollar

Business language

English

Time zone

GMT -5

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