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Bahamas

EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

2.6

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

2.4

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

4.4

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour2
Worker rights & FOA2
OHS & audit transparency3
Food & product safety2
Environmental & regulatory2
Governance & anti-corruption2
Tariff & preferential access4
Non-tariff barriers3
Supply chain traceability3

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict1
Supplier concentration2
Climate & physical risk6
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights2

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness3
Supply base depth2
Logistics & infrastructure5
Workforce skills5
Scalability6
Ease of doing business6
Trade access & tariffs5
Sustainability baseline5
Innovation & IP2
Quality standards5

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

The EU is Bahamas's #2 import source (world lens). Bahamas is the EU's #149 goods supplier.

Bahamas on the world stage

Bahamas$4.9bn total importsUS85.6% · $4.2bnUSA85.6% · $4.2bnEU-272.8% · $139mChina2.5% · $124mJapan1.4% · $67mPanama0.8% · $38mSwitzerland0.7% · $37mASEAN-60.4% · $22m

Total imports

$4.9bn

2024 annual

Total exports

$944m

104 partners

#1 import source

USA

85.6%

#1 export dest.

USA

48.7%

2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).

Bahamas and the EU

EU imports from

€76m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€1.9bn

0.1% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #149 supplier

EU trade balance

balanced or surplus

coverage 25.08

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Electricity & grid

National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated

Electricity costs →

Industrial

317

EUR/MWh

Consumer

292

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

654

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

of generation

regulated market

Power market

No domestic fuel

Market model

State monopoly (BPL)

Direct PPA

None

grid access: closed

Reserve margin

Regulator

Not independent

URCA (Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority)

700 islands spread over 100,000 sq mi with fragmented diesel grids. BPL (state) operates separate systems on each major island. Extreme logistical cost for fuel delivery to outer islands.

Power markets: full layer →

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

34.9

→ 42.5 by 2050

Fertility

1.37

below replacement

Working-age

70.3%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

16.7

→ 32.9 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 0.4M · peaks 2050

By 2050: +5% (0.42M)