Bahamas
Top Trading Ports
| Rank | Port | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of Houston | $901.64 M |
| 2 | Port of Palm Beach, FL | $789.98 M |
| 3 | Port Everglades | $673.67 M |
| 4 | Low-Value border crossing cargo | $348.57 M |
| 5 | Port of Jacksonville, FL | $304.26 M |
| 6 | San Pablo Bay, CA | $256.35 M |
| 7 | Port Arthur, TX | $184.18 M |
| 8 | Port of TX City, TX | $163.75 M |
| 9 | Port of Lake Charles, LA | $153.41 M |
| 10 | Shell Oil Terminal, Martinez, CA sea-based cargo | $141.39 M |
Overall Rank
All trading with Bahamas
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Top Exports
| Rank | Commodity | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gasoline, other fuels | $1.7 B |
| 2 | Low-value shipments | $348.57 M |
| 3 | Civilian aircraft, parts | $124.07 M |
| 4 | Passenger vehicles | $52.4 M |
| 5 | Misc. iron or steel structures and parts | $36.83 M |
| 6 | Natural gas, LNG | $28.44 M |
| 7 | Jewelry, parts | $26.2 M |
| 8 | Furniture, parts | $23.68 M |
| 9 | Motorboats and yachts | $22.85 M |
| 10 | Frozen beef | $21.63 M |
Top Imports
| Rank | Commodity | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Returned exports, without change | $870.05 M |
| 2 | Gasoline, other fuels | $399.56 M |
| 3 | Shrimp, other crustaceans | $47.4 M |
| 4 | Polymers of styrene | $21.7 M |
| 5 | Pebbles, gravel | $19.03 M |
| 6 | Various forms of salt | $9.46 M |
| 7 | Estimates of low-value imports | $3.28 M |
| 8 | Copper waste and scrap | $2.68 M |
| 9 | Sands, except metal-bearing | $2.33 M |
| 10 | Merry-go-rounds, fairground equipment | $1.17 M |
U.S. trade with Bahamas rose 1.72 percent through August
Bahamas’s trade with the United States increased to $4.95 B through the first eight months of 2025, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 1.72 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year ago. U.S. exports to Bahamas decreased 6.29 percent while U.S. imports from Bahamas rose 30.49 percent. The U.S. surplus with Bahamas was $2.18 B.
Through August, the top five among the nation’s airports, seaports and border crossings were No. 1 Port of Houston; No. 2 Port of Palm Beach, FL; No. 3 Port Everglades; No. 4 Low-Value border crossing cargo; and No. 5 Port of Jacksonville, FL. During the same period the previous year, the top five were No. 1 Port of Palm Beach, FL; No. 2 Port Everglades; No. 3 Port of Houston; No. 4 Low-Value border crossing cargo and No. 5 Port of TX City, TX. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 60.93 percent of Bahamas’s U.S. trade.
Among those top five:
- Trade with No.1 Port of Houston rose 109.86 percent to $901.64 million.
Exports rose 111.49 percent to $898.8 million. Imports fell 38.92 percent to $2.84 million. - Trade with No.2 Port of Palm Beach, FL fell 17.47 percent to $789.98 million.
Exports fell 18.66 percent to $730.87 million. Imports rose 0.81 percent to $59.11 million. - Trade with No.3 Port Everglades fell 0.75 percent to $673.67 million.
Exports rose 9.12 percent to $429.77 million. Imports fell 14.4 percent to $243.9 million. - Trade with No.4 Low-Value border crossing cargo fell 3.79 percent to $348.57 million.
Exports fell 3.79 percent to $348.57 million. There were no imports. - Trade with No.5 Port of Jacksonville, FL rose 177.3 percent to $304.26 million.
Exports fell 50.58 percent to $17.17 million. Imports rose 282.91 percent to $287.09 million.
Bahamas ranked No. 60 among the United States’ top trade partners through the current period. In the same period one year ago, it ranked No. 60.
Meanwhile, total U.S. trade with the world increased to $3.75 T, up 6.87 percent compared to the same period last year. The nation’s exports climbed 3.86 percent to $1.43 T; imports climbed 8.81 percent to $2.32 T. The nation’s top five countries so far this year, by value, are Mexico; Canada; China; Switzerland and Germany. The overall trade deficit was $892.21 B, up compared to the same period of last year when the deficit was $757.53 B.
The top five U.S. exports to Bahamas by value through August were the categories of Gasoline, other fuels; Low-value shipments; Civilian aircraft, parts; Passenger vehicles; and Misc. iron or steel structures and parts, respectively. They accounted for 63.49 percent of total exports to Bahamas.
The value of the top five categories of U.S. imports from Bahamas –– Returned exports, without change; Gasoline, other fuels; Shrimp, other crustaceans; Polymers of styrene; and Pebbles, gravel –– accounted for 98.06 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Bahamas:
- Gasoline, other fuels fell 8.86 percent compared to last year to $1.7 billion.
- Low-value shipments fell 3.79 percent compared to last year to $348.57 million.
- Civilian aircraft, parts rose 1159 percent compared to last year to $124.07 million.
- Passenger vehicles rose 0.41 percent compared to last year to $52.4 million.
- Misc. iron or steel structures and parts rose 74.79 percent compared to last year to $36.83 million.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Bahamas:
- Returned exports, without change rose 41.42 percent compared to last year to $870.05 million.
- Gasoline, other fuels rose 29.23 percent compared to last year to $399.56 million.
- Shrimp, other crustaceans fell 7.85 percent compared to last year to $47.4 million.
- Polymers of styrene fell 40.48 percent compared to last year to $21.7 million.
- Pebbles, gravel fell 10.41 percent compared to last year to $19.03 million.
In the latest annual figures available, Bahamas recorded $7.43 B in trade with the United States. Total U.S. exports to Bahamas were $ 5.64 B and imports from Bahamas were $1.79 B. The U.S. surplus with Bahamas was $3.85 B.