Country Profile

33
ODIN SCORE
The Bahamas
166th GLOBAL RANK
OUT OF 195
33 COVERAGE SCORE
OUT OF 100
33 OPENNESS SCORE
OUT OF 100

Summary of Results

The Open Data Inventory (ODIN) measures how complete a country’s statistical offerings are and whether their data meet international standards of openness. The Bahamas ranks 166th in the Open Data Inventory 2022 with an overall score of 33. The overall score is a combination of a data coverage subscore of 33 and a data openness subscore of 33.

The following tables show the coverage and openness scores for each data category. For more detailed information, view the Coverage and Openness tabs.

Rankings

Coverage Openness Overall
Global
OUT OF 195
163rd 158th 166th
Caribbean
OUT OF 15
8th 9th 9th

Category Scores

Data Category Coverage Openness    Overall   
Population & vital statistics 30 50 40
Education facilities 30 40 35
Education outcomes 20 40 30
Health facilities 30 40 35
Health outcomes 20 30 25
Reproductive health 30 40 35
Food security & nutrition 0 0 0
Gender statistics 40 40 40
Crime & justice 10 40 25
Poverty & income 20 40 30
Social Statistics subscore 23 36 30
National accounts 38 50 44
Labor 40 30 35
Price indexes 38 30 33
Government finance 75 40 56
Money & banking 100 40 63
International trade 100 30 56
Balance of payments 100 40 63
Economic Statistics subscore 65 37 49
Agriculture and land use 20 50 35
Resource use 25 40 33
Energy 0 0 0
Pollution 0 0 0
Built environment 20 40 30
Environment subscore 14 26 21
All Categories 33 33 33
Last updated: August 9, 2023

Coverage

The Open Data Inventory (ODIN) assesses coverage based on five coverage elements described below. Each category receives a coverage score based on the amount of data available in that category. Average scores across all categories are shown in the chart below.

In general, coverage scores are based on the availability of indicator availabilities published, how many observations are available over the last 10 years, and if national and subnational data exist.

Indicators Not Published

Indicators are considered not published when no qualifying and disaggregated data are found. Not all indicators are required for full credit in every category.

38%
Number of Categories That Score 0

Categories that score 0 do not publish the minimum amount of data to receive a score. For most categories, the minimum amount of data is one indicator. There are 22 categories.

3
ODIN-Gender Data Index (OGDI) Score

OGDI is a sub-index of ODIN, which measures the availability and openness of 35 indicators that should be sex-disaggregated or apply only to women and girls. Click the score to learn more.

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Coverage Element Scores, 2022

Click to see a description of each coverage element. Scoring criteria for each can be found in the Methodology Guide on the page that corresponds to the coverage element. Element scores are given for each category. The chart above shows average scores across all categories.

Indicator availability
This coverage element measures how many indicators and disaggregations are published within a category. In each category, all other coverage elements cannot score higher than this element so that coverage scores are not inflated by only a few datasets.
Data Available the Last 5 Years
This coverage element measures how many of the last 5 years of data are available for indicators within each category.
Data Available the Last 10 Years
This coverage element measures how many of the last 10 years of data are available for indicators within each category.
First Administrative Level
This coverage element measures whether data are available at the first administrative level within each category. First administrative levels are defined by the ISO 3166-2 standard and adjusted for country practices. Not all categories or indicators are required to be published data at this level.
Second Administrative Level
This coverage element measures whether data are available at the second administrative level within each category. Second administrative levels are not defined and any further division of first administrative levels are accepted. Not all categories or indicators are required to be published at this level.

Openness

The Open Data Inventory (ODIN) assesses openness based on five coverage elements described below. Each category receives a coverage score based on the amount of data available in that category. Average scores across all categories are shown in the chart below.

In general, openness scores are based on the format and licensing of the datasets, the comprehensiveness of metadata, and what download options exist.

Data License/Terms of Use

The licensing or terms of use that govern the use and reuse of data assessed in ODIN are classified as Open, Some Restrictions, Not Open or Not Available (if no license is found). Below is licensing information for data from the national statistics office on their website and data portal used most in their assessment, if applicable.

NSO Website

Bahamas National Statistical Institute

Not Available

Openness Element Scores, 2022

Click to see description of each openness element. Scoring criteria for each can be found in the Methodology Guide on the page that corresponds to the openness element. Element scores are given for each category. The chart above shows average scores across all categories.

Machine Readability
This openness element measures whether data are made available in machine readable formats. Machine readable file formats allow users to easily process data using a computer. Common machine readable formats include XLS, XLSX, CSV, and JSON files.
Nonproprietary Format
This openness element measures whether data are made available in nonproprietary formats. Nonproprietary file formats are important because they allow users to access data without requiring the use of a costly, proprietary software that may prevent some users from accessing the data. Common nonproprietary formats include PDF, HTML, XLSX, DOCX, CSV, and JSON files.
Metadata Availability
This openness element measures whether metadata are available for the published indicators. Metadata must be located in or near the data file or on a designated metadata section of the website. ODIN looks for three aspects of metadata: (1) definition of indicator; (2) date of upload; and (3) Source agency.
Download Options
This openness element measures whether download options are available. ODIN looks for three download options: (1) bulk download (at the indicator level), (2) API, and (3) user-select download (custom downloads). Options 2 and 3 are interchangeable for scoring purposes.
Data license/Terms of use
This openness element measures whether data are made available under an open license. Open licenses must allow the use, reuse, and sharing or adaption of data for commercial and noncommercial use without any obligation other than attribution, per the Open Definition. Licenses prohibiting commercial use or having two or more additional stipulations are classified as “Not Open”. Licenses with no more than one additional stipulation are classified as “Some Restrictions.” Licenses that do not explicitly state all allowed uses under the Open Definition and do not include restrictive language are also classified as “Some Restrictions.”

ODIN Indicators

The Open Data Inventory (ODIN) 2022/23 assesses data for 65 representative indicators in 22 data categories. The ODIN indicators are not meant to be a comprehensive list of all indicators produced by a country, but rather an indicative sample of the fundamental types of data produced by countries.

The table below shows a list of all ODIN indicators, whether qualifying data were found, and information about the coverage and openness criteria for each dataset. To qualify, a dataset must be published on the NSO website or an official government website linked from the NSO website. It must show national level data, have one of the required categorical disaggregations (if applicable), and present data from the last 10 years.

Not all indicators are required for full credit. More information about this can be found in our Methodology Guide.

ODIN 2022 Indicator List
(1.1) Population data Data available
Population & vital statistics

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Population & vital statistics Disaggregation - Sex, 5-Year Age Groups
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Population Projections 2010-2040 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics>Population & Census > Population Projections 2010-2040 > p.14-16
(1.2) Birth rate Data Not Available
Population & vital statistics
(1.3) Death rate Data available
Population & vital statistics

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Population & vital statistics Disaggregation - Sex
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Vital Statistics Provisional Report 2017 NSO > Key Statistics>Social Statistics > Vital Statistics > Vital Statistics Provisional Report 2017 > p.3
(2.1) Number of schools or classrooms Data available
Education facilities

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Education facilities Disaggregation - School Stage, School Type
Years - 2016/2017,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 https://www.ministryofeducationbahamas.com/ > Annual Report > p.5 and p.12
(2.2) Number of teaching staff Data available
Education facilities

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Education facilities Disaggregation - School Stage, School Type, Sex
Years - 2016/2017,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 https://www.ministryofeducationbahamas.com/ > Annual Report > p.10-11 and p.13
(2.3) Education expenditures Data available
Education facilities

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Education facilities Disaggregation - Expenditure Categories
Years - 2016/2017,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 https://www.ministryofeducationbahamas.com/ > Annual Report > p. 24, 28
(3.1) Enrollment rate Data available (1 of 2 datasets)
Education outcomes

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Education outcomes Disaggregation - Sex, School Stage, School Type
Years - 2012,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Population & Census> Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012> p. 29, table 3.3
(3.1) Enrollment rate Data available (2 of 2 datasets)
Education outcomes

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Education outcomes Disaggregation - School Stage
Years - 2016/2017
Levels - National Level
Metadata - Incomplete (Source)
Format - PDF (np)
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 https://www.ministryofeducationbahamas.com/ > Annual report > p. 8, Graph 1.2
(3.2) Completion or graduation rate Data Not Available
Education outcomes
(3.3) Competency exam results Data available
Education outcomes

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Education outcomes Disaggregation - Sex, School Stage
Years - 2016/2017
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - None ()
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 https://www.ministryofeducationbahamas.com/ > Annual report > p. 83, Table 5.1; p. 86 -Table 5.2; p. 90 ,Table 5.4 ; p. 94 -Table 5.6
(4.1) Number of health facilities Data available
Health facilities

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Health facilities Disaggregation - Facility Type
Years - 2013,
Levels - Admin 1, Admin 2, National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Definition)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Dispersion of Government Health Service Facilities, Bahamas, 2013 Ministry of Health and Wellness > Health Statistics > Hospital & Clinic Attendance > Clinic Dispersion - 2013
(4.2) Number of beds or data on health care staff Data available
Health facilities

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Health facilities Disaggregation - Facility Type
Years - 2012,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Population & Census > Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 > p.48-51
(4.3) Health expenditures Data Not Available
Health facilities
(5.1) Immunization rate Data Not Available
Health outcomes
(5.2) Diseases prevalence Data available (1 of 2 datasets)
Health outcomes

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Health outcomes Disaggregation - Disease Type
Years - 2012, 2013,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) - 1994-2013 Ministry of Health and Wellness > Health Statistics > Communicable (Infectious) Disease > STIs - 1994-2013 > Table 1, 2, and 3
(5.2) Diseases prevalence Data available (2 of 2 datasets)
Health outcomes

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Health outcomes Disaggregation - Age, Sex
Years - 2017,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
HIV/AIDS Overview: 2017 Ministry of Health and Wellness > Health Statistics > Communicable (Infectious) Disease > HIV Overview: 2017, pp 1-4
(6.1) Maternal mortality rate Data available
Reproductive health

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Reproductive health Disaggregation - None
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Definition)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Ministry of Health and Wellness Ministry of Health and Wellness > Health Statistics > Mortality > Maternal Mortality (Registered Deaths) - 1971-2014
(6.2) Infant mortality rate or neonatal mortality rate Data Not Available
Reproductive health
(6.3) Under-5 mortality rate Data Not Available
Reproductive health
(6.4) Fertility rate Data available
Reproductive health

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Reproductive health Disaggregation - None
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Vital Statistics Provisional Report NSO > Key Statistics >Social Statistics > Vital Statistics> Vital Statistics Provisional Report 2017 > p.3, Table 4
(6.5) Contraceptive prevalence rate Data Not Available
Reproductive health
(6.6) Adolescent birth rate Data available
Reproductive health

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Reproductive health Disaggregation - None
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Ministry of Health and Wellness Ministry of Health and Wellness > Health Statistics > Births > Teenage Births - 1986-2014
(7.1) Prevalence of undernourishment Data Not Available
Food security & nutrition
(7.2) Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity Data Not Available
Food security & nutrition
(7.3) Prevalence of obesity Data Not Available
Food security & nutrition
(7.4) Prevalence of stunting Data Not Available
Food security & nutrition
(7.5) Prevalence of wasting Data Not Available
Food security & nutrition
(8.1) Proportion of women who are victims of physical, sexual, or psychological violence Data Not Available
Gender statistics
(8.2) Proportion of women in government Data available (1 of 2 datasets)
Gender statistics

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Gender statistics Disaggregation - None
Years - 2012,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Population & Census > Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 > p.3 , table 1.1
(8.2) Proportion of women in government Data available (2 of 2 datasets)
Gender statistics

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Gender statistics Disaggregation - None
Years - 2016, 2017, 2019
Levels - Admin 1, National Level
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np)
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Labour Force Survey Report May 2016 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Force & Household Income > Labour Force Survey Report May 2016 > p. 46, Table 7.1 + p. 47, Table 7.2
Labour Force Survey Report May 2017 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Force & Household Income > Labour Force Survey Report May 2017 > p. 55, table 7.1 + p. 56, table 7.2
Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Force & Household Income > Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 > p. 47, table 7.1 + p. 48, table 7.2
(8.3) Data on child marriages for girls Data Not Available
Gender statistics
(9.1) Homicide rate Data Not Available
Crime & justice
(9.2) Crime rate Data available
Crime & justice

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Crime & justice Disaggregation - Crime Type
Years - 2012,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Population & Census > Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 > p.66, Table 6.1
(9.3) Data on prison population Data available
Crime & justice

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Crime & justice Disaggregation - Sex, Sentencing Status
Years - 2012,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Population & Census> Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 > p.67, Table 6.3
(10.1) Poverty rate Data available
Poverty & income

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Poverty & income Disaggregation - None
Years - 2013,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 NSO > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > Household Expenditure Survey > Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 > p.16, Table 2-1
(10.2) Distribution of income by deciles or Gini coefficient Data available
Poverty & income

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Poverty & income Disaggregation - None
Years - 2013,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 NSO > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > Household Expenditure Survey > Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 > p.21, Table 2‐6
(11.1) Gross domestic product (production approach) Data available
National accounts

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
National accounts Disaggregation - Industry
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
National Accounts Report 2021 NSO > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > National Accounts > National Accounts Report 2021 > p. 3, Table 2
(11.2) Gross domestic product (expenditure approach) Data available
National accounts

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
National accounts Disaggregation - Expenditure Categories
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
National Accounts Report 2021 NSO > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > National Accounts > National Accounts Report 2021 > p. 5, Table 3
(11.3) Gross domestic product (income approach) Data available
National accounts

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
National accounts Disaggregation - Income Components
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Levels - National Level
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np)
Download Options - Bulk Download
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
National Accounts Report 2021 NSO > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > National Accounts > National Accounts Report 2021 > p. 19, TABLE 14
(12.1) Employment rate Data available
Labor

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Labor Disaggregation - Sex
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Labour Market December 2016 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Market Information > Labour Market December 2016 > p.10
Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Force > Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 > p. 17-18, table 1
(12.2) Employment distribution Data available (1 of 2 datasets)
Labor

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Labor Disaggregation - Industry, Sex
Years - 2016, 2017, 2019
Levels - National Level
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np)
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Force & Household Income > Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 > p. 43, table 6.1
Labour Force Survey Report May 2017 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Force & Household Income > Labour Force Survey Report May 2017 > p. 51, table 6.1
Labour Force Survey Report May 2016 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Force & Household Income > Labour Force Survey Report May 2016 > p. 42, Table 6.1
(12.2) Employment distribution Data available (2 of 2 datasets)
Labor

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Labor Disaggregation - Occupation, Sex
Years - 2016, 2017, 2019
Levels - National Level
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np)
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Labour Force Survey Report May 2016 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Force & Household Income > Labour Force Survey Report May 2016 > p. 46, Table 7.1
Labour Force Survey Report May 2017 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Force & Household Income > Labour Force Survey Report May 2017 > p. 55, table 7.1
Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Force & Household Income > Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 > p. 47, table 7.1
(12.3) Unemployment rate Data available
Labor

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Labor Disaggregation - Sex
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Labour Market December 2016 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Market Information > Labour Market December 2016 > p.10
Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 NSO > Key Statistics > Social Statistics > Labour Force & Household Income > Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 > p. 17-18, table 1
(13.1) Consumer price index Data available (1 of 3 datasets)
Price indexes

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Price indexes Disaggregation - None
Years - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
All Items Indices Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2021 NSO > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > Consumer Price Index (CPI) > All Items Indices Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2021
CPI All Bahamas Jan. '15 - Feb. '19 NSO > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > Consumer Price Index (CPI) > page 2, CPI All Bahamas Jan. '15 - Feb. '19
(13.1) Consumer price index Data available (2 of 3 datasets)
Price indexes

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Price indexes Disaggregation - None
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014
Levels - National Level
Metadata - Incomplete (Date)
Format - PDF (np)
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
All Items Indices NSO > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > Consumer Price Index (CPI) > page 5, All Items Indices
(13.1) Consumer price index Data available (3 of 3 datasets)
Price indexes

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Price indexes Disaggregation - None
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Levels - National Level
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np)
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Bahamas All Items Summary Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2007 - 2021 NSO > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > Consumer Price Index (CPI) > Bahamas All Items Summary Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2007 - 2021
(13.2) Producers price index Data Not Available
Price indexes
(14.1) Actual revenues Data available
Government finance

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Government finance Disaggregation - Revenue Source
Years - 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2020/2021
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022 Central Bank of The Bahamas (http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/) > Resources > Publications > Main Publications > Quarterly Statistical Digest > QSD May 2022 > p. 57, table 5.2
Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019 Central Bank of The Bahamas (http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/) > Resources > Publications > Main Publications > Quarterly Statistical Digest > Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019 > p. 57, table 5.2
(14.2) Actual expenditures Data available
Government finance

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Government finance Disaggregation - Economic Classification, Functional Classification
Years - 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2020/2021
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022 Central Bank of The Bahamas (http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/) > Resources > Publications > Main Publications > Quarterly Statistical Digest > QSD May 2022 > p. 59, Table 5.3 (economic) + p. 61-63, Table 5.4 (functional)
Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019 Central Bank of The Bahamas (http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/) > Resources > Publications > Main Publications > Quarterly Statistical Digest > Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019 > p. 59, Table 5.3 (economic) + p. 61, Table 5.4 (functional)
(15.1) Money supply Data available
Money & banking

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Money & banking Disaggregation - Money Aggregates
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022 Central Bank of The Bahamas (http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/) > Resources > Publications > Main Publications > Quarterly Statistical Digest > QSD May 2022 > p. 12, Table 2.7
(15.2) Interest rates Data available
Money & banking

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Money & banking Disaggregation - Rate Type
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022 Central Bank of The Bahamas (http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/) > Resources > Publications > Main Publications > Quarterly Statistical Digest > QSD May 2022 > p. 51-53, Table 4.1, Table 4.2, and Table 4.3
(16.1) Merchandise exports Data available
International trade

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
International trade Disaggregation - Product Categories
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2022 Central Bank of The Bahamas (http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/) > Resources > Publications > Main Publications > Quarterly Statistical Digest > QSD May 2022 > p.82, Table 7.3
Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2017 Central Bank of The Bahamas (http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/) > Resources > Publications > Main Publications > Quarterly Statistical Digest >Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2017 > p.67, Table 7.3
Quarterly Statistical Digest, May 2018 Central Bank of The Bahamas (http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/) > Resources > Publications > Main Publications > Quarterly Statistical Digest > page 2 > Quarterly Statistical Digest, May 2018 > p. 74, Table 7.3
(16.2) Merchandise imports Data available
International trade

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
International trade Disaggregation - Product Categories
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - No download options
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2022 Central Bank of The Bahamas (http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/) > Resources > Publications > Main Publications > Quarterly Statistical Digest > QSD May 2022 > p.83, Table 7.4
Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2017 Central Bank of The Bahamas (http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/) > Resources > Publications > Main Publications > Quarterly Statistical Digest >Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2017 > p.68, Table 7.4
Quarterly Statistical Digest, May 2018 Central Bank of The Bahamas (http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/) > Resources > Publications > Main Publications > Quarterly Statistical Digest > page 2 > Quarterly Statistical Digest, May 2018 > p. 75, Table 7.4


(18.1) Data on land use or land cover Data Not Available
Agriculture and land use
(18.2) Data on protected lands Data available
Agriculture and land use

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Agriculture and land use Disaggregation - None
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Complete (Source, Date, Definition)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Environmental Report 2015 NSO Home > Reports & Surveys > Annually > page 3 > Environmental Report 2015 > p.16 > Table 4: Protected Land Area and Marine Area: 1959-2014
(18.3) Commodity production Data Not Available
Agriculture and land use
(19.1) Data on fishery harvests Data available
Resource use

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Resource use Disaggregation - None
Years - 2012, 2013, 2014,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
Environmental Report 2015 NSO Home > Reports and Surveys > Annually > Economics > page 3 > Environmental Report 2015 > p.15
(19.2) Data on timber harvests or deforestation Data Not Available
Resource use
(19.3) Data on mining or extractive activities Data Not Available
Resource use
(19.4) Water consumption Data Not Available
Resource use
(20.1) Energy consumption Data Not Available
Energy
(20.2) Energy supply Data Not Available
Energy
(21.1) Greenhouse gas emissions Data Not Available
Pollution
(21.2) Emissions of air or water pollutants Data Not Available
Pollution
(22.1) Proportion of households with access to water Data available
Built environment

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Built environment Disaggregation - Water Supply Type
Years - 2013,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey NSO Home > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > Household Expenditure Survey > Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 > p. 88, Table 7‐5
(22.2) Proportion of households with access to sanitation Data available
Built environment

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Built environment Disaggregation - Sanitation Facility Type
Years - 2013,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey NSO Home > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > Household Expenditure Survey > Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 > p. 88, Table 7‐5
(22.3) Number of rooms or bedrooms Data available
Built environment

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Built environment Disaggregation - None
Years - 2013
Levels - National Level
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np)
Download Options - Bulk Download
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey NSO Home > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > Household Expenditure Survey > Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 > p. 83, Table 7-1
(22.4) Access to electricity Data available
Built environment

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Built environment Disaggregation - None
Years - 2013
Levels - National Level
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np)
Download Options - Bulk Download
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey NSO Home > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > Household Expenditure Survey > Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 > p. 88, Table 7‐5
(22.5) Data on housing construction materials Data available
Built environment

Dataset Coverage Dataset Openness
Built environment Disaggregation - Material Type
Years - 2013,
Levels - National Level,
Metadata - Incomplete (Source, Date)
Format - PDF (np);
Download Options - Bulk Download,
Terms of Use - Not Available
Terms of Use URL - 
Source Navigation
The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey NSO Home > Key Statistics > Economics Statistics > Household Expenditure Survey > Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 > p. 85, Table 7‐3

Recommendations

Every country can improve their open data and ODIN scores can help identify gaps where improvements should be focused. The following recommendations may involve not only the national statistics office, but the entire national statistical system.

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25 ODIN indicators were not published with any of the required disaggregation. ODIN indicators are only a representative sample of the types of data a country should publish and not all indicators below may be relevant to your country. Nonetheless, those that are should be published. Below is a table of the ODIN indicators where no disaggregated data could be found on the NSO website or any official national website that is linked from the NSO website. See the Methodology Guide for definitions of each indicator.

Missing ODIN Indicator Required Disaggregation
(1.2) Birth rate Sex, Marital Status
(3.2) Completion or graduation rate Sex, Age, School Stage, School Type
(4.3) Health expenditures Expenditure Categories
(5.1) Immunization rate Age, Sex
(6.2) Infant mortality rate or neonatal mortality rate Sex
(6.3) Under-5 mortality rate Sex
(6.5) Contraceptive prevalence rate None
(7.1) Prevalence of undernourishment Sex
(7.2) Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity Sex
(7.3) Prevalence of obesity Sex, Age
(7.4) Prevalence of stunting Sex, Age
(7.5) Prevalence of wasting Sex, Age
(8.1) Proportion of women who are victims of physical, sexual, or psychological violence Age, Disability Status, Relationship To Perpetrator, Type of violence
(8.3) Data on child marriages for girls None
(9.1) Homicide rate Sex Of Victim, Age Of Victim, Sex Of Perpetrator, Age Of Perpetrator, Victim/Perpetrator Relationship
(13.2) Producers price index None
(18.1) Data on land use or land cover Crop Type, Environmental Zones, Irrigation Status
(18.3) Commodity production Commodity Type
(19.2) Data on timber harvests or deforestation None
(19.3) Data on mining or extractive activities Raw material type
(19.4) Water consumption Sector
(20.1) Energy consumption Energy Commodity, Sector
(20.2) Energy supply Energy Commodity
(21.1) Greenhouse gas emissions Gas Type
(21.2) Emissions of air or water pollutants Pollutant Type

3 ODIN indicators were not published with sex-disaggregation. Sex-disaggregated data are important to reflect the realities of men and women in various policy areas and narrow gender inequalities. Below is a table of the ODIN indicators where no sex-disaggregated data could be found on the NSO website or any official national website that is linked from the NSO website.

ODIN Indicator with no sex-disaggregation Published
(2.2) Number of teaching staff
(9.2) Crime rate
(12.2) Employment distribution

No data license or terms of use for data on the website that indicates how data can be used was found. Adopting an open license is a core component of the definition of open data. Data cannot be open unless they are licensed for reuse. An open data license is an opportunity for governments to encourage public use of their data by specifically addressing how people can use data, how they should attribute data, and what types of use, if any, are prohibited. These specifics encourage use and reuse of data by alleviating user concerns about legal ramifications of unapproved use. Please reference the Best Practices section of the Methodology Guide for examples from other countries and reach out to Open Data Watch for advice. Below is a table with the name of the NSO and website where a data license or terms of use for data could not be found.

NSO Name Website
Bahamas National Statistical Institute http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/statistics

46 ODIN indicators were not published in machine-readable formats for all years available. Machine-readable data are structured data in formats that can be read and processed by a computer. These include Extensible Markup Language (XML), JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), common-separated values (CSV), and Microsoft Excel’s Open XML Spreadsheet (XLSX). When data are made available in formats that are not machine-readable, users cannot easily access and modify the data, which severely restricts their use. Below is a table of the ODIN indicators for which data in a machine readable format could not be found. File formats with a (r) indicate that the file is machine readable. File formats with a (np) indicate that the file is nonproprietary.

ODIN Indicator not published in machine readable formats Dataset URL File Format
(1.1) Population data Population Projections 2010-2040 PDF (np);
(1.3) Death rate Vital Statistics Provisional Report 2017 PDF (np);
(2.1) Number of schools or classrooms Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 PDF (np);
(2.2) Number of teaching staff Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 PDF (np);
(2.3) Education expenditures Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 PDF (np);
(3.1) Enrollment rate Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 PDF (np);
(3.1) Enrollment rate Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 PDF (np)
(3.3) Competency exam results Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 PDF (np);
(4.1) Number of health facilities Dispersion of Government Health Service Facilities, Bahamas, 2013 PDF (np);
(4.2) Number of beds or data on health care staff Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 PDF (np);
(5.2) Diseases prevalence Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) - 1994-2013 PDF (np);
(5.2) Diseases prevalence HIV/AIDS Overview: 2017 PDF (np);
(6.1) Maternal mortality rate Ministry of Health and Wellness PDF (np);
(6.4) Fertility rate Vital Statistics Provisional Report PDF (np);
(6.6) Adolescent birth rate Ministry of Health and Wellness PDF (np);
(8.2) Proportion of women in government Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 PDF (np);
(8.2) Proportion of women in government Labour Force Survey Report May 2016, Labour Force Survey Report May 2017, Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 PDF (np)
(9.2) Crime rate Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 PDF (np);
(9.3) Data on prison population Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 PDF (np);
(10.1) Poverty rate Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 PDF (np);
(10.2) Distribution of income by deciles or Gini coefficient Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 PDF (np);
(11.1) Gross domestic product (production approach) National Accounts Report 2021 PDF (np);
(11.2) Gross domestic product (expenditure approach) National Accounts Report 2021 PDF (np);
(11.3) Gross domestic product (income approach) National Accounts Report 2021 PDF (np)
(12.1) Employment rate Labour Market December 2016, Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 PDF (np);
(12.2) Employment distribution Labour Force Survey Report May 2019, Labour Force Survey Report May 2017, Labour Force Survey Report May 2016 PDF (np)
(12.2) Employment distribution Labour Force Survey Report May 2016, Labour Force Survey Report May 2017, Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 PDF (np)
(12.3) Unemployment rate Labour Market December 2016, Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 PDF (np);
(13.1) Consumer price index All Items Indices Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2021, CPI All Bahamas Jan. '15 - Feb. '19 PDF (np);
(13.1) Consumer price index All Items Indices PDF (np)
(13.1) Consumer price index Bahamas All Items Summary Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2007 - 2021 PDF (np)
(14.1) Actual revenues Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019 PDF (np);
(14.2) Actual expenditures Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019 PDF (np);
(15.1) Money supply Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022 PDF (np);
(15.2) Interest rates Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022 PDF (np);
(16.1) Merchandise exports Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2017, Quarterly Statistical Digest, May 2018 PDF (np);
(16.2) Merchandise imports Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2017, Quarterly Statistical Digest, May 2018 PDF (np);
(17.1) Current account Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2016 PDF (np);
(17.2) Capital and financial account Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2016 PDF (np);
(18.2) Data on protected lands Environmental Report 2015 PDF (np);
(19.1) Data on fishery harvests Environmental Report 2015 PDF (np);
(22.1) Proportion of households with access to water The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey PDF (np);
(22.2) Proportion of households with access to sanitation The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey PDF (np);
(22.3) Number of rooms or bedrooms The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey PDF (np)
(22.4) Access to electricity The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey PDF (np)
(22.5) Data on housing construction materials The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey PDF (np);

33 ODIN indicators were with complete metadata. For all years available. Many metadata standards can be used to meet ODIN criteria for complete metadata. Metadata must include the following three components: 1) Source agency of data, 2) Definition of indicator, and 3) Date that data was uploaded online. Datasets should be published with ample metadata to “aid both discoverability and usability of the data,” according to the Open Data Handbook. Various metadata standards exist that are often used for statistical data, including Dublin Core, Data Catalogue Vocabulary (DCAT), and RDF Data Cube Vocabulary. Below is a table of the ODIN indicators for which data with incomplete metadata was found.

ODIN Indicator with Incomplete Metadata Dataset URL Metadata Components Not Found
(2.1) Number of schools or classrooms Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 Date, Definition
(2.2) Number of teaching staff Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 Date, Definition
(2.3) Education expenditures Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 Date, Definition
(3.1) Enrollment rate Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 Date, Definition
(3.3) Competency exam results Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 Source, Date, Definition
(4.1) Number of health facilities Dispersion of Government Health Service Facilities, Bahamas, 2013 Date
(4.2) Number of beds or data on health care staff Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 Definition
(5.2) Diseases prevalence Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) - 1994-2013 Date, Definition
(5.2) Diseases prevalence HIV/AIDS Overview: 2017 Date, Definition
(6.1) Maternal mortality rate Ministry of Health and Wellness Date
(6.4) Fertility rate Vital Statistics Provisional Report Definition
(6.6) Adolescent birth rate Ministry of Health and Wellness Date, Definition
(9.2) Crime rate Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 Definition
(9.3) Data on prison population Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 Definition
(10.2) Distribution of income by deciles or Gini coefficient Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 Definition
(12.1) Employment rate Labour Market December 2016, Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 Definition
(12.3) Unemployment rate Labour Market December 2016, Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 Definition
(13.1) Consumer price index All Items Indices Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2021, CPI All Bahamas Jan. '15 - Feb. '19 Definition
(13.1) Consumer price index All Items Indices Source, Definition
(13.1) Consumer price index Bahamas All Items Summary Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2007 - 2021 Definition
(14.2) Actual expenditures Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019 Definition
(15.1) Money supply Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022 Definition
(15.2) Interest rates Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022 Definition
(16.1) Merchandise exports Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2017, Quarterly Statistical Digest, May 2018 Definition
(16.2) Merchandise imports Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2017, Quarterly Statistical Digest, May 2018 Definition
(17.1) Current account Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2016 Definition
(17.2) Capital and financial account Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2016 Definition
(19.1) Data on fishery harvests Environmental Report 2015 Definition
(22.1) Proportion of households with access to water The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey Definition
(22.2) Proportion of households with access to sanitation The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey Definition
(22.3) Number of rooms or bedrooms The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey Definition
(22.4) Access to electricity The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey Definition
(22.5) Data on housing construction materials The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey Definition

27 ODIN indicators were available in datasets that did not include data points for 6 of the last 10 years. It is important to publish historical data, if they exist, and not only recent data. Below is a table of the ODIN indicators for which data for less than 6 of the last 10 years was published.

ODIN Indicator Disaggregation Found URL Years Found
(1.3) Death rate Sex Vital Statistics Provisional Report 2017 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017
(2.1) Number of schools or classrooms School Stage, School Type Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 2016/2017
(2.2) Number of teaching staff School Stage, School Type, Sex Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 2016/2017
(2.3) Education expenditures School Stage, Expenditure Categories Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 2016/2017
(3.1) Enrollment rate Sex, Age, School Stage, School Type Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 2012,2016/2017
(3.3) Competency exam results Sex, Age, School Stage Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017 2016/2017
(4.1) Number of health facilities Facility Type Dispersion of Government Health Service Facilities, Bahamas, 2013 2013
(4.2) Number of beds or data on health care staff Facility Type, Department Type, Staff Type Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 2012
(5.2) Diseases prevalence Age, Sex, Disease Type Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) - 1994-2013 2012,2013,2017
(6.1) Maternal mortality rate None Ministry of Health and Wellness 2012,2013,2014
(6.4) Fertility rate None Vital Statistics Provisional Report 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017
(6.6) Adolescent birth rate None Ministry of Health and Wellness 2012,2013,2014
(8.2) Proportion of women in government None Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 2012,2016,2017,2019
(9.2) Crime rate Crime Type, Sex Of Victim, Age Of Victim, Sex Of Perpetrator, Age Of Perpetrator, Victim/Perpetrator Relationship Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 2012
(9.3) Data on prison population Age, Sex, Sentencing Status Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 2012
(10.1) Poverty rate None Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 2013
(10.2) Distribution of income by deciles or Gini coefficient None Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013 2013
(12.2) Employment distribution Industry, Occupation, Sex Labour Force Survey Report May 2019, Labour Force Survey Report May 2017, Labour Force Survey Report May 2016 2016,2017,2019
(14.1) Actual revenues Revenue Source Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019 2014/2015,2015/2016,2016/2017,2017/2018,2018/2019,2020/2021
(14.2) Actual expenditures Administrative Classification, Economic Classification, Functional Classification Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019 2014/2015,2015/2016,2016/2017,2017/2018,2018/2019,2020/2021
(18.2) Data on protected lands None Environmental Report 2015 2012,2013,2014
(19.1) Data on fishery harvests None Environmental Report 2015 2012,2013,2014
(22.1) Proportion of households with access to water Water Supply Type The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey 2013
(22.2) Proportion of households with access to sanitation Sanitation Facility Type The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey 2013
(22.3) Number of rooms or bedrooms None The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey 2013
(22.4) Access to electricity None The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey 2013
(22.5) Data on housing construction materials Material Type The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey 2013

40 ODIN indicators were available in datasets that did not include data points for 3 of the last 5 years. It is important to publish recent data, if they exist, and not only time series data. Below is a table of the ODIN indicators where data for less than 3 of the last 5 years was published.

ODIN Indicator Disaggregation Found URL Years Found
(1.1) Population data Sex, Marital Status, 5-Year Age Groups Population Projections 2010-2040 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
(1.3) Death rate Sex Vital Statistics Provisional Report 2017 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017
(2.1) Number of schools or classrooms School Stage, School Type 2016/2017
(2.2) Number of teaching staff School Stage, School Type, Sex 2016/2017
(2.3) Education expenditures School Stage, Expenditure Categories 2016/2017
(3.1) Enrollment rate Sex, Age, School Stage, School Type (Review) - Added school type credit (There is public/private), (Review) - Added this data It is called school type but it is actually school stage 2012,2016/2017
(3.3) Competency exam results Sex, Age, School Stage see p. 81 of PDF, "the Grade Level Assessment Test (GLAT) is taken in grades three (3) and six (6). The Bahamas Junior Certificate Examinations (BJCs) are set for junior high school students in grade nine (9) while the Bahamas General Certification of Secondary Education (BGCSE) is designed as an exit examination for students in senior high school." 2016/2017
(4.1) Number of health facilities Facility Type MOH home page: https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/home/!ut/p/b1/vZXbrqJIGIWfZR7AtgoKKC6RgyCCCBQoN0TBA4XIQY4-_ezd6cmkp2fvPcl0pK5I1sqX_6_FYh7N9wKHOREIAjffzaP7oc8uhzYr74fb-3vExyxYWpKEsLVhfBEYUIa8STiAFf5NsP9YsJC57_7tAmy9tchKQOI4YOiMLwhLwsoa-OEHHzwS-G_-TwQ_-bGiIiDxSBIWnMsCDc7D-U7fjwultC6qJMdDSWgYjK2Jk9l2wvaQGeBxvVwP50bIK67gqDkMXY3uHisbd9KhEzHtmVGkpxoX6-Y2mgXDT62prvQHOJiDYIU6LTdVUN_otPXF1K5Txw4BFsQENwtrLMqENa-FYmYFJVk0RMohlhxXPTXCmsgnFuNz6-qlLP3xxz9n_XWYT2ZdIvYrP_O__O-CT_38V37-q6yF8-gzyfe0fRd8FqfPA8F8JYBzWy-L03z_JhM-nAXzc3--Ayj26FQZz_zp0qfH2uvIsBXbhjSwbXoMbF99-ukSturVBj6BtmAbVrMEtgpt3147aeCShbQQC7P7Eii8GLhBrwbCdyAl8erwsAbNmYKdPpIVOa2rdEoqidGu1B_L9LIzkrvTHBanx4aQWR8Gvo8veCmdhqe0bu5K4B8bU9QDp3mEx7LJsUM3nsxF9xPL0wp0tTNw9zhEM0SKVVT00tHV9p6rUKmS24qQN3HlAdEPo-PVSnwvdWNsd844CiEaUNjtcse5uW7Mr3Npp3YGpVdWFYZMWRLryBD2fDSqy6WaySm0Zb8H4qGtgjPaVHeQ6HkgJBAc-hguHdGNr0LfcuF9T-L-fF2HfYL0yZ7A6B62Lpspvam6G-zmlUx3l6JaBmbiS2HLGd0txgs6akF6eeuNLxb76uig3x-d1TzKjsW3ISm-gW8II8RgyAKRefulYTwPKOEF5WEMqtMF6-u9isJI6aVIUuTpKoPGDwyG3DiTHs6zE-Hy2vKV6JGxR2MjcYa1bxGadqRo_O5WamNM88aaWeO45UfardTuVC6D86KM98aTGMXC0pGw43jhiHmE9sOJsI_StC1ezdrtDYu1peW2UZlPZplTrZ-0J9P3shUsQAqqZBU7qO2ScQRlbY2rlRdiGx7KWbZKF8XB1PX90sa6ummv6nq2HPbCjt0mfbVhmx9L_7A-_-2WR1_ZDlY-MLAhg0cdzyY3009DaK9dCxJoWn4yeTmCFpXeLsP5a-kUekn1OdBbo9cCsc-_Gsi-GMiCVwOZVwO5FwNXr04p-_u_w5_KjwMQMizEHMMKvMC8dd8eje_dp6hhDx6Ejop13AxJuYuUY5fX-Wggbys2RxWS5LLJxfikV52oin1QzKStycCau_ptqqkz-VTefGmnb7WddTfoY5IyVI_Fqt0wCWNf1IKFDNaVFdQ67WGqdR3sxUWL1acbq_KklJBqJi8KfjjOZqKEhFvx5Ek8abW171KBFvoqkK-BzZDpPBRT7fbO0RmwcBP7TW-w8yK6adp6yrJslrv6APHfhy36X470J9kFp2Q!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ 2013
(4.2) Number of beds or data on health care staff Facility Type, Department Type, Staff Type facility type: general hospital (Princess Margaret and Rand Memorial), psychiatric hospital (Sandilands Rehabilitation Center), geriatric hospital 2012
(5.2) Diseases prevalence Age, Sex, Disease Type Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) - 1994-2013 2012,2013,2017
(6.1) Maternal mortality rate None Ministry of Health and Wellness 2012,2013,2014
(6.4) Fertility rate None Vital Statistics Provisional Report 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017
(6.6) Adolescent birth rate None Ministry of Health and Wellness 2012,2013,2014
(8.2) Proportion of women in government None Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012 2012,2016,2017,2019
(9.2) Crime rate Crime Type, Sex Of Victim, Age Of Victim, Sex Of Perpetrator, Age Of Perpetrator, Victim/Perpetrator Relationship 2012
(9.3) Data on prison population Age, Sex, Sentencing Status 2012
(10.1) Poverty rate None 2013
(10.2) Distribution of income by deciles or Gini coefficient None 2013
(11.1) Gross domestic product (production approach) Industry National Accounts Report 2021 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
(11.2) Gross domestic product (expenditure approach) Expenditure Categories National Accounts Report 2021 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
(11.3) Gross domestic product (income approach) Income Components National Accounts Report 2021 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
(12.1) Employment rate Sex, Age Labour Market December 2016, Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
(12.2) Employment distribution Industry, Occupation, Sex Labour Force Survey Report May 2019, Labour Force Survey Report May 2017, Labour Force Survey Report May 2016 2016,2017,2019
(12.3) Unemployment rate Sex, Age Labour Market December 2016, Labour Force Survey Report May 2019 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
(13.1) Consumer price index None All Items Indices Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2021, CPI All Bahamas Jan. '15 - Feb. '19 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
(14.1) Actual revenues Revenue Source Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019 2014/2015,2015/2016,2016/2017,2017/2018,2018/2019,2020/2021
(14.2) Actual expenditures Administrative Classification, Economic Classification, Functional Classification Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019 2014/2015,2015/2016,2016/2017,2017/2018,2018/2019,2020/2021
(15.1) Money supply Money Aggregates Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
(15.2) Interest rates Rate Type Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
(16.1) Merchandise exports Product Categories Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2017, Quarterly Statistical Digest, May 2018 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
(16.2) Merchandise imports Product Categories Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2017, Quarterly Statistical Digest, May 2018 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
(17.1) Current account Account Components Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2016 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
(17.2) Capital and financial account Account Components Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest, February 2016 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
(18.2) Data on protected lands None Environmental Report 2015 2012,2013,2014
(19.1) Data on fishery harvests None Environmental Report 2015 2012,2013,2014
(22.1) Proportion of households with access to water Water Supply Type "Water supply, lighting, cooking fuels and sanitary facilities by heads of household and region" Note: Removing source and definition from metadata, not finding definitions pertinent to each dataset, nor sources below table as was stated in last round (it seems like the document may have changed since then, there are inconsistencies w/ page numbers from the previous round as well). (Review) - Can confirm that I cannot find a definition but did find a source metadata Landing page: https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/key%20statistics/social%20statistics/household%20expenditure%20survey/!ut/p/b1/vZTZjqJAFIafxQewKaCA4rJEdllkhxuDyCIouDAiPP3YnUkmM5O2-2Ji1VUl35__nP9UDpEQMccghgccxxARkbTpbV-m_b5r08P7O2E36wVYuyuexmgpQoBZiLkF49AyZB9A_ABoIBsYQ2RYlMcDlRRIVvcZsBCYP_UAMwxQFcrjONmnBQn80oNPDgbf0z8BntQPJJIIiSiIWV7sjFJUnaLKUhd7ln663uu7kEylb2qMXJQ7a7WtOHmievLWk-V97zeKe3HVZDT5XkA7TMmlczmfrXBBLiqzQadwTKWmUqVCZXcr1coZEqINL0F-FbAadZW4tXjJBZcczIHcCPHi3stBm6COVc4icid5P_xYHjPXu9btRacNoRLpjt0xCTVuB3Z5LaZ3g6iTHK5Hut2irGjkQW_wbPZ3Jv82_a2ZfqqnvtKHRPKBPPsVH8CzsT8fHPUVQBKm0h1zIn5g3KfFIpbwiAjAjVuPJ3VqJqee1oPnX4EJepP0QmCIrWd60srlNdMUeQ1M_mh4mDYfjDFZwDNtexc4_gLjBHOd-5Uh92JDC77akHy14asjhf8_Uo1I9tvj25Ad38AbRBBSiKQBTz1WMkJEUMdzfluuq-VjQyXOTb_orRdFyF7rrBbaONdV7OT2Jt-cp8BMe9VPu6T283qilqU-LSOPDQP6kvS1ZORKGB545q4HXEeh5sSNTGrvm47Tu1GCkZy2mdi1YTsvfux0h5dCX5uUtOpbd52n1QhX18gExu3cBN6F4exNmW0PZNbLR_fudKxTdvO1Qu-vgRJVnVWEzUW5CZvFlGZ5SceMaup1CNwojf3WXaa0JTmrOLdDORay0RcQvKqTxovpli6i8wRTWM6IY3KQpNW4nzeOMpDo9x3w7CctCi6Q/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ 2013
(22.2) Proportion of households with access to sanitation Sanitation Facility Type "Water supply, lighting, cooking fuels and sanitary facilities by heads of household and region" Removing source and definition from metadata. 2013
(22.3) Number of rooms or bedrooms None (Review) - Added this data, a valid substitute "Average number of rooms in a dwelling" 2013
(22.4) Access to electricity None (Review) - Added this data, a valid substitute "Percentage of households by main lighting source (includes electricity)" 2013
(22.5) Data on housing construction materials Material Type (Review) - Using another table 7-3 (instead of 7-4)> All Bahamas, more similar to what we are used to seeing 2013

32 ODIN indicators were available in datasets that did not include data at the subnational geographic level. Disaggregation of indicators at the subnational level is one of the key elements to effectively monitor development of a country and ensure certain groups of people are not left behind. Below is a table of the ODIN indicators where data was only made available at the national level.

ODIN Indicator Disaggregation Found URL
(1.1) Population data Sex, Marital Status, 5-Year Age Groups Population Projections 2010-2040
(1.3) Death rate Sex Vital Statistics Provisional Report 2017
(2.1) Number of schools or classrooms School Stage, School Type Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017
(2.2) Number of teaching staff School Stage, School Type, Sex Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017
(2.3) Education expenditures School Stage, Expenditure Categories Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017
(3.1) Enrollment rate Sex, School Stage, School Type Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017
(3.3) Competency exam results Sex, Age, School Stage Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Annual Report 2016-2017
(4.2) Number of beds or data on health care staff Facility Type, Department Type, Staff Type Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012
(5.2) Diseases prevalence Age, Sex, Disease Type Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) - 1994-2013, HIV/AIDS Overview: 2017
(6.1) Maternal mortality rate None Ministry of Health and Wellness
(6.4) Fertility rate None Vital Statistics Provisional Report
(6.6) Adolescent birth rate None Ministry of Health and Wellness
(9.2) Crime rate Crime Type, Sex Of Victim, Age Of Victim, Sex Of Perpetrator, Age Of Perpetrator, Victim/Perpetrator Relationship Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012
(9.3) Data on prison population Age, Sex, Sentencing Status Socio-Economic Report 2008-2012
(10.1) Poverty rate None Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013
(10.2) Distribution of income by deciles or Gini coefficient None Household Expenditure Survey Report 2013
(11.1) Gross domestic product (production approach) Industry National Accounts Report 2021
(11.2) Gross domestic product (expenditure approach) Expenditure Categories National Accounts Report 2021
(11.3) Gross domestic product (income approach) Income Components National Accounts Report 2021
(12.1) Employment rate Sex, Age Labour Market December 2016, Labour Force Survey Report May 2019
(12.2) Employment distribution Industry, Occupation, Sex Labour Force Survey Report May 2019, Labour Force Survey Report May 2017, Labour Force Survey Report May 2016, Labour Force Survey Report May 2016, Labour Force Survey Report May 2017, Labour Force Survey Report May 2019
(12.3) Unemployment rate Sex, Age Labour Market December 2016, Labour Force Survey Report May 2019
(13.1) Consumer price index None All Items Indices Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2021, CPI All Bahamas Jan. '15 - Feb. '19, All Items Indices, Bahamas All Items Summary Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2007 - 2021
(14.1) Actual revenues Revenue Source Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019
(14.2) Actual expenditures Administrative Classification, Economic Classification, Functional Classification Quarterly Statistical Digest May 2022, Quarterly Statistical Digest - November 2019
(18.2) Data on protected lands None Environmental Report 2015
(19.1) Data on fishery harvests None Environmental Report 2015
(22.1) Proportion of households with access to water Water Supply Type The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey
(22.2) Proportion of households with access to sanitation Sanitation Facility Type The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey
(22.3) Number of rooms or bedrooms None The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey
(22.4) Access to electricity None The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey
(22.5) Data on housing construction materials Material Type The Bahamas 2013 Household Expenditure Survey

Country Context

To understand a country’s commitment to open data, it is important to look at ODIN scores in context. The information below includes assessments of the country’s statistical capacity, links to relevant laws, and comparative measures of the country’s performance on other measures of data coverage, openness, and government transparency.

Statistical Performance Indicators

The World Bank’s Statistical Performance Indicators measure the capacity and maturity of national statistical systems by assessing the use of data, the quality of services, the coverage of topics, the sources of information, and the infrastructure and availability of resources. The goal is to improve development outcomes and track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

Overall Score
50%
Data Use Score
100%
Data Services Score
27%
Data Products Score
36%
Data Sources Score
27%
Data Infrastructure Score
60%

Global Data Barometer

The Global Data Barometer is a project of the Data for Development Network that aims to measure the state of data in relation to urgent societal issues. It seeks to appraise data availability, governance, capability and use around the world to help shape data infrastructures that limit risks and harms in climate action, company information, health and COVID-19, land, political integrity, public finance and public procurement.

Overall Score
24%
Governance Score
31%
Capability Score
28%
Availability Score
17%
Use and Impact Score
12%

Legal Framework

Data Commitments

National Data Strategy

National data strategies or National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) provide a country with a strategy for developing statistical capacity across the entire national statistical system (NSS). It presents the statistics office’s priorities for the next 5-10 years.

The Bahamas does not have a national data strategy.

IMF Standards for Data Dissemination

Data dissemination standards enhance the availability of timely and comprehensive statistics, which contributes to sound macroeconomic policies and the efficient functioning of financial markets.

The Bahamas is an e-GDDS Subscriber.

Open Data Charter (ODC)

The ODC is a collaboration between over 100 governments and organisations working to open up data based on a shared set of seven principles.

The Bahamas has not adopted the charter.

Open Government Partnership (OGP)

OGP is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from national and subnational governments to promote open government, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance.

The Bahamas is not a participant.

Index Comparison

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All scores have been converted to a 100 point scale.