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Bahamas
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Sand Dollar gives the Bahamas a retail central-bank digital currency alongside bank accounts, cash and cards. Its archipelago uses a Bahamian dollar at parity with the US dollar, connecting local payment access with visitor spending across a country of 403,000 residents in 2025.

Population

403K

GDP

$16B

GDP per Capita

$39K

GDP Growth

2.1%

Deepdive

World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI), 2025

Cash in Bahamas

Cash is useful across the Bahamas, where local dollars and US dollars circulate at parity. Cards serve much tourist spending, while island geography shapes access to cash; Sand Dollar adds an alternative for electronic payments.

ATMs (PER 100K)

117.4

BANKS (PER 100K)

22.3

DEBIT CARDS (PER ADULT)

1.6

CREDIT CARDS (PER ADULT)

0.4

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IMF, Financial Access Survey (FAS), 2025