We are also significantly small in terms of our weight in the global economy, and in terms of how sensitive we are to fluctuations of a policy or economic nature that radiate in our direction from the outside world. On the other hand, The Bahamas enjoys a fairly high average per capita income, even though this position has not improved in some years.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  2.0 1.40 1.5 1.0  1.00  0.5 0.0  (0.10)  (0.40)  -0.5  Per cent  $ Thousands  Chart 1: The Bahamian Economy  -1.0 -1.5  (1.70) 2013  2014  2015  GDP/Capita $  2016  -2.0 2017  Real GDP Growth (%)  Source: Department of Statistics  After the 2007 to 2010 global financial crisis, the Bahamian economy suffered through an extended period of challenges, including falls in asset values, and on average near-zero income growth.