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Bahamas
The Bahamas has had a live retail CBDC, the Sand Dollar, since October 2020, but use is low. There is no national ID card; the government proposes a national digital ID with no launch date found.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Bahamas
- Program
- Proposed national digital ID
- Status
- Being built or piloted
- National ID card
- No national ID card
- Biometrics
- Not confirmed
The Minister of Innovation told Parliament the government proposes a national digital ID as a foundation for services across ministries. No timeline or legal framework was given. Separate digital projects include a Digital Seafarer Record Book (from 1 June 2026) and a Digital Arrival Card pilot, for which the Immigration Act was amended.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- Launched
- Name
- Sand Dollar
Launched 20 October 2020. About 118,955 personal wallets existed by December 2023 and B$1.69 million was in circulation. Without government ID, holdings are capped at $500; with ID, $8,000.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2024-07Rolling it out
The central bank said commercial banks would soon be required to distribute the Sand Dollar. HRF CBDC Tracker — The Bahamas ↗
UN and WHO
How Bahamas has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 66.1 · rank 103 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 2
Sovereignty score
How the -2 adds up
- -2Launched a CBDC to the public source ↗
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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.