The Bahamas public holidays 2026, VAT rate and tax data
The Bahamas: VAT rate 10% since 1 Jan 2022; 11 public holidays in 2026 (next: Christmas Day, 25 Dec 2026); minimum wage 260 BSD per week; policy interest rate 4%; inflation rate (CPI) 3.1%.
11 series, each cited to the official source it was verified against; most recently verified 10 Oct 2026. Currency BSD.
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The Bahamas public holidays 2026
11 days in 2026; next: Christmas Day on 25 Dec 2026. Official source: Cabinet Office, Government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas · last verified 30 Jul 2026
Fixed by law 6 Confirmed 3 Substitute 2
| Date | Holiday | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 Thu | New Year's Day | Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 12 Jan 2026 Mon | Majority Rule Day observed; falls 10 January, a Saturday |
Substitute | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 3 Apr 2026 Fri | Good Friday | Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 6 Apr 2026 Mon | Easter Monday | Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 25 May 2026 Mon | Whit Monday | Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 5 Jun 2026 Fri | Randol Fawkes Labour Day | Confirmed | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 10 Jul 2026 Fri | Independence Day | Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 3 Aug 2026 Mon | Emancipation Day / August Monday (first Monday in August) | Confirmed | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 12 Oct 2026 Mon | National Heroes Day | Confirmed | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 25 Dec 2026 Fri | Christmas Day | Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 28 Dec 2026 Mon | Boxing Day observed; falls 26 December, a Saturday |
Substitute | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
2027 dates already held (12)
| Date | Holiday | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2027 Fri | New Year's Day | Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 11 Jan 2027 Mon | Majority Rule Day observed — 10 January falls on a Sunday |
Substitute | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 26 Mar 2027 Fri | Good Friday | Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 29 Mar 2027 Mon | Easter Monday | Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 17 May 2027 Mon | Whit Monday | Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 4 Jun 2027 Fri | Randol Fawkes Labour Day (first Friday in June) | Confirmed | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 10 Jul 2027 Sat | Independence Day statutory date; falls Saturday — see notes, no statutory Saturday substitution |
Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 2 Aug 2027 Mon | Emancipation Day / August Monday (first Monday in August) | Confirmed | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 11 Oct 2027 Mon | National Heroes Day (second Monday in October) | Confirmed | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 25 Dec 2027 Sat | Christmas Day statutory date; falls Saturday — see notes |
Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 26 Dec 2027 Sun | Boxing Day | Fixed by law | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
| 27 Dec 2027 Mon | Boxing Day observed 26 December falls on a Sunday — statutory substitution |
Substitute | Cabinet Office, Government of The… |
Status is read from the record: fixed by law follows from a standing rule (a fixed date or the Easter computus); confirmed is dated in the cited official calendar and not flagged provisional; estimated is provisional or moon-sighting dependent; substitute stands in for a statutory day that fell on a weekend or was moved. Hover a status for the reason.
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Rate schedules and breakdowns
Withholding tax rates
0% across 4 withholding taxes — no single rate · in force from — · Official source: Department of Inland Revenue, The Bahamas - the taxes it administers are Value… · last verified 10 Aug 2026 secondary
Rates by payment type
| key | label | rate | applies to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dividends | Dividends | 0 | dividends paid to non-residents - no income tax exists, so no withholding is imposed | Department of Inland Revenue, The… |
| interest | Interest | 0 | interest paid to non-residents - no income tax exists, so no withholding is imposed | Department of Inland Revenue, The… |
| royalties | Royalties | 0 | royalties paid to non-residents - no income tax exists, so no withholding is imposed | Department of Inland Revenue, The… |
| services | Service, management and technical fees | 0 | service, management and technical fees paid to non-residents - no income tax exists, so no withholding is imposed | Department of Inland Revenue, The… |
| Large multinational groups (EUR 750m+ consolidated revenue) are separately subject to the 15% Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax at entity level for fiscal years from 1 January 2025 - a Pillar Two tax, not a withholding on payments. | ||||
Statutory social-insurance contributions
2–11.3% across 2 contribution branches · in force from 2026-07-01 · Official source: National Insurance Board of The Bahamas · last verified 11 Aug 2026
| key | label | rate total | rate employee | rate employer | unit | base | ceiling monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| national_insurance | National Insurance contribution — employed persons (single combined contribution funding all benefit branches) | 11.3 | 4.65 | 6.65 | percent | Insurable wages for the contribution week (Monday to Sunday), capped at the insurable wage ceiling of BSD 830 per week / BSD 3,597 per month. The Board defines "wages" as INCLUDING basic pay (including pay in lieu of notice), formally declared tips and gratuities, and bonuses; and as EXCLUDING overtime payments and severance payments. Commission-paid workers are assessed on either the average weekly or monthly wage earned during the previous year or the actual wage for the week or month concerned. Daily and piece-work pay is assessed on the LOWER of the basic wage paid for similar work and the actual cash paid for the week or month. | 3597 |
| ONE CONTRIBUTION, MANY BRANCHES. The Bahamas charges a single combined percentage; there is no branch-by-branch split on the payslip. That one contribution funds short-term benefits (sickness, maternity, funeral), long-term benefits (retirement, invalidity, survivors)… | |||||||
| national_insurance_industrial_only | National Insurance contribution — reduced (industrial-benefits-only) categories: employees earning less than 50% of the ceiling, employees aged 65 or over already in receipt of Retirement Benefit, and persons employed during the summer | 2 | 0 | 2 | percent | The same insurable wages as the standard category, capped at BSD 830 per week / BSD 3,597 per month. The 50%-of-ceiling test is applied to what the person earns by way of wages, so the qualifying line moves with the ceiling. | 3597 |
| EMPLOYER-ONLY, AND IT BUYS ONLY INDUSTRIAL COVER. The employee in these categories has nothing deducted, and the employer's 2% does not build any pension, sickness, maternity or unemployment right — the Regulations restrict it to Industrial Benefits and Industrial Benefit… | |||||||
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