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shortage.life · session_log · 2026-05-17 14:32 UTCPID 47023 · ttyS0 · uptime 312d

// node

shortage.life
v0.3 · brussels · build f3a2c81
● online · 47/47 sources · 312ms

// $_ exec

$ shortage country get BHS
> stress_index: 0.44 STABLE
> 1 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $84.27 ▲
TTF       €31.50 ▼
OPEC_SP   3.8 mb/d ●
SPR_US    372.4 Mb
FAO_FFPI  121.4 ▲
auto-refresh 60slatency 312msbuild 0.3.0commit f3a2c81UTC 00:00:00
$_TICKER
BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%
~/countries/BHS·region: Caribbean·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/BHS

Bahamas / BHS

ISO BHSBS│capital: Nassau│region: Caribbean│population: 0.4M
STABLE
STRESS INDEX · v3.20.44

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.44

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$14 bn
GDP PER CAPITA$34,000
AREA13,943 km²
POPULATION0.4M
INFLATION · 20263%
INFLATION FORECAST · 20272.6%
CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y1%
PUBLIC DEBT / GDP82%
UNEMPLOYMENT9%
ELECTRICITY ACCESS100%
electricity generation mix · %
  • Fossil96 96.0%
  • Nuclear0 0.0%
  • Renewables4 4.0%
inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0 mb/d
OIL CONSUMPTION0.03 mb/d
GAS PRODUCTION0 bcm
GAS CONSUMPTION0 bcm
POSTUREnet importer
IMPORT DEPENDENCY95%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY0%
POSTUREnet importer
key commodities:
oilwheat

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER25days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

The Bahamas is an archipelago of hundreds of islands that imports nearly all of its energy and food. Power is generated from imported oil across dispersed island grids. Hurricanes pose an existential threat to low-lying infrastructure.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESSextreme
DROUGHTsevere

The Bahamas has no rivers or lakes and depends on fragile freshwater lenses and desalination.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS

No major lake or reservoir

SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANTS
  • Blue Hills (New Providence)75,000 m³/dayin service

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

1 events recorded
2026-03-12ECONIran-war fuel price shock hits Caribbean importersCARICOM Energy Unit

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// CARIBBEAN-FUEL-2026

Caribbean import-fuel crisis.

prob 0.48
severity 3.5 / 5 · revision 2026-05-10elevated · 14 Caribbean economies · diesel + jet fuel + power
open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPERESERVEDAYS COVERSTATUS
Oil · commercial inventoriesNearly all fuel is imported; stocks buffer hurricane-season supply disruption.moderate25daysWATCH
Electricity · island oil-fired gridsPower is generated from imported oil across many separate island grids.fragmented—WATCH
Food · commercial stocksWith negligible agriculture, the Bahamas depends entirely on imported food.minimal25daysWATCH

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS110
YEAR-ON-YEAR▲ +14%
RANK · WORLD#154
TourismFinance
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/BHS | jq '.stress'
> 0.44
endpoint: /api/v1/countries/BHS·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=BHS)·license: CC-BY-4.0