Bahrain vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Central government debt, total

Bahrain
111.6%
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
24.2%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
5th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th

Central government debt, total over time

  • Bahrain
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 111.6% against 24.2% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 87.4%.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 4.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Bahrain ranks 5th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 83 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 11.5% 20.2% 8.8% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 57.0% 21.4% 35.6% Bahrain
2020s 111.6% 30.8% 80.8% Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher central government debt, total, Bahrain or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Bahrain, at 111.6% against 24.2% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2020.
What is the difference in central government debt, total between Bahrain and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
87.4%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Bahrain and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for central government debt, total?
Bahrain ranks 5th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,726 data points, 1970–2024
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.