Bahrain vs Suriname: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Bahrain
29.1%
in 2024
Suriname
29.2%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
82nd
Suriname rank
81st
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bahrain
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 29.2% against 29.1% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 82nd and Suriname ranks 81st of 151 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 22.7% | 4.7% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 22.0% | 2.9% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 27.5% | 3.9% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.0% | 0.4% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Bahrain or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 29.2% against 29.1% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Bahrain and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Suriname rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 82nd and Suriname ranks 81st of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.