Central government debt, total in Bahrain
Bahrain: Central government debt, total was 111.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Central government debt, total in Bahrain, 1990–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 111.6% for central government debt, total in 2020. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 283.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Bahrain peaked at 111.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2008.
Bahrain ranks 5th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Central government debt, total in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.7% | — |
| 1991 | 14.4% | +87.7% |
| 1992 | 18.7% | +30.0% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | +24.8% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +23.6% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -31.1% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -62.7% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +114.3% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +86.0% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +39.6% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 111.6% | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 7.7% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 7.3% | 32.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 29.1% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.6% | 111.6% | 111.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 130.7% compare
- 3 Barbados 125.0% compare
- 4 United States of America 115.8% compare
- 6 Bhutan 111.0% compare
- 7 El Salvador 107.3% compare
- 8 Spain 105.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Bahrain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.81 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -0.6316 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 8,427 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.6317 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1066 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 3,169 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2544 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Bahrain?
- Central government debt, total in Bahrain was 111.6% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 111.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2008.
- How does Bahrain rank for central government debt, total?
- Bahrain ranks 5th out of 83 countries with data for 2020.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 283.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.