Expense in Bahrain
Bahrain: Expense was 26.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Expense in Bahrain, 1990–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, expense in Bahrain stood at 26.1%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Bahrain peaked at 26.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2007.
That places Bahrain 79th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Expense in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.3% | — |
| 1991 | 21.8% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 22.9% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 21.1% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 19.6% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 16.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.7% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 1 |
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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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9409 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 28,788 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9226 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 28,228 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3469 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Bahrain?
- Expense in Bahrain was 26.1% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2007.
- How does Bahrain rank for expense?
- Bahrain ranks 79th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is expense rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.