Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Bahrain
Bahrain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 43.6%
World rank
7th
of 188 countries
All-time high
4.10 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
-2.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
49
1975–2023
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Bahrain, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.6% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Bahrain peaked at 4.10 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, -2.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2009.
Bahrain ranks 7th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 8,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | -10,706 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 39,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -466.7% |
| 1987 | 26,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 37,072 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 1989 | 38,975 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 434,012 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1013.6% |
| 1991 | 72,464 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1992 | 74,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 54,690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 1994 | 279,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +411.6% |
| 1995 | -22,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -108.1% |
| 1996 | 429,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1996.2% |
| 1997 | 67,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -84.4% |
| 1998 | 254,682 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +279.5% |
| 1999 | 230,072 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 13,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -94.2% |
| 2001 | 304,163 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2160.7% |
| 2002 | 267,648 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +284.7% |
| 2004 | 1.42 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2005 | 1.53 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 1.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 2.23 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +68.0% |
| 2008 | 2.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2009 | -2.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -210.6% |
| 2010 | 438,377 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -118.6% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +165.8% |
| 2012 | 670,074 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2013 | 690,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | -511,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -174.1% |
| 2015 | 4.10 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -901.8% |
| 2016 | -1.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -127.5% |
| 2017 | 293,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -126.0% |
| 2018 | 142,892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 2019 | -252,659 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -276.8% |
| 2020 | -261,214 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 81,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -131.2% |
| 2022 | 2.47 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2926.4% |
| 2023 | 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,671 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 45.4× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 458.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 3036.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +2926.4% | 81,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.47 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +2160.7% | 13,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 304,163 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +1996.2% | -22,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 429,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +1013.6% | 38,975 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 434,012 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +901.8% | -511,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.10 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 13,950 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10,706 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 39,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 187,407 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 434,012 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 789,281 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.23 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 560,800 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.10 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 919,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -261,214 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.47 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 4 Singapore 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 5 Macau, China 14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Cayman Islands 4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bermuda 681,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Kuwait 628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Japan 540,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 275.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 173.1 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.70 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -62.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,701 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Bahrain?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Bahrain was 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.10 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Bahrain rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Bahrain ranks 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.