Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 41.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Bahrain, 2006–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Bahrain is 41.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Bahrain peaked at 50.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2016.
That places Bahrain 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 45.3% | — |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 41.2% | -2.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 41.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.8%, 2.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 41.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.4%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.2% | 43.1% | 50.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 38.2% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 39.1% | 46.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 11 Cambodia 43.1% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 43.0% compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 41.4% compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 39.7% compare
- 16 Iran 39.6% compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 39.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Bahrain
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -25.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0127 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 389.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5659 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 284.15 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Bahrain?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Bahrain was 41.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2016.
- How does Bahrain rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Bahrain ranks 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.