Revenue, excluding grants in Bahrain

Bahrain: Revenue, excluding grants was 15.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
15.5%
Change on year
down 19.0%
World rank
127th
of 157 countries
All-time high
28.9%
in 2000
All-time low
14.7%
in 2016
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Revenue, excluding grants in Bahrain, 1990–2020

01020301990200520201990: 23.8 % of GDP1991: 21.7 % of GDP1992: 21 % of GDP1993: 22.4 % of GDP1994: 18 % of GDP1995: 18.5 % of GDP1996: 21.1 % of GDP1997: 22.1 % of GDP1998: 16.8 % of GDP1999: 20.3 % of GDP2000: 28.9 % of GDP2001: 26.4 % of GDP2002: 25.9 % of GDP2003: 25.7 % of GDP2004: 25.5 % of GDP2005: 27.2 % of GDP2006: 26 % of GDP2007: 24.5 % of GDP2008: 27.4 % of GDP2009: 19.5 % of GDP2010: 21.3 % of GDP2011: 24.2 % of GDP2012: 24.8 % of GDP2013: 23.1 % of GDP2014: 23.4 % of GDP2015: 16.5 % of GDP2016: 14.7 % of GDP2017: 15.5 % of GDP2018: 18.7 % of GDP2019: 19.1 % of GDP2020: 15.5 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2020, revenue, excluding grants in Bahrain stood at 15.5%.

The figure is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Bahrain peaked at 28.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2016.

Bahrain ranks 127th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Revenue, excluding grants in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) in Bahrain, 1990 to 2020.
Year % of GDP Change
1990 23.8%
1991 21.7% -8.8%
1992 21.0% -3.2%
1993 22.4% +6.4%
1994 18.0% -19.3%
1995 18.5% +2.4%
1996 21.1% +14.2%
1997 22.1% +4.7%
1998 16.8% -24.0%
1999 20.3% +21.1%
2000 28.9% +42.1%
2001 26.4% -8.5%
2002 25.9% -2.0%
2003 25.7% -0.7%
2004 25.5% -0.8%
2005 27.2% +6.5%
2006 26.0% -4.2%
2007 24.5% -5.9%
2008 27.4% +11.9%
2009 19.5% -28.9%
2010 21.3% +9.4%
2011 24.2% +13.5%
2012 24.8% +2.4%
2013 23.1% -6.6%
2014 23.4% +1.2%
2015 16.5% -29.7%
2016 14.7% -10.9%
2017 15.5% +5.9%
2018 18.7% +20.1%
2019 19.1% +2.3%
2020 15.5% -19.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.6% 16.8% 23.8% 10
2000s 25.7% 19.5% 28.9% 10
2010s 20.1% 14.7% 24.8% 10
2020s 15.5% 15.5% 15.5% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue, excluding grants in Bahrain?
Revenue, excluding grants in Bahrain was 15.5% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2016.
How does Bahrain rank for revenue, excluding grants?
Bahrain ranks 127th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
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Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.