Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 0.1% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Bahrain, 1980–2013
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Bahrain stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% on the previous year and down 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Bahrain peaked at 1.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.
That places Bahrain 163rd out of 163 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6% | — |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +51.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -35.6% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +34.8% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -23.8% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +28.8% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +28.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -88.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +42.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -28.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +34.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 160 Guinea-Bissau 0.6% compare
- 161 Kuwait 0.4% compare
- 162 Palestine, State of 0.2% 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 15,815 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8229 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 24,454 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3094 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 9,195 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Bahrain?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Bahrain was 0.1% in 2013, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Bahrain rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 163rd out of 163 countries with data for 2013.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.