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

Latest (2013)
0.1%
Change on year
down 25.9%
World rank
163rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 1986
All-time low
0.1%
in 2005
Years of data
32
1980–2013

Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Bahrain, 1980–2013

00.511.51980199620131980: 0.63 %1981: 0.952 %1982: 0.805 %1983: 0.896 %1984: 1.2 %1985: 1.3 %1986: 1.6 %1987: 1.5 %1988: 0.963 %1989: 0.985 %1990: 1.3 %1991: 1.3 %1992: 1.1 %1993: 1.1 %1994: 1.2 %1995: 0.913 %1996: 1.2 %1997: 1.2 %1998: 1.3 %1999: 1.1 %2000: 1 %2001: 1.3 %2002: 1.1 %2003: 0.982 %2004: 1.1 %2005: 0.126 %2006: 0.138 %2007: 0.127 %2008: 0.181 %2009: 0.13 %2011: 0.175 %2013: 0.129 %

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

Annual values for Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Bahrain, 1980 to 2013.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 160 Guinea-Bissau 0.6% compare
  2. 161 Kuwait 0.4% compare
  3. 162 Palestine, State of 0.2% compare

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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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Indicator
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,941 data points, 1980–2017
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.