Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Bahrain, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 9.0% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 45.9% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Bahrain peaked at 12.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2021.
That places Bahrain 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.9% | — |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -26.8% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +58.0% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +51.4% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 7.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 4.1% | 12.2% | 4 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -0.6316 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 8,427 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.6317 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1066 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 3,169 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2544 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Bahrain?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Bahrain was 9.0% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2021.
- How does Bahrain rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.