Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Bahrain
Bahrain: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 6,840 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Bahrain, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 6,840 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 250.5% on the previous year and up 349.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Bahrain peaked at 6,840 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, -275 million USD, in 1993.
That places Bahrain 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -182.9 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 619.5 million USD | -438.7% |
| 1992 | 868.62 million USD | +40.2% |
| 1993 | -275 million USD | -131.7% |
| 1994 | 208.1 million USD | -175.7% |
| 1995 | 430.59 million USD | +106.9% |
| 1996 | 2,048 million USD | +375.7% |
| 1997 | 868.62 million USD | -57.6% |
| 1998 | -275 million USD | -131.7% |
| 1999 | 453.72 million USD | -265.0% |
| 2000 | 363.56 million USD | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 80.32 million USD | -77.9% |
| 2002 | 217.02 million USD | +170.2% |
| 2003 | 516.7 million USD | +138.1% |
| 2004 | 865.31 million USD | +67.5% |
| 2005 | 1,049 million USD | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 2,915 million USD | +178.0% |
| 2007 | 912.23 million USD | -68.7% |
| 2008 | 2,638 million USD | +189.2% |
| 2009 | 257.18 million USD | -90.3% |
| 2010 | 155.85 million USD | -39.4% |
| 2011 | 97.45 million USD | -37.5% |
| 2012 | 1,545 million USD | +1485.2% |
| 2013 | 1,523 million USD | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 348.4 million USD | -77.1% |
| 2015 | 65.27 million USD | -81.3% |
| 2016 | 242.98 million USD | +272.3% |
| 2017 | 1,426 million USD | +486.9% |
| 2018 | 1,700 million USD | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 1,503 million USD | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 1,021 million USD | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 1,779 million USD | +74.2% |
| 2022 | 1,951 million USD | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 6,840 million USD | +250.5% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 6,840 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,565 million USD, 1.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 6,840 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,095 million USD, 6.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1485.2% | 97.45 million USD | 1,545 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 476.44 million USD | -275 million USD | 2,048 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 981.42 million USD | 80.32 million USD | 2,915 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 860.57 million USD | 65.27 million USD | 1,700 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,898 million USD | 1,021 million USD | 6,840 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 275.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 173.1 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.70 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -62.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,701 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Bahrain?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Bahrain was 6,840 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 6,840 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -275 million USD in 1993.
- How does Bahrain rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Bahrain ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 349.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.