Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Bahrain
Bahrain: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 1,113 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Bahrain, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Bahrain stood at 1,113 million USD.
That represents a change of down 42.9% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Bahrain peaked at 11,690 million USD in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1,791 million USD, in 2009.
That places Bahrain 52nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 50 million USD | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 53 million USD | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 38.6 million USD | -27.2% |
| 1994 | 198.67 million USD | +414.7% |
| 1995 | -16.1 million USD | -108.1% |
| 1996 | 304.8 million USD | -1993.2% |
| 1997 | 52.93 million USD | -82.6% |
| 1998 | 38.56 million USD | -27.1% |
| 1999 | 163.3 million USD | +323.4% |
| 2000 | 9.57 million USD | -94.1% |
| 2001 | 215.96 million USD | +2155.6% |
| 2002 | 190.16 million USD | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 741.36 million USD | +289.9% |
| 2004 | 1,036 million USD | +39.7% |
| 2005 | 1,135 million USD | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 980.05 million USD | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 1,669 million USD | +70.3% |
| 2008 | 1,620 million USD | -2.9% |
| 2009 | -1,791 million USD | -210.6% |
| 2010 | 334.04 million USD | -118.6% |
| 2011 | -920.21 million USD | -375.5% |
| 2012 | 515.96 million USD | -156.1% |
| 2013 | 531.91 million USD | +3.1% |
| 2014 | -393.62 million USD | -174.0% |
| 2015 | 3,191 million USD | -910.7% |
| 2016 | -880.05 million USD | -127.6% |
| 2017 | 228.99 million USD | -126.0% |
| 2018 | 111.17 million USD | -51.5% |
| 2019 | -197.07 million USD | -277.3% |
| 2020 | 11,690 million USD | -6031.7% |
| 2021 | 5,637 million USD | -51.8% |
| 2022 | 1,948 million USD | -65.4% |
| 2023 | 1,113 million USD | -42.9% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1,113 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1,113 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 124.2 million USD, 9.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +6031.7% | -197.07 million USD | 11,690 million USD |
| 2001 | +2155.6% | 9.57 million USD | 215.96 million USD |
| 1996 | +1993.2% | -16.1 million USD | 304.8 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.88 million USD | -16.1 million USD | 304.8 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 580.62 million USD | -1,791 million USD | 1,669 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 252.21 million USD | -920.21 million USD | 3,191 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,097 million USD | 1,113 million USD | 11,690 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Bahrain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.81 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0127 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 389.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5659 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 284.15 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Bahrain?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Bahrain was 1,113 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 11,690 million USD in 2020.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,791 million USD in 2009.
- How does Bahrain rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Bahrain ranks 52nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.