Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Bahrain
Bahrain: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 1,113 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Bahrain, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Bahrain stood at 1,113 million USD.
The figure is down 42.9% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Bahrain peaked at 11,690 million USD in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1,791 million USD, in 2009.
Bahrain ranks 49th of 168 countries on this measure, 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$ 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$ 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 6.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Bahrain?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Bahrain was 1,113 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 11,690 million USD in 2020.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,791 million USD in 2009.
- How does Bahrain rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Bahrain ranks 49th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.