Tourism contribution to GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Tourism contribution to GDP was 7.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tourism contribution to GDP in Bahrain, 2015–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tourism contribution to gdp in Bahrain is 7.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Bahrain peaked at 7.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2020.
That places Bahrain 19th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.2% | — |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -76.5% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +107.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +86.1% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 1.5% | 7.1% | 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,655 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 0.2283 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9577 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 29,303 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3601 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 11,018 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism contribution to gdp in Bahrain?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Bahrain was 7.1% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 19th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.