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Bahrain

BH · BHR · #172 · 4 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$81,100
GDP (2031)
$61.1B
GDP growth (2031)
3.3% ↑
Inflation (2031)
2.0% →
Unemployment (2025)
1.1% ↓
Population (2031)
1.8M
Population growth (2031)
2.0% ↓
Government debt (2031)
161.2% of GDP
Current account (2031)
2.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$2.7B
Life expectancy (2024)
81.4 yrs
Health spending (2023)
4.0% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
100.0%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
159.5/100
Trade openness (2024)
157.5% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
0.38/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$5.3B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
161.2% of GDP
Current account (2031)
2.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$2.7B

Business environment

New business density (2024)
6.16/1k
Tax revenue (2020)
2.8% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
54.3% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
31.4
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
13.4
ICT service exports (2024)
8.3%
Goods and services tax (2020)
2.2%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $61.1B $81,100 3.3% 2.0% - 1.8M - 161.2% 2.0% - - - - -
2030 * $58.2B $78,751 3.1% 2.0% - 1.8M - 160.0% 2.3% - - - - -
2029 * $55.4B $76,561 2.9% 1.8% - 1.8M - 158.9% 3.3% - - - - -
2028 * $53.0B $74,685 2.8% 1.6% - 1.7M - 157.3% 3.9% - - - - -
2027 * $51.0B $73,220 4.5% 1.2% - 1.7M - 154.5% 4.8% - - - - -
2026 * $48.8B $71,542 -0.5% 2.4% - 1.7M - 152.4% 3.9% - - - - -
2025 $47.5B $70,997 3.1% -0.1% 1.1% 1.6M - 147.6% 5.9% - - - - 0.38
2024 $47.2B $67,230 2.9% 0.9% 6.2% 1.6M - 133.7% 4.8% $2.7B 81.4 - 100.0% 0.38
2023 $46.2B $64,224 3.9% 0.1% 6.3% 1.6M - 123.0% 5.8% $7.2B 81.3 4.0% 100.0% 0.38
2022 $46.5B $61,668 6.2% 3.6% 5.4% 1.5M - 111.6% 14.7% $2.0B 81.0 3.9% 100.0% 0.38
2021 $40.8B $54,955 4.4% -0.6% 5.9% 1.5M - 122.3% 6.4% $1.8B 78.1 4.3% 100.0% 0.38
2020 $35.8B $53,436 -5.9% -2.3% 5.9% 1.5M - 125.7% -9.1% $1.0B 78.7 4.6% 99.7% 0.38
2019 $40.4B $56,600 2.1% 1.0% 4.7% 1.5M - 97.1% -2.0% $941.8M 80.5 3.8% 99.7% 0.38
2018 $39.6B $51,993 2.1% 2.1% 4.3% 1.5M - 90.4% -6.2% $1.7B 80.4 3.9% 98.6% 0.38
2017 $37.2B $50,185 5.0% 1.4% 4.1% 1.5M - 84.0% -3.9% $1.4B 80.4 4.3% 95.9% 0.38
2016 $33.9B $47,429 3.8% 2.8% 3.9% 1.4M - 77.4% -4.4% $243.4M 80.4 4.6% 98.0% 0.38
2015 $32.5B $48,034 2.5% 1.8% 3.5% 1.4M - 63.2% -2.3% $64.9M 80.3 4.8% 93.5% 0.38
2014 $34.8B $54,299 4.3% 2.6% 3.8% 1.3M - 42.6% 4.4% $1.5B 80.2 4.2% 90.5% 0.38
2013 $33.8B $56,310 5.3% 3.3% 4.3% 1.3M - 42.3% 7.1% $3.7B 80.0 4.1% 90.0% 0.38
2012 $32.0B $56,713 3.8% 2.8% 3.7% 1.2M - 34.8% 8.1% $1.5B 79.6 4.0% 88.0% 0.38
2011 $29.9B $52,677 1.9% -0.3% 4.0% 1.2M - 31.6% 8.4% $780.9M 79.1 3.7% 77.0% 0.38
2010 $26.8B $49,255 4.3% 2.0% 3.6% 1.2M - 28.8% 2.9% $155.8M 78.6 3.9% 55.0% 0.38
2009 $23.9B $48,626 2.5% 2.8% 4.0% 1.2M - 20.5% 2.3% $257.1M 78.0 4.2% 53.0% 0.38
2008 $26.8B $50,330 6.2% 3.5% 3.7% 1.1M - 12.1% 8.4% $1.8B 77.5 3.1% 52.0% 0.38
2007 $22.7B $49,347 8.3% 3.3% 5.6% 1.0M - 15.7% 12.8% $1.8B 77.0 3.2% 32.9% 0.38
2006 $19.3B $48,009 6.5% 2.0% 1.0% 960.0K - 19.4% 11.3% $2.9B 76.5 3.0% 28.2% 0.38
2005 $16.6B $47,268 6.8% 2.6% 1.0% 889.0K - 23.2% 8.9% $1.0B 76.1 3.1% 21.3% 0.38
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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