Bahrain Current Account Balance: % of GDP

2018 - 2022 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bahrain Current Account Balance: % of GDP

  • Bahrain Current Account surplus accounted for 15.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2022, compared with a 14.7 % surplus in the previous quarter.
  • Bahrain Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2018 to Dec 2022, with an average value of -2.9 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 16.9 % in Jun 2022 and a record low of -19.0 % in Jun 2020.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Bahrain provides Current Account Balance in local currency. The Central Informatics Organization provides Nominal GDP in local currency.


Key information about Bahrain Current Account Balance: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Bahrain, Current Account recorded a surplus of 1.7 USD bn in Dec 2022.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 532.1 USD mn in Dec 2022.
  • Bahrain Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.9 USD bn in Dec 2022.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 377.3 USD mn in Dec 2022.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 11.0 USD bn in Dec 2022.

View Bahrain's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 2018 to Dec 2022 in the chart:

Bahrain Current Account Balance: % of GDP

What was Bahrain's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2022?

Bahrain Current Account surplus accounted for 15.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2022, compared with a 14.7 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
15.2 Dec 2022 14.7 Sep 2022 -19.0 Jun 2020 16.9 Jun 2022 % quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2022

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -3.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2023
Algeria (%) 4.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Argentina (%) -3.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Armenia (%) -0.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
Australia (%) 1.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) 1.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1970 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 8.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Bahrain (%) 15.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2022
Bangladesh (%) -0.5 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Belarus (%) 3.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Belgium (%) -1.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (%) -2.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -2.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (%) 1.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Brazil (%) -1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Brunei (%) -20.4 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (%) 1.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Cambodia (%) 4.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Canada (%) -0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1957 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) -5.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
China (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Colombia (%) -2.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Croatia (%) 23.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Cyprus (%) -6.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Czech Republic (%) 4.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 13.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 2.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Egypt (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2022
Estonia (%) 0.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 2.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Finland (%) 1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
France (%) -0.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 2.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Germany (%) 6.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) 0.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Greece (%) 1.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 14.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Hungary (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Iceland (%) -2.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
India (%) -1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2023
Indonesia (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Iran (%) 0.6 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Ireland (%) -0.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) 3.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Italy (%) 0.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Ivory Coast (%) -6.3 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Japan (USD mn) 14,232.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Jordan (%) -5.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (%) -2.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Kenya (%) -2.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 5,518.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 8.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 37.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) -64.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Laos (%) -0.1 2022 yearly 1984 - 2022
Latvia (%) -4.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) -4.4 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 7.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) 13.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 11.4 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
North Macedonia (%) -3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Malawi (%) -14.2 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 0.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Malta (%) 7.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (%) -5.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Mexico (%) 2.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) -13.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (%) -4.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 8.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) -2.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2023
Mozambique (%) -37.4 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Nepal (%) -1.3 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 12.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (%) -7.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1987 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (%) 1.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Norway (%) 16.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2023
Oman (%) -4.9 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Pakistan (%) -0.7 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) -16.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Panama (%) -28.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Paraguay (%) -0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 2.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) -4.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Poland (%) 1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Portugal (%) -0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Qatar (%) 15.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Romania (%) -7.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Russia (%) 3.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Serbia (%) -1.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Singapore (%) 19.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) -3.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (%) 3.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
South Africa (%) -0.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
Spain (%) 2.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 3.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Sudan (%) -8.5 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Sweden (%) 7.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Switzerland (%) 11.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -7.0 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,726.698 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 1,433.199 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.2 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 40,419.0 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 90.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BHD bn) 5.301 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BHD bn) 27.382 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (BHD bn) 3.417 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Government Budget: Net Surplus or Deficit (BHD mn) -1,025.459 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Government Budget: Revenue: Non Oil: Taxation and Fees (BHD mn) 871.600 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Net Government Debt: Outstanding (BHD mn) 10,730.785 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
Domestic Public Debt Instruments: Outstanding (BHD mn) 15,200.800 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -0.117 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 8,242.9 2022 yearly 1966 - 2022
Total Exports (USD mn) 6,023.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -12.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 8,454,414.513 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,009.875 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,319.416 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,067.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -6.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 175,150.972 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 62,009.639 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 108.935 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 144.207 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 21.751 Nov 2023 monthly Nov 1994 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 170.483 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2023
Exports (BHD mn) 2,265.200 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2023
Imports (BHD mn) 1,905.600 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2023
Energy Imports: Value: Crude Oil: Annual (USD th) 4,740,525.000 2021 yearly 1978 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,947.5 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 569.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 15.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 532.1 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -506.274 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -4.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.321 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 28,136.226 2022 yearly 1989 - 2022
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 1,947.872 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 1,951.330 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn) -3.457 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 1,410.372 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Securities (USD mn) 4,163.231 2016 yearly 1975 - 2016
BH: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (BHD mn) 2,571.300 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BHD mn) 3,100.000 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Services (BHD mn) 1,228.900 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (BHD mn) 5,409.900 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (BHD mn) -4,181.000 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (BHD mn) -738.000 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (BHD mn) 1,558.400 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (BHD mn) -2,296.400 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (BHD mn) -1,019.600 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Capital Account (BHD mn) 177.800 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account (BHD mn) -1,775.900 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (BHD mn) 1.300 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (BHD mn) 188.400 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (BHD mn) -2,052.200 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Errors and Omissions (BHD mn) -973.200 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Reserve Assets: Net (BHD mn) 86.600 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances (BHD mn) -1,019.600 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -341.900 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 530.300 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -1,912.300 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) -139.900 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
International Investment Position (IIP) (BHD mn) 10,581.500 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
IIP: Assets (BHD mn) 56,394.100 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
IIP: Liabilities (BHD mn) 45,812.600 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
No of Registrations: New Enterprises (Unit) 11,913.000 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
BH: BOP: Financial Account: Net (USD mn) 4,723.138 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn) 6,838.564 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) 8,244.681 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn) 4,144.681 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn) 30,193.883 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn) 11,117.287 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn) 6,107.447 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn) 21,949.202 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.0 Mar 2023 semiannually Mar 2013 - Mar 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 8,133.886 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 1974 - Apr 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 39,060.468 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1974 - Dec 2023
M2 Growth (%) 5.0 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1975 - Dec 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,154.0 Nov 2023 monthly Oct 1965 - Nov 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 9.238 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.0 2022 yearly 1966 - 2022
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 6.648 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1966 - Dec 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 53,724.065 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 54,429.5 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1991 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.7 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1992 - Dec 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 30,836.442 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 0.41 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 66.77 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency Outside Banks (BHD mn) 535.600 Nov 2018 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2018
Official Reserves (BHD mn) 1,708.300 Sep 2015 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2015

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