Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

2007 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

  • Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 6.720 % in Sep 2025
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.971 % for Jun 2025
  • Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 4.410 % from Dec 2007 to Sep 2025, with 72 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 23.826 % in Mar 2008 and a record low of 3.765 % in Mar 2018
  • Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. The International Monetary Fund provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Central Informatics Organization provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Bahrain average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Nominal GDP prior to Q4 2010 is based on old classification of data.

View Bahrain's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Dec 2007 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was Bahrain's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 6.720 % in Sep 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
6.720 Sep 2025 7.971 Jun 2025 3.765 Mar 2018 23.826 Mar 2008 % quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 25.234 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 20.152 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) 4.714 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 15.307 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 2.270 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1969 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 0.759 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.720 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Dec 2025
Belarus (%) 5.975 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 0.911 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 30.127 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Botswana (%) 19.402 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 13.603 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 5.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (%) 34.273 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Canada (%) 4.225 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 12.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 6.200 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 14.741 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 39.884 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 0.679 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 42.387 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 19.938 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 4.342 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 7.981 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 3.955 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 1.766 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 3.176 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.961 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 11.063 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 0.704 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 3.623 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Greece (%) 1.369 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 99.623 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 17.025 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 16.611 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
India (%) 3.000 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1962 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Ireland (%) 0.650 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 38.898 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 2.101 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Oct 2025
Jordan (%) 24.820 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.861 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 8.419 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1979 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 13.490 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (%) 26.539 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 11.239 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 8.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Latvia (%) 8.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 7.448 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.351 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.052 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 58.945 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 24.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 4.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 49.002 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 12.673 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 26.930 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 19.853 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 19.347 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 22.335 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.441 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Nov 2025 monthly May 2011 - Nov 2025
Nepal (%) 4.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Nov 2025
Netherlands (%) 0.683 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 9.441 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 15.039 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Norway (%) 14.767 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 15.854 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 19.920 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 4.178 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (%) 19.717 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 24.077 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 5.000 Dec 2025 monthly May 1986 - Dec 2025
Poland (%) 19.371 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 1.976 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 18.189 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Romania (%) 16.648 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 16.799 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 33.447 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 27.055 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 66.529 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 7.453 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 1.918 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 11.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 3.471 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 0.000 2017 yearly 1960 - 2017
Sweden (%) 7.102 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 89.325 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

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Bahrain Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,201.763 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,506.000 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.3 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 50,938.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Nov 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 102.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BHD bn) 6.290 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BHD bn) 35.123 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BHD bn) 4.133 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Domestic Public Debt Instruments: Outstanding (BHD mn) 19,156.800 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: Revenue: Non Oil: Taxation and Fees (BHD mn) 943.022 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Net Government Debt: Outstanding (BHD mn) 19,331.260 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Government Budget: Net Surplus or Deficit (BHD mn) -828.041 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
BH: Revenue Excluding Grants (BHD mn) 2,082.375 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
BH: Central Government Debt: Total: % of GDP (%) 111.598 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
BH: Central Government Debt: Total (BHD mn) 15,037.787 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
BH: Net Lending (+) / Net Borrowing (-) (BHD mn) -1,670.781 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -0.117 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 3,607.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 6,272.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,923,883.881 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,385.250 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 10,811.741 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,304.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 237,151.973 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 80,656.627 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 72.025 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 20.861 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 15.061 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 1994 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 172.944 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Sep 2025
Imports (BHD mn) 1,995.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Exports (BHD mn) 2,358.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Exports: HS: Annual (BHD mn) 9,329.900 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Imports: Annual (BHD mn) 7,636.900 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Energy Imports: Value: Crude Oil: Annual (USD th) 4,740,525.000 2021 yearly 1978 - 2021
Energy Exports: Volume: Petroleum Products (Barrel th) 7,397.000 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 135.241 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 114.347 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 538.7 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 813.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,872.7 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -11.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,703.622 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 14.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.700 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 27,701.479 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account (BHD mn) 9.581 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (BHD mn) -443.467 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: Errors and Omissions (BHD mn) -954.781 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (BHD mn) 877.780 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (BHD mn) -517.231 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Reserve Assets: Net (BHD mn) 92.500 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -1,912.028 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 1,394.797 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -1,725.790 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 1,282.323 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Abroad (BHD mn) 238.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (BHD mn) 1,015.000 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (BHD mn) 1,303.800 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (BHD mn) 5,841.500 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (BHD mn) -980.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BHD mn) 1,693.000 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (BHD mn) 1,859.800 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (BHD mn) -1,001.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Capital Account (BHD mn) 131.600 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (BHD mn) -4,537.700 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances (BHD mn) -1,001.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (BHD mn) -2,840.200 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
No of Registrations: New Enterprises (Unit) 11,913.000 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
BH: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -494.681 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.7 Sep 2025 semiannually Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,439.887 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 37,962.567 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 1.7 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1975 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,269.0 Jul 2025 monthly Oct 1965 - Jul 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.720 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 6.648 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1966 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 56,834.496 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 61,001.2 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1992 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 33,893.724 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.79 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 62.48 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Currency in Circulation (BHD mn) 682.500 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3 (BHD mn) 16,219.300 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (BHD mn) 14,277.000 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: Domestic Assets: Claims on Government (BHD mn) 12,708.800 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: Deposits: General Government (BHD mn) 1,942.300 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: Domestic Assets: Claims on Private Sector (BHD mn) 12,174.902 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (BHD mn) 2,897.800 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Nov 2025
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
Deposits: Retail Banks (BHD mn) 21,374.374 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025

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