Bahrain Government Debt: % of GDP

2007 - 2022 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bahrain Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Bahrain Government debt accounted for 84.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2022, compared with the ratio of 90.6 % in the previous quarter.
  • Bahrain government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2007 to Sep 2022.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 102.1 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of 7.3 % in Dec 2008.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The Ministry of Finance and National Economy provides Government Debt in local currency. The Central Informatics Organization provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Government Debt includes Domestic Debt only.


Related information about Bahrain Government Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Bahrain National Government Debt reached 37.4 USD bn in Dec 2022.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 10.7 USD bn in Sep 2022.

View Bahrain's Government Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2007 to Sep 2022 in the chart:

Bahrain Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Bahrain's Government Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2022?

Bahrain Government debt accounted for 84.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2022, compared with the ratio of 90.6 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
84.3 Sep 2022 90.6 Jun 2022 7.3 Dec 2008 102.1 Mar 2021 % quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2022

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 62.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Sep 2022
Algeria (%) 62.1 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Argentina (%) 75.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2022
Armenia (%) 50.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2022
Australia (%) 47.7 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Austria (%) 81.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 6.4 2010 yearly 2008 - 2010
Bahrain (%) 84.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2022
Bangladesh (%) 20.6 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Belarus (%) 36.7 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 106.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1980 - Sep 2022
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 24.4 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Botswana (%) 17.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2021
Brazil (%) 73.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Bulgaria (%) 23.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Cambodia (%) 35.2 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
Canada (%) 71.3 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Chile (%) 37.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
China (%) 20.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Colombia (%) 61.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2022
Croatia (%) 9.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
Cyprus (%) 86.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Czech Republic (%) 45.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Denmark (%) 30.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Ecuador (%) 63.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2022
Egypt (%) 68.6 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Estonia (%) 15.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
European Union (%) 85.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Finland (%) 71.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
France (%) 113.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
Georgia (%) 39.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
Germany (%) 66.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Ghana (%) 80.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Greece (%) 175.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2022
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 47.6 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Hungary (%) 70.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2022
Iceland (%) 74.7 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
India (%) 55.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
Indonesia (%) 39.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2022
Iran (%) 8.8 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 49.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Israel (%) 67.1 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Italy (%) 144.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 225.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2022
Jordan (%) 88.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
Kazakhstan (%) 21.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Kenya (%) 66.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2022
South Korea (%) 48.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2022
Kosovo (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 3.2 Dec 2020 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2020
Kyrgyzstan (%) 50.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Latvia (%) 40.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Lebanon (%) 150.6 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 37.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Luxembourg (%) 24.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2022
North Macedonia (%) 51.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2022
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 60.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Malta (%) 53.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2022
Mauritius (%) 73.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2022
Mexico (%) 51.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Moldova (%) 32.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Mongolia (%) 59.4 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Dec 2021
Montenegro (%) 71.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
Morocco (%) 68.9 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
Nepal (%) 27.2 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
Netherlands (%) 49.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2022
New Zealand (%) 34.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2022
Nigeria (%) 20.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
Norway (%) 42.5 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Oman (%) 61.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Pakistan (%) 69.1 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 75.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
Panama (%) 62.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2022
Paraguay (%) 31.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2022
Peru (%) 34.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2022
Philippines (%) 60.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Poland (%) 50.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2022
Portugal (%) 113.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 47.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2022
Russia (%) 13.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 23.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2016 - Dec 2022
Serbia (%) 55.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2004 - Dec 2022
Singapore (%) 167.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2022
Slovakia (%) 58.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Slovenia (%) 72.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2022
South Africa (%) 71.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1960 - Dec 2022
Spain (%) 115.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Sri Lanka (%) 111.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Sweden (%) 32.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Switzerland (%) 25.1 2026 yearly 1990 - 2026
Taiwan (%) 30.1 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Tajikistan (%) 39.2 2020 yearly 1999 - 2020
Thailand (%) 53.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Tunisia (%) 79.7 Dec 2021 monthly Apr 2011 - Dec 2021
Turkey (%) 34.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2022
Ukraine (%) 43.3 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2021

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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 (%) 3.7 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
National Government Debt (USD mn) 37,419.6 Dec 2022 monthly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2022
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BHD bn) 5.093 2027 yearly 1990 - 2027
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BHD bn) 26.563 2027 yearly 1990 - 2027
Forecast: Government Revenue (BHD bn) 3.367 2027 yearly 1990 - 2027
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) 538.999 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Net Government Debt: Outstanding (BHD mn) 10,730.785 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
Domestic Public Debt Instruments: Outstanding (BHD mn) 14,072.800 Dec 2022 monthly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.722 2027 yearly 1996 - 2027
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,904.0 2021 yearly 1966 - 2021
Total Exports (USD mn) 7,436.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2022
Total Exports Growth (%) 19.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2022
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 4,807,432.850 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,862.703 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,366.312 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,442.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2022
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2022
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 173,702.377 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 81,260.774 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 94.932 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2022
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 80.312 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2022
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 17.632 Nov 2022 monthly Nov 1994 - Nov 2022
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 150.510 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2022
Exports (BHD mn) 2,796.800 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2022
Imports (BHD mn) 2,046.700 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2022
Exports: Annual: Re-Exports (BHD mn) 109.900 2007 yearly 1991 - 2007
Exports: HS: Annual (BHD mn) 8,410.900 2021 yearly 1966 - 2021
Imports: Annual (BHD mn) 6,566.600 2021 yearly 1966 - 2021
Energy Imports: Value: Crude Oil: Annual (USD th) 2,776,458.000 2020 yearly 1978 - 2020
Energy Exports: Volume: Petroleum Products (Barrel th) 7,489.000 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2020
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 64.3 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,588.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 14.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,759.2 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -1,023.450 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -9.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.461 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 23,414.105 2021 yearly 1989 - 2021
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 1,515.160 2018 yearly 1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 111.170 2018 yearly 1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,403.989 2018 yearly 1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 2,572.606 2017 yearly 1975 - 2017
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Securities (USD mn) 2,572.606 2017 yearly 1975 - 2017
BH: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 2017 yearly 1975 - 2017
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (BHD mn) 978.500 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BHD mn) 1,844.300 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Services (BHD mn) 1,034.800 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (BHD mn) 4,837.300 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (BHD mn) -3,802.500 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (BHD mn) -950.500 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: CF: Capital Account (BHD mn) 212.100 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (BHD mn) -1,920.500 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (BHD mn) -950.100 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (BHD mn) 970.000 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (BHD mn) -425.000 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (BHD mn) 97.200 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: CF: Financial Account (BHD mn) -636.700 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (BHD mn) 637.400 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Reserve Assets: Net (BHD mn) -946.300 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: Errors and Omissions (BHD mn) -553.900 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances (BHD mn) -950.100 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -1,316.400 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 891.400 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -397.300 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 494.500 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
International Investment Position (IIP) (BHD mn) 8,805.600 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
IIP: Assets (BHD mn) 53,494.100 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
IIP: Liabilities (BHD mn) 44,681.100 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
No of Registrations: New Enterprises (Unit) 11,686.000 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
BH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 3,268.883 2018 yearly 1975 - 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.5 Mar 2018 semiannually Mar 2013 - Mar 2018
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 8,145.320 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1974 - Dec 2022
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 37,185.606 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1974 - Dec 2022
M2 Growth (%) 3.9 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1975 - Dec 2022
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,341.0 Apr 2022 monthly Oct 1965 - Apr 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 8.116 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Mar 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.7 2021 yearly 1966 - 2021
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 6.648 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1966 - Dec 2022
Total Deposits (USD mn) 50,530.870 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2022
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.6 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2022
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 51,976.8 Dec 2022 monthly Sep 1991 - Dec 2022
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.0 Dec 2022 monthly Sep 1992 - Dec 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 30,041.401 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.59 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 64.91 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
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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