Bahrain Government Debt: % of GDP

2007 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bahrain Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Bahrain Government debt accounted for 90.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2023, compared with the ratio of 92.3 % in the previous quarter.
  • Bahrain government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2007 to Sep 2023.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 102.2 % 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 40.4 USD bn in Dec 2023.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 11.0 USD bn in Dec 2022.

View Bahrain's Government Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2007 to Sep 2023 in the chart:

Bahrain Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Bahrain's Government Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2023?

Bahrain Government debt accounted for 90.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2023, compared with the ratio of 92.3 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
90.9 Sep 2023 92.3 Jun 2023 7.3 Dec 2008 102.2 Mar 2021 % quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023

Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 61.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2023
Algeria (%) 62.1 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
Argentina (%) 80.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 50.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 41.8 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Austria (%) 78.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 16.8 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (%) 90.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Bangladesh (%) 23.9 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Belarus (%) 35.9 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 108.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1980 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Botswana (%) 17.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2023
Brazil (%) 74.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Bulgaria (%) 21.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Cambodia (%) 33.7 2022 yearly 2013 - 2022
Canada (%) 67.8 2023 yearly 1962 - 2023
Chile (%) 36.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
China (%) 22.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Colombia (%) 59.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Croatia (%) 67.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 77.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (%) 44.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Denmark (%) 30.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Ecuador (%) 64.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Egypt (%) 68.6 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Estonia (%) 18.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
European Union (%) 82.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Finland (%) 74.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
France (%) 111.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Georgia (%) 37.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Germany (%) 64.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Ghana (%) 70.7 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Greece (%) 166.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 50.1 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Hungary (%) 71.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2023
Iceland (%) 64.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
India (%) 59.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Indonesia (%) 39.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2023
Iran (%) 8.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2023
Ireland (%) 43.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Israel (%) 67.1 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Italy (%) 137.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 217.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Jordan (%) 89.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 23.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Kenya (%) 68.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) 49.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2023
Kosovo (%) 19.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 46.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Latvia (%) 39.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) 150.6 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 37.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Luxembourg (%) 25.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
North Macedonia (%) 51.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2023
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 64.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Malta (%) 49.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (%) 69.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2023
Mexico (%) 49.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) 34.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (%) 59.4 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Dec 2021
Montenegro (%) 59.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) 71.6 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Nepal (%) 27.2 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
Netherlands (%) 45.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (%) 37.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (%) 37.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Norway (%) 36.5 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Oman (%) 41.2 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Pakistan (%) 71.6 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Palestinian Territory (%) 72.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 56.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Paraguay (%) 34.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 32.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) 60.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Poland (%) 48.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Portugal (%) 99.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 49.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2023
Russia (%) 15.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 24.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2016 - Sep 2023
Serbia (%) 52.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2004 - Dec 2023
Singapore (%) 170.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) 59.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Slovenia (%) 70.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2023
South Africa (%) 74.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1960 - Sep 2023
Spain (%) 109.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 103.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Sweden (%) 30.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Switzerland (%) 23.1 2027 yearly 1990 - 2027
Taiwan (%) 29.7 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Tajikistan (%) 36.3 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Thailand (%) 54.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
Tunisia (%) 79.7 Dec 2021 monthly Apr 2011 - Dec 2021
Turkey (%) 30.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2023
Ukraine (%) 71.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022

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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: Credit (BHD mn) 5,409.900 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Services (BHD mn) 1,228.900 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (BHD mn) -4,181.000 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (BHD mn) 1,558.400 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (BHD mn) -738.000 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: Current Account: Secondary Income (BHD mn) -1,019.600 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (BHD mn) 1.300 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (BHD mn) -2,296.400 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
IIP: Assets (BHD mn) 56,394.100 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
International Investment Position (IIP) (BHD mn) 10,581.500 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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