Bahrain Labour Force Participation Rate
1990 - 2020 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Bahrain Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 72.6 % in Dec 2020, compared with 73.6 % in the previous year. Bahrain Labour Force Participation Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2020, with an average rate of 68.6 % . The data reached the an all-time high of 73.6 % in Dec 2019 and a record low of 64.5 % in Dec 1991. Bahrain Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
In the latest reports, Bahrain Population reached 1.5 million people in Jun 2019. Unemployment Rate of Bahrain increased to 4.3 % in Dec 2016.
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| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72.6 2020 | 73.6 2019 | 64.5 1991 | 73.6 2019 | % | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 60.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.7 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 56.0 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Armenia (%) | 60.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Australia (%) | 66.6 Dec 2020 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Dec 2020 |
| Austria (%) | 78.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 63.1 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Bahrain (%) | 72.6 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 55.7 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 87.0 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Belgium (%) | 69.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| Bolivia (%) | 62.4 2017 | yearly | 1999 - 2017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 42.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Botswana (%) | 69.4 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Brazil (%) | 56.6 Nov 2020 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Nov 2020 |
| Brunei (%) | 63.9 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 55.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Cambodia (%) | 87.4 2019 | yearly | 2007 - 2019 |
| Canada (%) | 64.3 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Dec 2020 |
| Chile (%) | 56.6 Dec 2020 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2020 |
| China (%) | 66.8 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Colombia (%) | 61.7 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2020 |
| Croatia (%) | 51.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Cyprus (%) | 62.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 59.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Denmark (%) | 69.7 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2020 |
| Ecuador (%) | 62.8 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2020 |
| Egypt (%) | 42.2 2019 | yearly | 2009 - 2019 |
| Estonia (%) | 63.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| European Union (%) | 56.4 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Finland (%) | 65.6 Dec 2020 | monthly | May 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| France (%) | 72.0 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2019 |
| Georgia (%) | 62.9 2019 | yearly | 1998 - 2019 |
| Germany (%) | 56.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2020 |
| Ghana (%) | 67.7 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Greece (%) | 58.2 Nov 2020 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 59.6 Dec 2020 | monthly | Dec 1981 - Dec 2020 |
| Hungary (%) | 63.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2020 |
| Iceland (%) | 79.3 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2020 |
| India (%) | 46.3 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 67.8 Aug 2020 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Aug 2020 |
| Iran (%) | 38.3 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2020 |
| Ireland (%) | 62.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2020 |
| Israel (%) | 60.3 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jan 2021 |
| Italy (%) | 48.2 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 52.8 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 62.0 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Dec 2020 |
| Jordan (%) | 37.9 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 69.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Kenya (%) | 71.9 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 61.6 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Kosovo (%) | 40.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Sep 2020 |
| Kuwait (%) | 71.1 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 60.2 2019 | yearly | 1994 - 2019 |
| Laos (%) | 77.3 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 70.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Lebanon (%) | 45.3 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Lithuania (%) | 62.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Dec 2020 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 55.2 2019 | yearly | 2000 - 2019 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 70.4 Dec 2020 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Dec 2020 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 55.8 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Malawi (%) | 75.2 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Malaysia (%) | 68.4 Nov 2020 | monthly | Jan 2015 - Nov 2020 |
| Malta (%) | 77.3 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Mauritius (%) | 73.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 56.4 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2020 |
| Moldova (%) | 41.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2020 |
| Mongolia (%) | 59.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Sep 2020 |
| Montenegro (%) | 53.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Morocco (%) | 44.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Mozambique (%) | 77.9 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Myanmar (%) | 56.6 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 77.2 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) | 68.4 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2020 |
| New Zealand (%) | 70.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2020 |
| Nigeria (%) | 53.4 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Norway (%) | 63.7 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Oman (%) | 67.7 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Pakistan (%) | 50.2 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 41.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Panama (%) | 66.5 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
| Paraguay (%) | 70.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Sep 2020 |
| Peru (%) | 72.7 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
| Philippines (%) | 58.7 Oct 2020 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Oct 2020 |
| Poland (%) | 56.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Sep 2020 |
| Portugal (%) | 58.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2020 |
| Qatar (%) | 88.2 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 55.1 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2020 |
| Russia (%) | 67.9 Sep 2020 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Sep 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 59.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Sep 2020 |
| Serbia (%) | 54.8 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2020 |
| Singapore (%) | 68.1 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Slovakia (%) | 59.3 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2020 |
| Slovenia (%) | 57.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| South Africa (%) | 54.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Spain (%) | 58.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Dec 2020 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 51.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Sudan (%) | 46.9 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Sweden (%) | 71.3 Jan 2021 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Jan 2021 |
| Switzerland (%) | 68.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2020 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -5.0 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,850.646 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 761.088 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 2.1 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 34,778.1 Dec 2020 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2020 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 98.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (BHD bn) | 4.492 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (BHD bn) | 22.934 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (BHD bn) | 3.208 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Government Budget: Net Surplus or Deficit (BHD mn) | -695.966 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Government Budget: Revenue: Non Oil: Taxation and Fees (BHD mn) | 286.169 2017 | yearly | 1990 - 2017 |
| Domestic Public Debt Instruments: Outstanding (BHD mn) | 13,079.400 Oct 2020 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Oct 2020 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.359 2025 | yearly | 1996 - 2025 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 856.2 2019 | yearly | 1966 - 2019 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,752.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 0.4 2019 | yearly | 1967 - 2019 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 3,508,843.534 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,584.395 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 952.120 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 3,578.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -17.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2019 - Sep 2020 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 126,221.920 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 38,700.526 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 44.727 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Oct 2020 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 56.908 Aug 2020 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Aug 2020 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 45.669 Oct 2020 | monthly | Nov 1994 - Oct 2020 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 140.735 Sep 2019 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Sep 2019 |
| Exports: Annual: Re-Exports (BHD mn) | 109.900 2007 | yearly | 1991 - 2007 |
| Exports: HS: Annual (BHD mn) | 6,813.000 2019 | yearly | 1966 - 2019 |
| Imports: Annual (BHD mn) | 6,491.000 2019 | yearly | 1966 - 2019 |
| Energy Exports: Volume: Petroleum Products (Barrel th) | 6,836.000 Dec 2018 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Dec 2018 |
| BH: Export Volume Index (2000=100) | 133.571 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| BH: Import Volume Index (2000=100) | 178.036 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| BH: Export Value Index (2000=100) | 294.754 2018 | yearly | 1980 - 2018 |
| BH: Import Value Index (2000=100) | 278.315 2018 | yearly | 1980 - 2018 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 5.5 Mar 2018 | semiannually | Mar 2013 - Mar 2018 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 7,767.210 Dec 2020 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Dec 2020 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 34,141.581 Dec 2020 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Dec 2020 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 6.5 Dec 2020 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Dec 2020 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 5.0 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 1,883.2 Sep 2020 | monthly | Oct 1965 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 5.338 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.4 2019 | yearly | 1966 - 2019 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 6.649 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 1966 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 44,959.198 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | -5.9 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2020 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 45,528.8 Dec 2020 | monthly | Sep 1991 - Dec 2020 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 14.4 Dec 2020 | monthly | Sep 1992 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 27,113.042 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.22 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 72.90 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Money Supply: M3 (BHD mn) | 14,062.900 Nov 2020 | monthly | Sep 1991 - Nov 2020 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (BHD mn) | 12,764.300 Nov 2020 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Nov 2020 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (BHD mn) | 2,884.100 Nov 2020 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Nov 2020 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency Outside Banks (BHD mn) | 535.600 Nov 2018 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Nov 2018 |
| Currency in Circulation (BHD mn) | 742.900 Nov 2020 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2020 |
| Official Reserves (BHD mn) | 1,708.300 Sep 2015 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2015 |
| Deposits: Retail Banks (BHD mn) | 16,887.600 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2020 |
| Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: Non Bank Residents (NR) (BHD mn) | 10,196.700 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: NR: Personal (BHD mn) | 4,596.700 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: NR: Business (BHD mn) | 5,303.000 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
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