Bahrain National Government Debt

2001 - 2026 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Bahrain National Government Debt

  • Bahrain National Government Debt reached 50.8 USD bn in Jan 2026, compared with 51.6 USD bn in the previous month.
  • Bahrain National Government Debt data is updated monthly, available from Mar 2001 to Jan 2026.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 51.6 USD bn in Dec 2025 and a record low of 1.4 USD bn in Sep 2007.

CEIC converts monthly Government Debt into USD. The Ministry of Finance and National Economy provides Outstanding Public Debt in local currency. The Central Bank of Bahrain period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Government Debt includes Domestic Debt only.


Related information about Bahrain National Government Debt
  • In the latest reports, Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 4.8 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2023.
  • The country's Government debt accounted for 102.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025.
  • Bahrain Nominal GDP reached 11.9 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Bahrain's National Government Debt from Mar 2001 to Jan 2026 in the chart:

Bahrain National Government Debt

What was Bahrain's National Government Debt in Jan 2026?

Bahrain National Government Debt reached 50.8 USD bn in Jan 2026, compared with 51.6 USD bn in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
50,797.0 Jan 2026 51,581.4 Dec 2025 1,383.0 Sep 2007 51,581.4 Dec 2025 USD mn monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2026

National Government Debt by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 16,644.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2010 - Dec 2025
Algeria (USD mn) 127,109.6 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Argentina (USD mn) 454,037.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 13,906.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Australia (USD mn) 685,976.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Austria (USD mn) 497,437.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 9,223.0 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (USD mn) 50,797.0 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2026
Belarus (USD mn) 23,375.7 May 2022 monthly Dec 2003 - May 2022
Belgium (USD mn) 797,839.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 8,960.7 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 3,449.6 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 1,921,493.6 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2000 - Jan 2026
Bulgaria (USD mn) 37,868.1 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2015 - Jan 2026
Canada (USD mn) 1,517,724.5 2025 yearly 1962 - 2025
Chile (USD mn) 149,182.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
China (USD mn) 5,896,064.4 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 280,165.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 60,238.2 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (USD mn) 23,649.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 174,839.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 141,615.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 87,469.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 330,374.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 11,044.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
European Union (USD mn) 17,899,598.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Finland (USD mn) 291,561.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
France (USD mn) 4,020,987.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 13,286.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Germany (USD mn) 3,271,285.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Greece (USD mn) 431,674.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 190,786.0 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 197,643.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Dec 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 20,025.7 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
India (USD mn) 2,192,184.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 547,950.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 2009 - Jan 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 245,214.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Israel (USD mn) 364,326.8 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Italy (USD mn) 3,698,952.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 3,853.2 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (USD mn) 9,012,579.6 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1982 - Sep 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 51,110.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 72,503.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 95,337.5 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 896,321.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,797.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 7,383.1 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2026
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 8,920.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 22,255.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) 101,813.6 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (USD mn) 39,470.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 28,692.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 10,272.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 2,620.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (USD mn) 325,635.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2025
Malta (USD mn) 13,160.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 12,831.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 1,151,112.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2026
Moldova (USD mn) 8,063.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) 5,521.7 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 91,099.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 14,538.4 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (USD mn) 579,272.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 123,654.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 101,223.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Norway (USD mn) 297,283.3 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Oman (USD mn) 37,971.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Panama (USD mn) 59,349.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 16,217.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Peru (USD mn) 108,718.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 307,939.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Poland (USD mn) 611,821.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 345,501.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 26,518.7 2012 yearly 2003 - 2012
Romania (USD mn) 262,181.2 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2011 - Dec 2025
Russia (USD mn) 465,308.9 Jan 2026 monthly May 2009 - Jan 2026
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 405,068.6 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 46,361.5 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 2004 - Jan 2026
Singapore (USD mn) 1,019,617.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 98,475.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 55,072.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 375,216.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2026
Spain (USD mn) 2,005,898.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 98,101.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 230,743.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 231,894.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Taiwan, China (USD mn) 210,211.6 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Thailand (USD mn) 358,947.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1997 - Jan 2026
Tunisia (USD mn) 46,921.1 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2011 - Sep 2025
Turkey (USD mn) 298,427.1 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Ukraine (USD mn) 208,497.3 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2026
United Kingdom (USD mn) 4,111,415.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1966 - Sep 2025
United States (USD mn) 38,769,806.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1969 - Feb 2026
Uruguay (USD mn) 48,109.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Venezuela (USD mn) 105,131.7 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Vietnam (USD mn) 150,597.5 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Yemen (USD mn) 20,434.2 2013 yearly 2004 - 2013

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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) -2,784.441 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
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) 50,797.0 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2026
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) 19,103.800 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2026
Government Budget: Net Surplus or Deficit (BHD mn) -1,047.175 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
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
BH: Revenue Excluding Grants (BHD mn) 2,082.375 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
BH: Central Government Debt: Total: % of GDP (%) 111.598 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -0.117 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 3,083.0 2025 yearly 1966 - 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 6,754.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 11.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Dec 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) 5,997.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 17.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Dec 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) 85.348 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 96.363 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1.481 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1994 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 236.690 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Exports: HS: Annual (BHD mn) 9,291.700 2025 yearly 1966 - 2025
Imports: Annual (BHD mn) 8,132.250 2025 yearly 1966 - 2025
Exports: Annual: Re-Exports (BHD mn) 755.800 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Imports (BHD mn) 2,255.700 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Exports (BHD mn) 2,540.400 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Energy Exports: Volume: Petroleum Products (Barrel th) 7,397.000 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2021
Energy Imports: Value: Crude Oil: Annual (USD th) 4,740,525.000 2021 yearly 1978 - 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) 549.9 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 831.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,346.4 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,793.275 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 17.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.615 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 29,354.748 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (BHD mn) 1,061.100 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BHD mn) 1,159.450 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (BHD mn) 7,027.600 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services (BHD mn) 2,152.000 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (BHD mn) -4,875.600 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (BHD mn) -3,553.400 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (BHD mn) -1,293.200 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Capital Account (BHD mn) 77.500 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (BHD mn) 2,260.200 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (BHD mn) -957.050 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (BHD mn) 675.640 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (BHD mn) -2,517.110 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Reserve Assets: Net (BHD mn) -257.200 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account (BHD mn) -620.467 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (BHD mn) 1,478.202 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Errors and Omissions (BHD mn) -518.133 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) -58.433 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -561.853 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances (BHD mn) -957.050 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -2,458.677 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 2,040.055 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Abroad (BHD mn) -148.430 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
No of Registrations: New Enterprises (Unit) 13,312.000 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
BH: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -494.681 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
BH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 2,659.574 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) 38,809.990 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1974 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 5.9 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1975 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
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) 787.064 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 58,985.563 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 62,361.2 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1991 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.3 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1992 - Jan 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 34,498.100 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.29 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 62.48 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Currency in Circulation (BHD mn) 680.100 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2 (BHD mn) 14,595.700 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1974 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (BHD mn) 2,945.400 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1974 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3 (BHD mn) 16,677.600 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1991 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3: Deposits: General Government (BHD mn) 2,081.900 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1991 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3: Domestic Assets: Claims on Private Sector (BHD mn) 12,200.154 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1974 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3: Domestic Assets: Claims on Government (BHD mn) 13,334.600 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency Outside Banks (BHD mn) 535.600 Nov 2018 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2018
Deposits: Retail Banks (BHD mn) 22,183.349 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: NR: Business: Non Bank Financial (BHD mn) 215.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023

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