Bahrain Public Consumption: % of GDP

1975 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bahrain Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • Bahrain Public Consumption accounted for 14.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a share of 14.6 % in the previous year.
  • Bahrain Public Consumption share of Nominal GDP ratio is updated yearly, available from Dec 1975 to Dec 2024, with an average number of 18.2 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 22.5 % in Dec 1985 and a record low of 11.3 % in Dec 2008.

CEIC calculates Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP from annual Government Consumption Expenditure and annual Nominal GDP. Central Informatics Organization provides Government Consumption Expenditure in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency. Nominal GDP prior to 2010 is based on old classification of data.


Related information about Bahrain Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Bahrain GDP expanded 4.0 % YoY in Sep 2025.
  • Bahrain Nominal GDP reached 11.9 USD bn in Jun 2025.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) fell 0.3 % in Jun 2025.
  • Bahrain GDP Per Capita reached 29,535.9 USD in Dec 2024.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 35.8 % in Dec 2024.
  • For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 28.4 % in Dec 2024.
  • Private Consumption accounted for 39.8 % in Dec 2024.

View Bahrain's Public Consumption: % of GDP from 1975 to 2024 in the chart:

Bahrain Public Consumption: % of GDP

What was Bahrain's Public Consumption: % of GDP in 2024?

Bahrain Public Consumption accounted for 14.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a share of 14.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
14.2 2024 14.6 2023 11.3 2008 22.5 1985 % yearly 1975 - 2024

Public Consumption: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 12.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 18.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Argentina (%) 15.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 24.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2025
Austria (%) 22.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 13.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 14.2 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.8 2025 yearly 1973 - 2025
Belarus (%) 16.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 24.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 21.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 18.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 30.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 21.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 22.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Bulgaria (%) 23.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Cambodia (%) 6.0 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Canada (%) 21.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 15.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 16.6 2024 yearly 1952 - 2024
Colombia (%) 20.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 19.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 23.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 18.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 23.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) 13.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 23.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 20.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 24.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
France (%) 24.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 13.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 23.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 4.9 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 16.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 12.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 21.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 26.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
India (%) 10.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (%) 7.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 9.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Ireland (%) 10.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 24.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 20.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 8.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) 19.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 15.3 2023 yearly 1963 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 12.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 11.2 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
South Korea (%) 17.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 15.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 25.8 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 17.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Laos (%) 14.0 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (%) 20.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 4.1 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 21.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 23.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 13.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 15.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 19.0 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 14.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 19.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 13.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 14.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 13.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 17.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 18.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 18.4 2024 yearly 1963 - 2024
Nepal (%) 7.3 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 26.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 22.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1987 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.6 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Norway (%) 22.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 18.7 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 9.3 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 17.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 13.2 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 11.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 13.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 15.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 23.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 15.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 13.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (%) 16.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 20.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 21.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 19.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 10.3 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Slovakia (%) 20.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 21.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 18.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 17.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 7.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 16.6 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Sweden (%) 26.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 12.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Syria (%) 2.7 2022 yearly 1963 - 2022

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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: Central Government Debt: Total (BHD mn) 15,037.787 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
BH: Revenue Excluding Grants (BHD mn) 2,082.375 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
Exports (BHD mn) 2,540.400 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Imports (BHD mn) 2,255.700 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: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (BHD mn) 675.640 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (BHD mn) -1,293.200 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (BHD mn) 1,478.202 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (BHD mn) -4,875.600 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (BHD mn) 2,260.200 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (BHD mn) -3,553.400 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Reserve Assets: Net (BHD mn) -257.200 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Capital Account (BHD mn) 77.500 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account (BHD mn) -620.467 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services (BHD mn) 2,152.000 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances (BHD mn) -957.050 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -561.853 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) -58.433 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (BHD mn) 7,027.600 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 2,040.055 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Errors and Omissions (BHD mn) -518.133 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -2,458.677 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (BHD mn) -957.050 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (BHD mn) -2,517.110 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) 750.636 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Jan 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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