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Bahrain Unemployment Rate

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Bahrain Unemployment Rate increased to 4.30 % in Dec 2016, from the previously reported number of 3.50 % in Dec 2015. Bahrain Unemployment Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2016, with an average rate of 4.00 %. The data reached an all-time high of 16.40 % in Dec 2006 and a record low of 3.50 % in Dec 2015. The data is reported by reported by Central Informatics Organisation.

In the latest reports, Bahrain Population reached 1.48 million people in Jun 2019. The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 73.56 % in Dec 2020.

What was Bahrain's Unemployment Rate in 2016?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
4.30 % 2016 yearly 1991 - 2016	3.50 % 2015 yearly 1991 - 2016	3.50 2015	16.40 2006	%	yearly	1991 - 2016 Updated on 11 Sep 2020

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Albania (%)	11.90 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Algeria (%)	11.70 Sep 2017	quarterly	Jun 2014 - Sep 2017
Argentina (%)	13.10 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
Armenia (%)	17.50 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Australia (%)	7.00 Oct 2020	monthly	Feb 1978 - Oct 2020
Austria (%)	5.52 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Sep 2020
Azerbaijan (%)	6.94 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2020
Bahrain (%)	4.30 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Bangladesh (%)	4.15 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Belarus (%)	0.20 Oct 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Oct 2020
Belgium (%)	5.20 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Sep 2020
Bolivia (%)	3.40 2017	yearly	1999 - 2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%)	15.70 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Botswana (%)	18.72 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Brazil (%)	14.60 Sep 2020	monthly	Mar 2012 - Sep 2020
Brunei (%)	9.04 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Bulgaria (%)	4.80 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Sep 2020
Cambodia (%)	0.10 2017	yearly	2007 - 2017
Canada (%)	8.90 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Oct 2020
Chile (%)	11.60 Oct 2020	monthly	Mar 2009 - Oct 2020
China (%)	4.19 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 1999 - Sep 2020
Colombia (%)	15.77 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Sep 2020
Croatia (%)	6.40 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Cyprus (%)	8.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2020
Czech Republic (%)	2.79 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Sep 2020
Denmark (%)	5.80 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Oct 2020
Ecuador (%)	6.64 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 2013 - Sep 2020
Egypt (%)	7.30 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Sep 2020
Estonia (%)	7.70 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1989 - Sep 2020
European Union (%)	6.20 Jan 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2020
Finland (%)	8.30 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Oct 2020
France (%)	9.00 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Sep 2020
Georgia (%)	11.57 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Germany (%)	4.50 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Sep 2020
Ghana (%)	4.51 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Greece (%)	16.80 Aug 2020	monthly	Apr 1998 - Aug 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (%)	6.40 Oct 2020	monthly	Oct 1981 - Oct 2020
Hungary (%)	4.30 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Oct 2020
Iceland (%)	5.60 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Sep 2020
India (%)	5.40 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%)	7.07 2020	yearly	1984 - 2020
Iran (%)	10.60 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2001 - Mar 2020
Ireland (%)	7.30 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2020
Israel (%)	4.71 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2012 - Oct 2020
Italy (%)	9.79 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Oct 2020
Ivory Coast (%)	3.42 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Japan (%)	3.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1953 - Sep 2020
Jordan (%)	23.00 May 2020	quarterly	Feb 2000 - May 2020
Kazakhstan (%)	5.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Kenya (%)	2.65 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
South Korea (%)	4.20 Oct 2020	monthly	Jun 1999 - Oct 2020
Kosovo (%)	29.10 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2016 - Mar 2020
Kuwait (%)	2.09 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Kyrgyzstan (%)	5.50 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Laos (%)	0.60 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Latvia (%)	8.00 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2020
Lebanon (%)	11.35 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Lithuania (%)	10.40 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2020
Luxembourg (%)	6.28 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Oct 2020
Macau SAR, China (%)	2.90 Oct 2020	monthly	Sep 1996 - Oct 2020
North Macedonia (%)	16.50 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Sep 2020
Malawi (%)	6.60 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%)	5.40 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2016 - May 2020
Malta (%)	4.40 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2000 - Jun 2020
Mauritius (%)	7.10 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%)	3.26 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Mar 2020
Moldova (%)	4.22 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Mongolia (%)	7.30 Sep 2020	quarterly	Sep 2006 - Sep 2020
Montenegro (%)	15.20 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Morocco (%)	12.70 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Sep 2020
Mozambique (%)	3.24 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Myanmar (%)	1.71 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Nepal (%)	1.47 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%)	3.80 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Mar 2020
New Zealand (%)	5.30 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1986 - Sep 2020
Nigeria (%)	27.11 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Norway (%)	5.20 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1989 - Sep 2020
Oman (%)	2.80 Oct 2020	monthly	Mar 2018 - Oct 2020
Pakistan (%)	5.79 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
Palestinian Territory (%)	28.50 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Sep 2020
Panama (%)	7.10 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Paraguay (%)	8.16 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2017 - Sep 2020
Peru (%)	16.43 Oct 2020	monthly	Mar 2001 - Oct 2020
Philippines (%)	10.00 Jul 2020	quarterly	Jul 1982 - Jul 2020
Poland (%)	6.10 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Oct 2020
Portugal (%)	7.50 Oct 2020	monthly	Feb 1998 - Oct 2020
Qatar (%)	0.10 2018	yearly	1997 - 2018
Romania (%)	5.30 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Oct 2020
Russia (%)	6.35 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Sep 2020
Saudi Arabia (%)	8.98 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Serbia (%)	9.00 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Sep 2020
Singapore (%)	3.60 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Sep 2020
Slovakia (%)	7.35 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Oct 2020
Slovenia (%)	5.20 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1997 - Jun 2020
South Africa (%)	30.80 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2020
Spain (%)	16.26 Sep 2020	quarterly	Sep 1976 - Sep 2020
Sri Lanka (%)	5.40 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2012 - Jun 2020
Sudan (%)	20.30 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Sweden (%)	8.91 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Oct 2020
Switzerland (%)	5.31 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Sep 2020
Syria (%)	14.90 2011	yearly	2000 - 2011
Taiwan (%)	3.77 Oct 2020	monthly	Apr 1993 - Oct 2020
Tajikistan (%)	2.30 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Thailand (%)	2.10 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Oct 2020
Tunisia (%)	16.20 Sep 2020	quarterly	Jun 2011 - Sep 2020
Turkey (%)	13.20 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Aug 2020
Ukraine (%)	9.80 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
United Arab Emirates (%)	2.23 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
United Kingdom (%)	4.76 Aug 2020	monthly	Feb 1971 - Aug 2020
United States (%)	6.90 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1948 - Oct 2020
Uruguay (%)	11.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Sep 2020
Uzbekistan (%)	8.98 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
Venezuela (%)	6.35 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Vietnam (%)	2.50 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Sep 2020
Yemen (%)	13.50 2014	yearly	1994 - 2014
Zambia (%)	11.41 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020

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National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	7,943.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Jun 2020
Real GDP Growth (%)	-8.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Jun 2020
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	-19.481 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP per Capita (USD)	25,992.978 2019	yearly	1981 - 2019
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	-11.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 2020
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	14,906.903 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	39.6 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	6,145.622 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	16.3 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Investment: % of GDP (%)	36.4 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	11,146.704 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn)	35,576.457 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
Gross Savings Rate (%)	31.6 2018	yearly	1989 - 2018
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	56,267.502 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	26,618.335 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	3.288 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	151.405 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
GDP: Value Added: Net Exports Goods and Services: Exports (BHD mn)	11,264.600 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
GDP: Value Added: Net Exports Goods and Services: Imports (BHD mn)	10,170.300 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
GDP: Value Added: Consumption (BHD mn)	7,915.749 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
GDP: Value Added: Consumption: Government (BHD mn)	2,310.754 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
GDP: Value Added: Consumption: Private (BHD mn)	5,604.995 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
GDP: Value Added: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (BHD mn)	4,191.161 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
GDP: Value Added: Change in Stock (BHD mn)	956.137 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
GDP: Value Added: Net Exports Goods and Services (BHD mn)	1,094.300 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Change in Stocks (BHD mn)	533.986 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Net Export Goods & Services (BHD mn)	1,596.924 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Net Export Goods & Services: Exports (BHD mn)	10,418.568 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Net Export Goods & Services: Import (BHD mn)	8,821.644 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Consumption (BHD mn)	6,867.418 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Consumption: Government (BHD mn)	2,101.073 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Consumption: Private (BHD mn)	4,766.346 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (BHD mn)	3,676.087 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
GDP: Value Added: Import Duties (BHD mn)	65.119 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Transport & Communication (BHD mn)	149.962 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Hotels & Restaurants (BHD mn)	33.403 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Trade (BHD mn)	143.040 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Construction (BHD mn)	251.290 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Manufacturing (BHD mn)	550.261 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Electricity & Water (BHD mn)	50.519 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Social & Personal Services (SP) (BHD mn)	186.019 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Real Estate & Business Activities ... (BHD mn)	175.126 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Financial Corporations (BHD mn)	553.399 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Government Services (BHD mn)	477.797 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Private Non Profit Institutions Serving Households (BHD mn)	0.893 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Households with Employed Persons (BHD mn)	26.347 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Agriculture & Fishing (BHD mn)	10.013 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Mining & Quarrying (MQ) (BHD mn)	314.289 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Construction (BHD mn)	233.888 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Real Estate & Business Acti... (BHD mn)	162.054 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Trade (BHD mn)	129.695 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Manufacturing (BHD mn)	429.422 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Transport & Communication (BHD mn)	128.239 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Electricity & Water (BHD mn)	48.309 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Hotels & Restaurants (BHD mn)	30.244 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Social & Personal Services ... (BHD mn)	169.806 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Financial Corporations (BHD mn)	502.191 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 2010p: Value Added (BHD mn)	2,989.316 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Government Services (BHD mn)	427.284 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Private Non Profit Institutions Serving Households (BHD mn)	0.969 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Households with Employed Persons (BHD mn)	23.309 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Import Duties (BHD mn)	63.466 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Agriculture & Fishing (BHD mn)	8.651 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Mining & Quarrying (MQ) (BHD mn)	631.788 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
GDP Deflator (2010=100)	111.700 2018	yearly	1986 - 2018
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Exports: Goods and Services (BHD mn)	11,264.600 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Main Aggregates: Gross National Income (BHD mn)	13,376.748 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
Main Aggregates: Gross National Disposable Income (BHD mn)	12,147.648 2018	yearly	1989 - 2018
BH: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (BHD mn)	13,282.550 2017	yearly	1975 - 2017
BH: GDP: Gross National Income (BHD mn)	10,597.200 2014	yearly	1980 - 2014
BH: GDP: Private Consumption Expenditure (BHD mn)	6,920.450 2017	yearly	1975 - 2017
BH: GDP: Government Consumption Expenditure (BHD mn)	2,052.193 2017	yearly	1975 - 2017
BH: GDP: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (BHD mn)	3,108.503 2017	yearly	1975 - 2017
BH: GDP: Changes in Inventories (BHD mn)	127.604 2017	yearly	1975 - 2017
BH: GDP: Exports of Goods and Services (BHD mn)	10,051.300 2017	yearly	1975 - 2017
BH: GDP: Imports of Goods and Services (BHD mn)	8,977.500 2017	yearly	1975 - 2017
BH: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure (BHD mn)	7,915.750 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
BH: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (BHD mn)	14,160.960 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
BH: GDP: Gross Capital Formation (BHD mn)	5,147.300 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
BH: GDP (BHD mn)	14,503.850 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
BH: GDP: External Balance of Goods and Services (BHD mn)	1,094.300 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
BH: GDP: USD: per Capita (USD)	23,503.977 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
BH: GDP: USD (USD mn)	38,574.069 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
BH: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (BHD mn)	40.860 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
BH: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry (BHD mn)	6,152.480 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
BH: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry: Manufacturing (BHD mn)	2,598.020 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
BH: GDP: per Capita (BHD)	8,837.495 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
BH: GDP: Real: Imports of Goods and Services (BHD mn)	8,821.640 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
BH: GDP: Real (BHD mn)	12,905.050 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
BH: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure (BHD mn)	6,867.420 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
BH: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (BHD mn)	4,766.350 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
BH: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (BHD mn)	2,101.070 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
BH: GDP: Real: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (BHD mn)	3,676.090 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
BH: GDP: Real: Exports of Goods and Services (BHD mn)	10,418.570 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
BH: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (BHD mn)	12,570.300 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
BH: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (BHD mn)	35.590 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
BH: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry (BHD mn)	5,354.490 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
BH: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry: Manufacturing (BHD mn)	1,865.410 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	15,583,469.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Aluminium Products (Metric Ton)	126,558.522 Dec 2017	monthly	Jan 1995 - Dec 2017
Crude Oil Production: Quarterly (Barrel th)	19,113.000 Sep 2015	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Sep 2015
Crude Oil Production: Daily Average (Barrel th)	41.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1995 - Dec 2018

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-5.0 2014	yearly	1998 - 2014
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-3,454.188 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
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 Oct 2020	monthly	Mar 2001 - Oct 2020
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	90.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2007 - Jun 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)	-1,298.775 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
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

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	1.5 2019	yearly	1950 - 2019
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	73.6 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Employed Persons (Person)	748,047.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2019
Unemployment Rate (%)	4.30 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Monthly Earnings (USD)	739 Sep 2011	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Sep 2011
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	3.48 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Jun 2019
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	1.671 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	3.749 2025	yearly	2007 - 2025
Population: Female (Person)	556,227.000 2018	yearly	1981 - 2018
Population: Male (Person)	946,864.000 2018	yearly	1981 - 2018
Employment: Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) (Person)	748,047.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2019
Employment: LMRA: Private Sector (Person)	605,518.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2019
Employment: LMRA: Male (Person)	581,567.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2019
Employment: LMRA: Public Sector (Person)	56,180.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2019
Employment: LMRA: Female (Person)	166,480.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2019
Employment: LMRA: Domestic Workers: Non Bahraini (Person)	86,349.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2019
BH: Unemployment (Person th)	5.800 2011	yearly	1991 - 2011
BH: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)	73.001 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
BH: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%)	0.763 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
BH: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	0.158 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
BH: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	3.218 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
BH: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population... (%)	73.563 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
BH: Population: Total (Person)	1,641,172.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
BH: Population: Female (Person)	586,370.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
BH: Population: Male (Person)	1,054,802.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
BH: Urban Population (Person)	1,467,109.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
BH: Rural Population (Person)	174,063.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Number of Registered Vehicles (Unit)	734,966 2019	yearly	1984 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	30,200 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	-16.0 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	3,828.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	26,372.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	-3.5 Oct 2020	monthly	Aug 2008 - Oct 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	3.100 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Oct 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.200 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025

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)	18,116.5 2019	yearly	1966 - 2019
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)	17,260.2 2019	yearly	1966 - 2019
Total Imports Growth (%)	-9.7 2019	yearly	1967 - 2019
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)	25.869 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Aug 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	56.908 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Aug 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	73.899 Aug 2020	monthly	Nov 1994 - Aug 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

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	-197.0 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-794.0 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	3.3 2014	yearly	1997 - 2014
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	941.6 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	2.4 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	1,378.214 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	3.6 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-2.008 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Net International Investment Position (USD mn)	26,198.821 2019	yearly	1989 - 2019
BH: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn)	2,418.351 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn)	-2,201.330 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: Assets (USD mn)	1,515.160 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn)	4,494.415 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn)	1,403.989 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn)	32,515.691 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Capital Account (USD mn)	795.213 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn)	795.213 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	-1,504.255 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn)	-1,504.255 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: Equity (USD mn)	981.915 2011	yearly	1975 - 2011
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Securities (USD mn)	2,572.606 2017	yearly	1975 - 2017
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn)	2,775.798 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn)	-4,977.128 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn)	3,845.745 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Services (BHD mn)	1,316.100 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (BHD mn)	-2,987.100 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (BHD mn)	4,303.200 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (BHD mn)	28.800 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (BHD mn)	-298.600 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn)	-1,025.500 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account (BHD mn)	154.700 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances (BHD mn)	-1,086.700 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (BHD mn)	876.500 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (BHD mn)	-1,086.700 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: CF: Capital Account (BHD mn)	337.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (BHD mn)	-1,726.500 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (BHD mn)	-850.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (BHD mn)	428.200 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BHD mn)	322.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn)	-489.500 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn)	518.300 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (BHD mn)	273.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn)	1,298.500 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Reserve Assets: Net (BHD mn)	-575.300 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
BoP: Errors and Omissions (BHD mn)	-193.100 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
International Investment Position (IIP) (BHD mn)	9,852.500 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
IIP: Assets (BHD mn)	50,541.700 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
IIP: Liabilities (BHD mn)	40,689.200 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
No of Registrations: New Enterprises (Unit)	12,841.000 2018	yearly	1997 - 2018

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	5.5 Mar 2018	semiannually	Mar 2013 - Mar 2018
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	7,674.942 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 1974 - Oct 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	33,999.591 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 1974 - Oct 2020
M2 Growth (%)	7.1 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 1975 - Oct 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	5.0 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Nov 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	1,883.2 Sep 2020	monthly	Oct 1965 - Sep 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	4.380 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2007 - Jun 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)	44,904.156 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Oct 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	0.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Sep 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	45,006.5 Oct 2020	monthly	Sep 1991 - Oct 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	12.1 Oct 2020	monthly	Sep 1992 - Oct 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 (%)	70.65 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Money Supply: M3 (BHD mn)	14,086.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Sep 1991 - Oct 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2 (BHD mn)	12,786.600 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 1974 - Oct 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (BHD mn)	2,886.400 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 1974 - Oct 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)	763.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Oct 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

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	21.1 Dec 2019	quarterly	Sep 2009 - Dec 2019
Central Bank of Bahrain: Assets (BHD mn)	2,950.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 1997 - Oct 2020
Banking System: Retail & Wholesale Banks: Assets: Consolidated (Con) (USD mn)	206,470.400 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 2000 - Oct 2020

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa)	5.010 Mar 2016	monthly	Apr 1985 - Mar 2016
Exchange Rate against USD (BHD/USD)	0.376 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1966 - Oct 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	1.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Nov 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	0.71 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2003 - Jun 2020
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa)	5.50 Oct 2020	monthly	Mar 2010 - Oct 2020
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2005=100)	96.2 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Oct 2020
Average Deposit Rate: Retail Banks: Savings Deposits (% pa)	0.220 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Sep 2020
Average Lending Rate: Retail Banks: Business (% pa)	4.540 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Sep 2020
Average Lending Rate: Retail Banks: Personal (% pa)	4.670 Sep 2020	quarterly	Jun 1998 - Sep 2020
Average Lending Rate: Retail Banks: Personal: Secured: by Mortgages (% pa)	5.140 Sep 2020	quarterly	Jun 1998 - Sep 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: Euro (BHD/EUR)	0.450 Nov 2020	monthly	Mar 2000 - Nov 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: US Dollar (BHD/USD)	0.376 Nov 2020	monthly	Mar 2000 - Nov 2020

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	3,635 Dec 2016	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Dec 2016
Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production (Cub m mn)	22,350.500 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Crude Oil: Production (Barrel/Day th)	194.373 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Crude Oil: Imports (Barrel/Day th)	226.250 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	12,045,000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	5.9 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	3,834 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	-12.5 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Length of Stay: Overnight (Night)	2,397,197.000 2014	yearly	1998 - 2014
Number of Hotel Rooms (Unit)	10,443.000 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Number of Hotels (Unit)	122.000 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
BH: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals (Person)	12,045,000.000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (01Jul2004=1000)	1,427.2 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Oct 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	69.9 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	23,549.494 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Oct 2020
P/E ratio (NA)	11.200 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Nov 2020
Market Capitalization: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (BHD)	8,856,517,326.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Oct 2020
PE Ratio: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (NA)	10.790 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Oct 2020
PB Ratio: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (NA)	0.950 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Oct 2020
Dividend Yield: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (%)	5.310 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Oct 2020
Shares Traded: Value: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (BHD)	14,909,105.470 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Nov 2020
Shares Traded: Volume: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (Unit)	83,928,817.000 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Nov 2020
No of Listed Companies: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (Unit)	43.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 2004 - Oct 2020

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th)	578.471 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU)	408,402.000 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	38.100 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	274,541.000 2019	yearly	1965 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	1,900,361.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	16.728 2019	yearly	1965 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	115.793 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	55,277.311 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	30,908.180 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	6,979.264 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	863,610.903 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	211,829.965 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	29,736.342 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Passengers Traffic: Arrival (Person)	15,101,215.000 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Passengers Traffic: Departure (Person)	15,221,103.000 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
No of Vehicles: Registered: in Use: Private Vehicle for Passengers (Unit)	3,062.000 2019	yearly	1984 - 2019
No of Vehicles: Registered: in Use (Unit)	727,774.000 2019	yearly	1984 - 2019
BH: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person)	5,877,003.000 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
BH: Pump Price for Gasoline: USD per Liter (USD)	0.430 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
BH: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn)	420.984 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018

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