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Bahrain Unemployment Rate

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Bahrain's Unemployment Rate increased to 4.30 % in Dec 2016, from the previously reported number of 3.50 % in Dec 2015. Bahrain's 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's Population reached 1.48 million people in Jun 2019. The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 73.36 % in Dec 2019.

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 2018	yearly	1982 - 2018
Argentina (%)	10.40 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Mar 2020
Armenia (%)	19.80 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Australia (%)	7.49 Jul 2020	monthly	Feb 1978 - Jul 2020
Austria (%)	5.19 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jul 2020
Azerbaijan (%)	6.46 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Bahrain (%)	4.30 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Bangladesh (%)	4.15 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Belarus (%)	0.20 Jul 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Jul 2020
Belgium (%)	5.13 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 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 (%)	13.30 Jun 2020	monthly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Brunei (%)	9.04 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Bulgaria (%)	5.90 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Cambodia (%)	0.10 2017	yearly	2007 - 2017
Canada (%)	10.20 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Aug 2020
Chile (%)	13.10 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 2009 - Jul 2020
China (%)	3.84 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1999 - Jun 2020
Colombia (%)	20.22 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Croatia (%)	7.00 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Mar 2020
Cyprus (%)	6.80 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Jun 2020
Czech Republic (%)	1.97 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Mar 2020
Denmark (%)	5.50 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Ecuador (%)	3.84 Dec 2019	quarterly	Dec 2013 - Dec 2019
Egypt (%)	9.60 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Jun 2020
Estonia (%)	7.10 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1989 - Jun 2020
European Union (%)	6.20 Jan 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2020
Finland (%)	7.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Jul 2020
France (%)	7.10 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Jun 2020
Georgia (%)	11.57 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Germany (%)	4.40 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Jul 2020
Greece (%)	18.30 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 1998 - Jun 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (%)	6.10 Jul 2020	monthly	Oct 1981 - Jul 2020
Hungary (%)	4.63 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Iceland (%)	4.80 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2020
India (%)	5.40 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%)	5.28 2019	yearly	1984 - 2019
Iran (%)	10.60 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2001 - Mar 2020
Ireland (%)	5.20 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Israel (%)	4.61 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2012 - Jul 2020
Italy (%)	9.71 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Jul 2020
Ivory Coast (%)	3.42 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Japan (%)	2.90 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1953 - Jul 2020
Jordan (%)	19.30 Feb 2020	quarterly	Feb 2000 - Feb 2020
Kazakhstan (%)	5.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Kenya (%)	2.65 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
South Korea (%)	3.20 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 1999 - Aug 2020
Kosovo (%)	25.70 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
Kuwait (%)	2.09 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Kyrgyzstan (%)	6.20 2018	yearly	1992 - 2018
Laos (%)	0.60 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Latvia (%)	8.60 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2020
Lebanon (%)	11.35 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Lithuania (%)	9.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jul 2020
Luxembourg (%)	6.63 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jul 2020
Macau SAR, China (%)	2.70 Jul 2020	monthly	Sep 1996 - Jul 2020
North Macedonia (%)	16.70 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2020
Malawi (%)	6.60 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%)	5.40 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2016 - May 2020
Malta (%)	3.30 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2000 - Mar 2020
Mauritius (%)	7.10 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%)	3.26 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Mar 2020
Moldova (%)	4.29 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Dec 2019
Mongolia (%)	6.60 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 2006 - Jun 2020
Montenegro (%)	16.30 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Morocco (%)	12.30 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 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 (%)	4.00 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1986 - Jun 2020
Nigeria (%)	27.11 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Norway (%)	5.20 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1989 - Jun 2020
Oman (%)	2.55 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Pakistan (%)	5.79 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
Panama (%)	7.10 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Paraguay (%)	5.20 2017	yearly	1998 - 2017
Peru (%)	3.93 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
Philippines (%)	10.00 Jul 2020	quarterly	Jul 1982 - Jul 2020
Poland (%)	3.10 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1999 - Jun 2020
Portugal (%)	8.10 Jul 2020	monthly	Feb 1998 - Jul 2020
Qatar (%)	0.10 2018	yearly	1997 - 2018
Romania (%)	5.40 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jul 2020
Russia (%)	6.17 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Jun 2020
Saudi Arabia (%)	5.70 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Serbia (%)	7.30 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2020
Singapore (%)	2.80 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Jun 2020
Slovakia (%)	6.60 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Slovenia (%)	5.20 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1997 - Jun 2020
South Africa (%)	30.10 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Spain (%)	15.33 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 1976 - Jun 2020
Sri Lanka (%)	5.70 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2012 - Mar 2020
Sudan (%)	20.30 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Sweden (%)	9.25 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Aug 2020
Switzerland (%)	4.63 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Jun 2020
Syria (%)	14.90 2011	yearly	2000 - 2011
Taiwan (%)	3.90 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 1993 - Jul 2020
Tajikistan (%)	2.30 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Thailand (%)	1.90 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Aug 2020
Tunisia (%)	18.00 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2011 - Jun 2020
Turkey (%)	14.30 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jun 2020
Ukraine (%)	8.50 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
United Arab Emirates (%)	2.23 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
United Kingdom (%)	3.90 May 2020	monthly	Feb 1971 - May 2020
United States (%)	8.40 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1948 - Aug 2020
Uruguay (%)	10.60 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jul 2020
Venezuela (%)	6.35 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Vietnam (%)	3.11 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
Yemen (%)	13.50 2014	yearly	1994 - 2014

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National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	9,010.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Mar 2020
Real GDP Growth (%)	-1.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	-4.949 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP per Capita (USD)	25,992.978 2019	yearly	1981 - 2019
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	-3.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 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 (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 $)	57,745.859 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	27,815.127 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.986 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
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)	10,051.300 2017	yearly	1975 - 2017
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)	5,596.348 2017	yearly	1975 - 2017
GDP: Value Added: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (BHD mn)	3,796.908 2017	yearly	1975 - 2017
GDP: Value Added: Change in Stock (BHD mn)	956.137 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
GDP: Value Added: Net Exports Goods and Services (BHD mn)	1,073.800 2017	yearly	1975 - 2017
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: Government Services (BHD mn)	386.666 Dec 2019	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Dec 2019
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Social & Personal Services (SP) (BHD mn)	233.807 Dec 2019	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Dec 2019
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Construction (BHD mn)	301.274 Dec 2019	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Dec 2019
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Transport & Communication (BHD mn)	283.810 Dec 2019	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Dec 2019
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Manufacturing (BHD mn)	583.429 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Mar 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Electricity & Water (BHD mn)	44.917 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Mar 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Hotels & Restaurants (BHD mn)	56.822 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Mar 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Trade (BHD mn)	161.357 Dec 2019	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Dec 2019
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Real Estate & Business Activities ... (BHD mn)	186.412 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Mar 2020
GDP: Value Added: Financial Corporations (BHD mn)	586.184 Dec 2019	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Dec 2019
GDP: Value Added: Private Non Profit Institutions Serving Households (BHD mn)	1.207 Dec 2019	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Dec 2019
GDP: Value Added: Households with Employed Persons (BHD mn)	30.832 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Mar 2020
GDP: Value Added: Import Duties (BHD mn)	82.770 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Mar 2020
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Agriculture & Fishing (BHD mn)	10.430 Dec 2019	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Dec 2019
GDP: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Mining & Quarrying (MQ) (BHD mn)	557.171 Dec 2019	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Financial Corporations (BHD mn)	521.958 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Social & Personal Services ... (BHD mn)	200.654 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Construction (BHD mn)	235.506 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Transport & Communication (BHD mn)	226.185 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Electricity & Water (BHD mn)	42.903 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Hotels & Restaurants (BHD mn)	52.068 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Manufacturing (BHD mn)	465.362 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Trade (BHD mn)	141.638 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Real Estate & Business Acti... (BHD mn)	173.546 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 2010p: Value Added (BHD mn)	3,133.159 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Government Services (BHD mn)	333.476 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Government Services: Education Services (BHD mn)	60.891 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Government Services: Others (BHD mn)	269.677 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Private Non Profit Institutions Serving Households (BHD mn)	1.299 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Households with Employed Persons (BHD mn)	26.591 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Import Duties (BHD mn)	80.669 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Agriculture & Fishing (BHD mn)	9.179 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Value Added: Non Financial Corporations: Mining & Quarrying (MQ) (BHD mn)	564.801 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
GDP Deflator (2010=100)	111.700 2018	yearly	1986 - 2018
Main Aggregates: Gross National Income (BHD mn)	12,524.845 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
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: Government Consumption Expenditure (BHD mn)	2,052.193 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 Deflator: YoY% (%)	5.646 2017	yearly	1976 - 2017
BH: GDP: USD (USD mn)	38,574.069 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
BH: GDP: USD: per Capita (USD)	23,503.977 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
BH: GDP (BHD mn)	14,503.850 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
BH: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure (BHD mn)	7,915.750 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
BH: GDP: Gross Capital Formation (BHD mn)	5,147.300 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
BH: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (BHD mn)	14,160.960 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 (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: Imports of Goods and Services (BHD mn)	8,821.640 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
Gas Production: Natural Gas (Cub ft mn)	41,566.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1995 - Dec 2018
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)	32,778.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	83.0 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BHD bn)	4.713 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BHD bn)	21.177 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (BHD bn)	3.200 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
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)	12,327.400 Jun 2020	monthly	Mar 2001 - Jun 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)	1.668 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	3.810 2021	yearly	2007 - 2021
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: Population: Female (Person)	570,464.000 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
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
Household Survey: Census: No of Households (Unit)	140,207.000 2010	yearly	1981 - 2010

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	-2.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Aug 2008 - Jul 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	2.997 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Jul 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.500 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
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)	1,601.535 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	925.249 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	17,260.2 2019	yearly	1966 - 2019
Total Imports Growth (%)	-9.7 2019	yearly	1967 - 2019
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	2.278 2024	yearly	1996 - 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	138,240.593 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	41,448.745 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	62.658 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - May 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	41.875 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - May 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	46.487 May 2020	monthly	Nov 1994 - May 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	140.735 Sep 2019	monthly	Jan 1989 - Sep 2019
Exports: HS: Annual (BHD mn)	6,813.000 2019	yearly	1966 - 2019
Imports: Annual (BHD mn)	6,491.000 2019	yearly	1966 - 2019
Exports: Annual: Re-Exports (BHD mn)	109.900 2007	yearly	1991 - 2007
Energy Imports: Value: Crude Oil: Annual (USD th)	5,720,325.000 2018	yearly	1978 - 2018
Energy Exports: Volume: Petroleum Products (Barrel th)	6,836.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1990 - Dec 2018
BH: Import Volume Index (2000=100)	178.036 2018	yearly	2000 - 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)	-1.912 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
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: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn)	4,494.415 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn)	3,268.883 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn)	-1,066.489 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credit (USD mn)	18,043.617 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn)	-2,201.330 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn)	3,976.862 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn)	12,053.723 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (USD mn)	-2,076.064 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BH: BoP: Current Account (USD mn)	-2,434.574 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: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn)	1,515.160 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: 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
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BHD mn)	322.000 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: Liabilities (BHD mn)	-1,025.500 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
No of Registrations: New Enterprises (Unit)	12,841.000 2018	yearly	1997 - 2018

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	10,541.612 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1974 - Jun 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	34,283.306 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1974 - Jun 2020
M2 Growth (%)	9.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1975 - Jun 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	5.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	1,584.3 Jun 2020	monthly	Oct 1965 - Jun 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	4.291 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2007 - Mar 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	2.4 2019	yearly	1966 - 2019
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	6.649 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1966 - Jun 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	-0.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2020
Total Deposits (USD mn)	46,386.018 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	44,521.3 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1991 - Jun 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	10.9 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1992 - Jun 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	27,073.157 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	2.98 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	65.81 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Money Supply: M3 (BHD mn)	14,179.200 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 1991 - Jun 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2 (BHD mn)	12,893.300 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1974 - Jun 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (BHD mn)	3,964.500 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1974 - Jun 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)	781.600 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Official Reserves (BHD mn)	1,708.300 Sep 2015	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Sep 2015
Deposits: Retail Banks (BHD mn)	17,444.900 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: Non Bank Residents (NR) (BHD mn)	10,181.700 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: NR: Personal (BHD mn)	4,466.400 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: NR: Business (BHD mn)	5,276.500 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Mar 2020
BH: Domestic Credit: Net (BHD mn)	10,637.701 2015	yearly	1965 - 2015
BH: Broad Money (BHD mn)	10,042.900 2015	yearly	1965 - 2015

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	21.1 Dec 2019	quarterly	Sep 2009 - Dec 2019
Central Bank of Bahrain: Assets (BHD mn)	3,238.900 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1997 - Jun 2020
Banking System: Retail & Wholesale Banks: Assets: Consolidated (Con) (USD mn)	210,711.200 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2000 - Jun 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 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1966 - Aug 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	1.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Aug 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	0.71 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2003 - Jun 2020
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa)	5.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 2010 - Aug 2020
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2005=100)	99.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jul 2020
Average Deposit Rate: Retail Banks: Savings Deposits (% pa)	0.220 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Jun 2020
Average Lending Rate: Retail Banks: Business (% pa)	5.180 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Jun 2020
Average Lending Rate: Retail Banks: Personal (% pa)	4.730 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1998 - Jun 2020
Average Lending Rate: Retail Banks: Personal: Secured: by Mortgages (% pa)	5.140 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1998 - Jun 2020
Average Government Development Bond Yield: Long Term: 2 Years: Quarterly (% pa)	2.930 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2010 - Mar 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: Euro (BHD/EUR)	0.445 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 2000 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: US Dollar (BHD/USD)	0.376 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 2000 - Aug 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

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (01Jul2004=1000)	1,380.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Aug 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	69.9 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	22,785.758 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
P/E ratio (NA)	10.390 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
BH: Stocks Traded: Total Value (USD mn)	759.730 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
Market Capitalization: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (BHD)	8,569,290,716.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
PE Ratio: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (NA)	10.390 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
PB Ratio: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (NA)	0.920 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
Dividend Yield: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (%)	5.490 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
Shares Traded: Value: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (BHD)	15,301,457.520 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Aug 2020
Shares Traded: Volume: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (Unit)	88,046,158.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Aug 2020
No of Listed Companies: Bahrain Bourse (BHB) (Unit)	43.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2004 - Aug 2020

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th)	578.471 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU)	432,200.000 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018
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)	30,046.772 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	6,795.046 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	863,610.903 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	254,350.335 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	32,018.401 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: 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
BH: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person)	5,877,003.000 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018

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