Bahrain Unemployment Rate
1991 - 2016 | Yearly | % | Central Informatics Organization
Key information about Bahrain Unemployment Rate
- Bahrain Unemployment Rate increased to 4.30% in Dec 2016, from the previously reported figure 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 Organization.
- In the latest reports, Bahrain Population reached 1.50 million people in Jun 2021.
View Bahrain's Unemployment Rate from 1991 to 2016 in the chart:
What was Bahrain's Unemployment Rate in 2016?
Bahrain Unemployment Rate increased to 4.30% in Dec 2016, from the previously reported figure of 3.50% in Dec 2015. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.30 2016 | 3.50 2015 | 3.50 2015 | 16.40 2006 | % | yearly | 1991 - 2016 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 11.30 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2022 |
| Algeria (%) | 11.71 Sep 2017 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2017 |
| Argentina (%) | 7.00 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Mar 2022 |
| Armenia (%) | 14.50 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2021 |
| Australia (%) | 3.90 May 2022 | monthly | Feb 1978 - May 2022 |
| Austria (%) | 4.35 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Apr 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 5.94 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
| Bahrain (%) | 4.30 2016 | yearly | 1991 - 2016 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.30 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.20 Feb 2022 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Feb 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 5.70 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2022 |
| Bolivia (%) | 3.40 2017 | yearly | 1999 - 2017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 17.41 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Botswana (%) | 24.72 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
| Brazil (%) | 10.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Apr 2022 |
| Brunei (%) | 7.65 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 4.90 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Cambodia (%) | 2.40 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 5.10 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1976 - May 2022 |
| Chile (%) | 7.75 Apr 2022 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Apr 2022 |
| China (%) | 5.80 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Mar 2022 |
| Colombia (%) | 12.12 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2021 - Mar 2022 |
| Croatia (%) | 6.40 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2021 |
| Cyprus (%) | 5.40 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2022 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 2.42 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Apr 2022 |
| Denmark (%) | 5.10 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2021 |
| Ecuador (%) | 4.78 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Mar 2022 |
| Egypt (%) | 7.20 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| Estonia (%) | 5.50 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2022 |
| European Union (%) | 6.20 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2022 |
| Finland (%) | 6.20 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - May 2022 |
| France (%) | 7.30 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Mar 2022 |
| Georgia (%) | 20.62 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
| Germany (%) | 3.00 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Apr 2022 |
| Ghana (%) | 4.70 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
| Greece (%) | 12.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Apr 2022 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 5.10 May 2022 | monthly | Oct 1981 - May 2022 |
| Hungary (%) | 3.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2022 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.50 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2003 - May 2022 |
| India (%) | 7.11 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 6.49 2021 | yearly | 1984 - 2021 |
| Iran (%) | 8.90 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | 4.70 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2022 |
| Israel (%) | 3.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Apr 2022 |
| Italy (%) | 8.36 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.50 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 2.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Apr 2022 |
| Jordan (%) | 22.80 Feb 2022 | quarterly | Feb 2000 - Feb 2022 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 4.90 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2022 |
| Kenya (%) | 2.98 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 2.80 May 2022 | monthly | Jun 1999 - May 2022 |
| Kosovo (%) | 25.80 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Mar 2021 |
| Kuwait (%) | 2.09 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 5.80 2020 | yearly | 1992 - 2020 |
| Laos (%) | 0.95 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 6.50 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2022 |
| Lebanon (%) | 29.56 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 6.20 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Apr 2022 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4.64 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - May 2022 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 3.40 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1996 - May 2022 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 14.80 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2022 |
| Malawi (%) | 6.60 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) | 3.90 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Apr 2022 |
| Malta (%) | 3.22 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Mauritius (%) | 7.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 3.09 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Apr 2022 |
| Moldova (%) | 3.01 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Mongolia (%) | 8.50 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| Montenegro (%) | 16.80 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
| Morocco (%) | 12.10 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 3.98 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
| Myanmar (%) | 1.79 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.44 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) | 3.10 Jul 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jul 2021 |
| New Zealand (%) | 3.20 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Mar 2022 |
| Nigeria (%) | 33.28 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Norway (%) | 2.90 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Mar 2022 |
| Oman (%) | 2.10 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 2018 - May 2022 |
| Pakistan (%) | 6.30 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 25.40 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Panama (%) | 11.30 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 8.47 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Mar 2022 |
| Peru (%) | 7.21 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 2001 - May 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 5.70 Apr 2022 | quarterly | Jul 1982 - Apr 2022 |
| Poland (%) | 5.10 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1990 - May 2022 |
| Portugal (%) | 7.20 Jan 2021 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.10 2019 | yearly | 1997 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 5.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Apr 2022 |
| Russia (%) | 4.25 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 6.86 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2021 |
| Serbia (%) | 10.60 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Mar 2022 |
| Singapore (%) | 2.20 Apr 2022 | monthly | Mar 2020 - Apr 2022 |
| Slovakia (%) | 6.54 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Apr 2022 |
| Slovenia (%) | 4.30 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Mar 2022 |
| South Africa (%) | 34.50 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
| Spain (%) | 13.65 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Mar 2022 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 4.60 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2012 - Dec 2021 |
| Sudan (%) | 20.30 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 7.66 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1983 - May 2022 |
| Switzerland (%) | 4.56 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Mar 2022 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -13.0 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -4,576.393 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,276.013 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 3.7 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 38,733.1 Mar 2022 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 95.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Mar 2022 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (BHD bn) | 4.987 2027 | yearly | 1990 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (BHD bn) | 25.321 2027 | yearly | 1990 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (BHD bn) | 3.470 2027 | yearly | 1990 - 2027 |
| Government Budget: Net Surplus or Deficit (BHD mn) | -1,721.094 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Government Budget: Revenue: Non Oil: Taxation and Fees (BHD mn) | 479.884 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Net Government Debt: Outstanding (BHD mn) | 10,730.785 2017 | yearly | 1995 - 2017 |
| Domestic Public Debt Instruments: Outstanding (BHD mn) | 14,566.800 Apr 2022 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Apr 2022 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.242 2027 | yearly | 1996 - 2027 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 4,904.0 2021 | yearly | 1966 - 2021 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 7,413.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 66.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2019 - Mar 2022 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,778,894.614 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,208.739 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 756.714 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 5,261.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 28.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2019 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 161,392.351 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 39,849.060 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 104.340 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 63.152 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 41.685 Mar 2022 | monthly | Nov 1994 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 199.019 Sep 2019 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Sep 2019 |
| Exports (BHD mn) | 2,788.100 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Mar 2022 |
| Imports (BHD mn) | 1,978.600 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Mar 2022 |
| Exports: Annual: Re-Exports (BHD mn) | 109.900 2007 | yearly | 1991 - 2007 |
| Exports: HS: Annual (BHD mn) | 8,410.900 2021 | yearly | 1966 - 2021 |
| Imports: Annual (BHD mn) | 6,566.600 2021 | yearly | 1966 - 2021 |
| Energy Imports: Value: Crude Oil: Annual (USD th) | 2,776,458.000 2020 | yearly | 1978 - 2020 |
| Energy Exports: Volume: Petroleum Products (Barrel th) | 7,489.000 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Dec 2020 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 5.5 Mar 2018 | semiannually | Mar 2013 - Mar 2018 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 8,797.573 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Apr 2022 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 35,686.461 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Apr 2022 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 2.0 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Apr 2022 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 5.0 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2008 - May 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 3,341.0 Apr 2022 | monthly | Oct 1965 - Apr 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 8.131 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Mar 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.7 2021 | yearly | 1966 - 2021 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 6.649 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1966 - Apr 2022 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 50,264.704 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2022 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 10.6 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Apr 2022 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 49,430.6 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1991 - Apr 2022 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 7.2 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1992 - Apr 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 29,441.264 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.88 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 68.57 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3 (BHD mn) | 14,918.800 Apr 2022 | monthly | Sep 1991 - Apr 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency Outside Banks (BHD mn) | 535.600 Nov 2018 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Nov 2018 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (BHD mn) | 13,421.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Apr 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (BHD mn) | 3,308.600 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Apr 2022 |
| Currency in Circulation (BHD mn) | 759.400 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2022 |
| Official Reserves (BHD mn) | 1,708.300 Sep 2015 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2015 |
| Deposits: Retail Banks (BHD mn) | 18,903.600 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2022 |
| Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: Non Bank Residents (NR) (BHD mn) | 11,072.300 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: NR: Personal (BHD mn) | 5,540.200 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: NR: Business (BHD mn) | 5,111.100 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
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