Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

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Key information about Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

  • Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 7.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with a deficit equal to 13.0 % in the previous year
  • Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance to GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1998 to Dec 2021, with an average ratio of -3.7 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 14.1 % in Dec 2016 and a record low of -13.5 % in Dec 2015



Further information about Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Bahrain National Government Debt reached 39.2 USD bn in Apr 2023
  • Bahrain Nominal GDP reached 11.0 USD bn in Dec 2022

View Bahrain's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP from 1998 to 2021 in the chart:

Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

What was Bahrain's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP in 2021?

Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 7.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with a deficit equal to 13.0 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-7.0 2021 -13.0 2020 -13.5 2015 14.1 2016 % yearly 1998 - 2021

Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -3.7 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
Algeria (%) -3.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Argentina (%) -4.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2023
Armenia (%) -1.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) -1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) -2.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 0.4 Jun 2021 monthly Dec 2004 - Jun 2021
Bahrain (%) -7.0 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Bangladesh (%) -5.1 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Belarus (%) -0.4 Sep 2021 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2021
Belgium (%) -3.9 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Bolivia (%) -5.8 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 3.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (%) 2.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Brazil (%) -7.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
Brunei (%) 1.3 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Bulgaria (%) -3.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (%) -0.2 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Canada (%) -2.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1993 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) -2.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
China (%) -4.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Colombia (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Croatia (%) -2.6 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
Cyprus (%) 3.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Czech Republic (%) -3.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 3.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) -3.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Estonia (%) -3.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) -3.3 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Finland (%) -2.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
France (%) -5.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1949 - Sep 2023
Georgia (%) -2.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Germany (%) -2.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) -4.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2023
Greece (%) -1.3 Dec 2018 monthly Apr 1999 - Dec 2018
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) -6.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Hungary (%) -6.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Iceland (%) 0.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
India (%) -6.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (%) -1.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2023
Iran (%) -4.3 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2021
Ireland (%) 1.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Israel (%) -4.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Italy (%) -7.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Ivory Coast (%) -5.3 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (%) -6.2 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Jordan (%) 1.0 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Kazakhstan (%) -0.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) -2.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) -1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 11.7 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan (%) 1.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2023
Laos (%) -0.3 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
Latvia (%) -3.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) -4.3 2020 yearly 1992 - 2020
Lithuania (%) -0.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) -0.3 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Macau SAR, China (%) -5.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
North Macedonia (%) -4.5 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Malawi (%) -0.4 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2005 - Jun 2023
Malaysia (%) -6.7 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Malta (%) -3.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (%) -5.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Mexico (%) -3.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1980 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) -5.2 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Mongolia (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Morocco (%) -11.8 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Mozambique (%) -2.7 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Myanmar (%) -7.6 2021 yearly 1986 - 2021
Nepal (%) -10.0 2018 yearly 2012 - 2018
Netherlands (%) -0.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (%) -0.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Nigeria (%) -4.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Norway (%) 16.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Oman (%) 2.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Pakistan (%) -7.9 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Palestinian Territory (%) -4.0 2020 yearly 2010 - 2020
Panama (%) -3.0 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Paraguay (%) -1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) -2.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) -6.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1985 - Dec 2023
Poland (%) 5.1 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Portugal (%) 1.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Qatar (%) 5.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Romania (%) -5.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2023
Russia (%) -2.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 2.5 2022 yearly 1969 - 2022
Serbia (%) -2.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Singapore (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) -6.2 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Slovenia (%) -3.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
South Africa (%) -6.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2023
Spain (%) -3.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) -10.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Sudan (%) -0.6 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) 0.7 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Switzerland (%) 0.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -7.0 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -778.940 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 1,433.199 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.2 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 40,419.0 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 93.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BHD bn) 5.301 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BHD bn) 27.382 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (BHD bn) 3.417 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Government Budget: Net Surplus or Deficit (BHD mn) -292.945 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Budget: Revenue: Non Oil: Taxation and Fees (BHD mn) 871.600 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Net Government Debt: Outstanding (BHD mn) 16,729.452 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Domestic Public Debt Instruments: Outstanding (BHD mn) 15,200.800 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -0.117 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 8,242.9 2022 yearly 1966 - 2022
Total Exports (USD mn) 6,023.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -12.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 8,454,414.513 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,009.875 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,319.416 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,067.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -6.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 175,150.972 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 62,009.639 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 119.643 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 66.483 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 7.297 Dec 2023 monthly Nov 1994 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 179.276 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2023
Exports (BHD mn) 2,265.200 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2023
Imports (BHD mn) 1,905.600 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2023
Energy Imports: Value: Crude Oil: Annual (USD th) 4,740,525.000 2021 yearly 1978 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,947.5 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 569.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 15.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 532.1 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -506.274 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -4.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.321 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 28,136.226 2022 yearly 1989 - 2022
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 1,947.872 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 1,951.330 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn) -3.457 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 1,410.372 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Securities (USD mn) 4,163.231 2016 yearly 1975 - 2016
BH: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (BHD mn) 2,571.300 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BHD mn) 3,100.000 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Services (BHD mn) 1,228.900 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (BHD mn) 5,409.900 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (BHD mn) -4,181.000 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (BHD mn) -738.000 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (BHD mn) 1,558.400 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (BHD mn) -2,296.400 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Capital Account (BHD mn) 177.800 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (BHD mn) -1,019.600 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account (BHD mn) -1,775.900 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (BHD mn) 1.300 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (BHD mn) -2,052.200 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (BHD mn) 188.400 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Reserve Assets: Net (BHD mn) 86.600 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Errors and Omissions (BHD mn) -973.200 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances (BHD mn) -1,019.600 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -341.900 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 530.300 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -1,912.300 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) -139.900 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
No of Registrations: New Enterprises (Unit) 11,913.000 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
BH: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -2,588.298 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Financial Account: Net (USD mn) 4,723.138 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn) 4,144.681 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn) 30,193.883 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 0.000 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn) 11,117.287 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 2,711.702 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn) 6,838.564 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn) 6,107.447 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn) 21,949.202 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) 8,244.681 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.0 Mar 2023 semiannually Mar 2013 - Mar 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 8,133.886 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 1974 - Apr 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 38,787.377 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1974 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) 0.9 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1975 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,154.0 Nov 2023 monthly Oct 1965 - Nov 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 9.235 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.0 2022 yearly 1966 - 2022
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 6.648 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1966 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 53,763.068 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 55,341.2 Jan 2024 monthly Sep 1991 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.8 Jan 2024 monthly Sep 1992 - Jan 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 30,836.442 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.26 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 66.75 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency Outside Banks (BHD mn) 535.600 Nov 2018 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2018
Official Reserves (BHD mn) 1,708.300 Sep 2015 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2015

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