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Bahrain

Capital: ManamaRegion: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanIncome: High income
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Bahrain's GDP is $49.19B (2026), with a population of 1.6M, and GDP per capita of $29,778. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 3.3%, inflation at 0.8%, unemployment at 6.2%, government debt at 146.4% of GDP, life expectancy of 81.3 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators. Explore Bahrain's full economic profile with 440+ indicators, interactive charts, and historical data below.

GDP
$49.19B
2026
Population
1.6M
2024
GDP per Capita
$29,778
2026
Life Expectancy
81.3 years
2023
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$49.19B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)3.3%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$29,7782026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$118.06B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$71,4642026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.05%2026
GNI (Current USD)$43.79B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$28,0902024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$62,2302024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)42.3%2024
Services Value Added (% of GDP)53.2%2024
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)0.2%2024
Government Consumption (% of GDP)14.1%2024
Household Consumption (% of GDP)39.9%2024
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)28.4%2024
Gross Savings (% of GNI)33.3%2024
GDP Deflator (%)-0.6%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$103,7942024
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)19.9%2024
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)24.6%2022
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$17,2532020
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)6.6%2018
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)17.5%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)10.94%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)5.70%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)16.6%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$19.92B2024

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)0.8%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)146.4%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-9.9%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)3.8%2026
Unemployment Rate (%)6.2%2024
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)0.9%2024
Government Debt (% of GDP)111.6%2020
Government Revenue (% of GDP)15.5%2020
Government Expenditure (% of GDP)26.1%2020
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)2.8%2020
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)13.9%2020
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)4.1%2020
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)0.3%2020
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)1.7%2020
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$4.95B2024
Total Reserves (months of imports)1.42024
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)0.382024
PPP Conversion Factor0.172024

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)157.8%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)87.7%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)70.1%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$41.30B2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$33.04B2024
Merchandise Exports (USD)$24.28B2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$15.61B2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)5.7%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.6%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$2.70B2024
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)0.4%2023
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)4.8%2024
Current Account Balance (USD)$2.28B2024

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)43.3%2024
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$20.41B2024
Stock Market Turnover (% of GDP)1.7%2024
Listed Domestic Companies392024
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)82.3%2024
Account Ownership, Female (%)83.0%2024
Account Ownership, Male (%)82.0%2024
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)34.7%2024

Business Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Time to Get Electricity (days)332024

Private Sector

IndicatorValueYear
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)5.6%2024
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)34.4%2024
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)8.9%2024
Firms Offering Training (%)40.6%2024
Average Firm Age (years)21 years2024
Firms Using Computers (%)26.1%2024

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population1.6M2024
Population Growth (%)0.7%2024
Population Density (per km²)1,9712023
Surface Area (sq km)8002023
Land Area (sq km)8002023
Urban Population (%)100.0%2024
Urban Population (total)1.6M2024
Rural Population (%)0.0%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth81.3 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male80.7 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female82.0 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.82023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)12.52023
Death Rate (per 1,000)2.12023
Net Migration18,1282025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)18.7%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)77.4%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)3.9%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)29.1%2024
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)5.0%2024
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)24.2%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)55.32023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)47.22023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force932,0732025
Labor Force Participation (%)70.4%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)42.3%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)85.9%2025
Unemployment (%)1.1%2025
Female Unemployment (%)3.6%2025
Male Unemployment (%)0.4%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)5.4%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)0.8%2025
Employment in Industry (%)34.9%2025
Employment in Services (%)64.3%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)0.7%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)97.6%2025
Employers (% of total employment)1.7%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)21.3%2025
Employment to Population Ratio (%)69.7%2025
Self-Employed (% of total)2.4%2025

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Education Spending (% of GDP)1.9%2023
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)8.3%2025
Adult Literacy Rate (%)97.8%2024
Female Literacy Rate (%)96.3%2024
Male Literacy Rate (%)98.7%2024
Youth Literacy Rate (%)99.5%2024
Primary School Enrollment (%)96.9%2024
Secondary School Enrollment (%)98.8%2024
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)58.4%2024
Primary Completion Rate (%)94.1%2024
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)99.8%2024
Out-of-School Children, Primary5,9932024
Out-of-School Girls, Primary2,5042024
Primary School Teachers9,4042024
Secondary School Teachers8,9642024
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary122018
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary102018
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)33.0%2015
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Primary)96.42023
Education Spending, Secondary (% of govt)44.2%2015
Education Spending, Tertiary (% of govt)24.4%2013

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.0%2023
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1,1762023
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)2.4%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)28.7%2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.72020
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)2.62020
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.82022
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)8.62023
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)4.42023
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)172023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)8.42023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)8.82023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)5.0%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)86.1%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)8.9%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)96.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)122024
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)25.0%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)5.1%2022
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)4.72021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)1.32020
Maternal Deaths32023
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)122024
People Living with HIV6902024
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)96%2024
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)99%2024
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)96%2024
Physicians (total)72020
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel262020
Dentists (total)3,9272020
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)6.6%1995
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)7.6%1995
Universal Health Coverage Index782023
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)1182021
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$1,1762023

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)23.92024
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)382024
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)10,7022022
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)02023
Renewable Electricity Output (%)0.0%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)0.0%2021
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2023
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)100.0%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)58.52020
Forest Area (%)0.9%2023
Forest Area (sq km)82023
Arable Land (%)2.6%2023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)20.6%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)21.4%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)99.9%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)100.0%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)10.1%2023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)129.22022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)106.92022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)134.42022
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)17,9982023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)46.72023
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)3877.5%2022

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)100.0%2024
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1542023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)17.22023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)7,064.42024
Patent Applications, Residents32021
Patent Applications, Non-Residents3262021
Scientific Journal Articles6722022
High-Technology Exports (USD)$11.5M2023
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)8.3%2024
ICT Service Exports (USD)$1.41B2024
Industrial Design Applications, Resident102021

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Air Transport, Passengers Carried5.7M2023
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)895.42023
Container Port Traffic (TEU)404,9042021
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)3.502022
Electricity from Oil (%)0.0%2022
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)20.0%2024
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)96.8%2025
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)89.5%2018
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)7.52023
Gender Parity Index, Primary89.162018
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.092019
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.992019

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption0.182023
Government Effectiveness0.72023
Political Stability-0.372023
Regulatory Quality1.082023
Rule of Law0.472023
Voice & Accountability-1.382023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)59.4%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)74.5%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)65.6%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)29.4%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.9%2024
Military Expenditure (USD)$1.38B2024
Armed Forces Personnel19,0002020
Armed Forces (% of labor force)2.3%2020
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)10.2%2024
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)0.22022

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.652020
Human Capital Index, Female0.692020
Human Capital Index, Male0.622020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School9.3 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals1.9M2020
International Tourism, Departures3.0M2019
Tourism Receipts (USD)$724.0M2020
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$2.64B2019
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)2.8%2020
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$51.0M2020

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Urban Population Growth (%)0.7%2024
Population in Largest City743,0662025
Population in Largest City (% of urban)45.8%2025
Population in Slums (% of urban)0.0%2018
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)98.9%2024
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)93.4%2024

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