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Bahrain

BHRMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh incomeCapital: Manama
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73/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$48.85B
2026▲ 2.8%
Population
1.6M
2025▲ 0.7%
GDP per Capita
$29,569
2026▲ 0.8%
Life Expectancy
81.4 years
2024▲ 0.2%
Bahrain in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Bahrain· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Bahrain

Bahrain's GDP is $48.85B (2026), with a population of 1.6M, and GDP per capita of $29,569. Key indicators include real GDP growth of -0.5%, inflation at 2.4%, unemployment at 6.2%, government debt at 152.4% of GDP, life expectancy of 81.4 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy32 indicators · 2018–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$48.85B2026▲ 2.8%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)-0.5%2026▼ 116.1%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$29,5692026▲ 0.8%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$115.92B2026▲ 2.4%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$70,1652026▲ 0.4%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.05%2026▼ 3.7%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$45.18B2025▲ 2.9%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$28,7902025▲ 2.2%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$65,5002025▲ 4.8%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)41.2%2025▼ 2.3%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)54.3%2025▲ 1.9%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)0.2%2025▼ 1.8%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)14.1%2024▼ 3.6%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)39.8%2024▲ 2.5%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)28.4%2024▼ 2.8%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)33.4%2024▼ 4.8%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)0.2%2025▲ 133.9%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$106,7722025▲ 2.6%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)19.9%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)24.6%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$17,2532020▼ 8.7%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)6.6%2018▼ 40.2%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)17.5%2024▲ 1.4%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)10.94%2021▲ 63.4%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)5.70%2021▲ 42.3%WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)16.6%2021▲ 55.5%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021▼ 16.1%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$20.18B2025▲ 1.3%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$60,6702025▲ 2.7%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$26,5922025▲ 2.7%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary22 indicators · 2015–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.4%2026▲ 2500.0%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)152.4%2026▲ 3.3%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-10.6%2026▲ 18.5%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)3.9%2026▼ 33.9%IMF
Unemployment Rate (%)6.2%2024▼ 1.6%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)-0.1%2025▼ 115.0%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)15.3%2015▲ 105.7%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)5.2%2015▼ 12.1%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)1.0%2015▲ 1.2%WB
Central Government Debt (% of GDP)111.6%2020▲ 22.2%WB
Government Revenue Excluding Grants (% of GDP)15.5%2020▼ 19.0%WB
Government Expense (% of GDP)26.1%2020▲ 20.0%WB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)2.8%2020▼ 1.9%WB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)13.9%2020▲ 25.1%WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)4.1%2020▲ 30.1%WB
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)0.3%2020▼ 62.9%WB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)1.7%2020▼ 4.5%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$5.27B2025▲ 6.5%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)1.42024▼ 7.9%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)0.382025▲ 0.0%WB
PPP Conversion Factor0.162025▼ 2.5%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)82.1%2015▲ 10.1%WB
▶Trade13 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)157.5%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)87.5%2024▲ 0.2%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)70.0%2024▼ 0.1%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$41.30B2024▲ 2.4%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$33.04B2024▲ 2.1%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$26.46B2025▲ 9.0%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$16.45B2025▲ 5.4%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)5.7%2024▼ 63.4%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.6%2024▼ 75.8%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$2.70B2024▼ 62.6%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)0.4%2023▼ 32.0%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)4.8%2024▼ 17.3%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$2.28B2024▼ 15.5%WB
▶External Debt2 indicators · 2004 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)0.5%2004▼ 62.8%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$58.2M2004▼ 55.8%WB
▶Finance9 indicators · 2015–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)70.6%2015▲ 15.0%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)43.5%2025▲ 0.7%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$21.31B2025▲ 4.4%WB
Stocks Traded, Total Value (% of GDP)3.3%2025▲ 94.7%WB
Listed Domestic Companies392025▲ 0.0%WB
Financial Institution or Mobile-Money Account Ownership (Age 15+, %)82.3%2024▼ 0.4%WB
Account Ownership, Female (%)83.0%2024▲ 10.1%WB
Account Ownership, Male (%)82.0%2024▼ 5.0%WB
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)34.7%2024—WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)332024—WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)5.6%2024—WB
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)34.4%2024—WB
Firms with a Female Top Manager (%)8.9%2024—WB
Firms Offering Training (%)40.6%2024—WB
Time to Obtain an Operating License (days)20.82024—WB
Firms Competing with Unregistered Firms (%)26.1%2024—WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population1.6M2025▲ 0.7%WB
Population Growth (%)0.7%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Population Density (per km²)1,9712023▲ 2.1%WB
Surface Area (sq km)8002023▲ 1.3%WB
Land Area (sq km)8002023▲ 1.3%WB
Urban Population (%)100.0%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (total)1.6M2025▲ 0.7%WB
Rural Population (%)0.0%2025—WB
Life Expectancy at Birth81.4 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male80.9 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female82.1 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.82024▼ 1.0%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)122024▼ 3.4%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)2.22024▲ 5.8%WB
Net Migration18,1282025▼ 20.1%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)18.4%2025▼ 1.6%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)77.6%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)4.0%2025▲ 4.2%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)28.9%2025▼ 0.8%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)5.2%2025▲ 4.0%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)23.7%2025▼ 1.8%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)58.12024▲ 5.1%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)49.52024▲ 4.8%WB
▶Labor18 indicators · 2015–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force919,5012025▲ 0.9%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)70.4%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)42.3%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)85.9%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Unemployment (%)1.1%2025▲ 1.7%WB
Female Unemployment (%)3.6%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Male Unemployment (%)0.4%2025▲ 8.6%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)5.4%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)0.8%2025▼ 2.5%WB
Employment in Industry (%)34.9%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Employment in Services (%)64.3%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)71.6%2015▲ 0.8%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)0.7%2025▼ 12.6%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)97.6%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Employers (% of total employment)1.7%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)21.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)69.7%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)2.4%2025▼ 4.1%WB
▶Education21 indicators · 2013–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)1.9%2023▲ 10.3%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)8.3%2025▼ 4.6%WB
Adult Literacy Rate (%)97.8%2024▼ 0.0%WB
Female Literacy Rate (%)96.3%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Male Literacy Rate (%)98.7%2024▼ 0.0%WB
Youth Literacy Rate (%)99.5%2024▲ 0.3%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)96.9%2024▲ 3.2%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)98.8%2024▼ 5.3%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)58.4%2024▲ 2.3%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)94.1%2024▲ 6.3%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)99.8%2024▼ 2.7%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary5,9932024▼ 28.6%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary2,5042024▼ 32.7%WB
Primary School Teachers9,4042024▲ 4.9%WB
Secondary School Teachers8,9642024▲ 0.9%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary122018▼ 1.9%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary102018▲ 0.9%WB
Primary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)33.0%2015▲ 1.5%WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)96.4%2023▼ 3.3%WB
Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)44.2%2015▲ 2.7%WB
Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)24.4%2013—WB
▶Health46 indicators · 1995–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.0%2023▲ 2.7%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1,1762023▼ 0.3%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)2.4%2023▼ 0.5%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)28.7%2023▲ 2.7%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.72020▲ 7.9%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)2.62020▲ 32.4%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.82022▼ 13.6%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)8.82024▲ 2.3%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)4.42024▲ 0.0%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)172023▲ 240.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)8.62024▲ 2.4%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)92024▲ 2.3%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)17.2%2021▲ 28.1%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)74.4%2021▼ 5.8%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)5.2%2021▼ 13.4%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)96.0%2024▼ 3.0%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)122024▼ 14.3%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)24.9%2024▼ 0.8%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)5.9%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)4.72021▼ 15.0%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)1.32020▼ 20.9%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)74.383717722021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)17.760531372021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)64.237844472021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)7.314305582024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)8.7669454532024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)4.4448533652024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)3.2822923962023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)122024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)0.932024—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)21.3927792022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)982025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)992025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)982025—WHO
Physicians (total)1,0992020▲ 7.7%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel3,9272020▲ 32.1%WHO
Dentists (total)1192020▲ 8.2%WHO
Pharmacists (total)2442020▲ 8.0%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)6.61995—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)13.61995—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)7.61995—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)782023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)8.12021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)1175.816284182023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e)23.92024▼ 2.6%WB
CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)382024▼ 1.9%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)10,5122023▲ 3.3%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)23,1202023▼ 0.1%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)0.0%2021▲ 11.6%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)0.0%2021—WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)100.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)56.62023▼ 9.7%WB
Forest Area (%)0.9%2023▲ 1.4%WB
Forest Area (sq km)82023▲ 2.7%WB
Arable Land (%)2.6%2023▼ 1.3%WB
Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%)20.6%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)21.4%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)99.9%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO)46.1819417272023—WHO
Air Pollution Mortality (household + ambient, age-standardized)69.2542021—WHO
▶Agriculture8 indicators · 2001–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)10.1%2023▼ 1.2%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)129.22022▲ 4.0%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)106.92022▲ 0.2%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)134.42022▲ 4.7%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)15,1002024▼ 8.7%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)46.72023▼ 48.4%WB
Agricultural Irrigated Land (%)40.9%2001—WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)3877.5%2022▲ 0.0%WB
▶Technology13 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1602024▲ 3.7%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)172024▼ 1.0%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)7,064.42024▲ 26.6%WB
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.19%2024▲ 99.0%WB
Patent Applications, Residents32021▼ 57.1%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents3262021▲ 26.8%WB
Scientific Journal Articles7182023▲ 17.0%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$11.5M2023▼ 39.3%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)8.3%2024▼ 3.9%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$1.41B2024▲ 5.4%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident102021▼ 23.1%WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)8492024▲ 120.6%WB
▶Infrastructure6 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried5.7M2023▲ 22.2%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)895.42023▼ 0.4%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)409,3822024▲ 1.3%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)3.502022▲ 19.5%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)0.0%2023▼ 2.9%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2023—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2015–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)20.0%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)43.5%2015▲ 2.3%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)96.8%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Female (%)89.5%2018▼ 7.1%WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)7.22024▼ 4.1%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Total (%)89.2%2018▼ 8.1%WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.092019▲ 2.6%WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.992019▲ 0.6%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.182023▲ 27.4%WB
Government Effectiveness0.72023▲ 9.0%WB
Political Stability-0.372023▼ 3.0%WB
Regulatory Quality1.082023▲ 11.1%WB
Rule of Law0.472023▲ 6.9%WB
Voice & Accountability-1.382023▲ 2.9%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)59.4%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)74.5%2023▲ 3.3%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)65.6%2023▲ 0.7%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)29.4%2023▼ 11.0%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.9%2024▼ 17.8%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$1.38B2024▼ 14.7%WB
Armed Forces Personnel19,0002020▲ 0.0%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)2.3%2020▲ 3.7%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)10.2%2024▼ 13.4%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)0.22022▲ 193.8%WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.652020▼ 1.7%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.692020▼ 1.2%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.622020▼ 2.1%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School9.3 years2020▼ 2.4%WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2019–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals1.9M2020▼ 82.7%WB
International Tourism, Departures3.0M2019▲ 2.9%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$724.0M2020▼ 81.2%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$2.64B2019▲ 4.6%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)2.8%2020▼ 78.0%WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$51.0M2020▼ 71.5%WB
▶Urban Development7 indicators · 2009–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)0.7%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Population in Largest City743,0662025▲ 2.3%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)46.4%2025▲ 1.5%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)0.0%2018—WB
Rural Population Growth (%)-71.6%2009▼ 101.0%WB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)98.9%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)93.4%2024▲ 0.3%WHO

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