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Bahrain

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 0.7%
Current prices2025
48USD bn
GDP per capita▼ 1.3%
Current prices2025
29,344USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.2 pp
Annual change2025
3.1%
Inflation▼ 1.1 pp
Average consumer prices2025
-0.1%
Unemployment▼ 0.1 pp
Rate2024
6.2%
Government debt▲ 13.9 pp
General government, gross2025
147.6% of GDP
Current account▲ 1.1 pp
Balance2025
5.9% of GDP
Population▲ 2.0%
Total2025
1.62million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-5.90.08.31995: 1.9%1996: 3.2%1997: 2.3%1998: 4.8%1999: 6.0%2000: 7.0%2001: 2.5%2002: 3.3%2003: 6.3%2004: 7.0%2005: 6.8%2006: 6.5%2007: 8.3%2008: 6.2%2009: 2.5%2010: 4.3%2011: 1.9%2012: 3.8%2013: 5.3%2014: 4.3%2015: 2.5%2016: 3.8%2017: 5.0%2018: 2.1%2019: 2.1%2020: -5.9%2021: 4.4%2022: 6.2%2023: 3.9%2024: 2.9%2025: 3.1%2026: -0.5% (IMF projection)2027: 4.5% (IMF projection)2028: 2.8% (IMF projection)2029: 2.9% (IMF projection)2030: 3.1% (IMF projection)2031: 3.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-2.30.04.61995: 3.1%1996: -0.2%1997: 4.6%1998: -0.4%1999: -1.3%2000: -0.7%2001: -1.2%2002: -0.5%2003: 1.7%2004: 2.2%2005: 2.6%2006: 2.0%2007: 3.3%2008: 3.5%2009: 2.8%2010: 2.0%2011: -0.3%2012: 2.8%2013: 3.3%2014: 2.6%2015: 1.8%2016: 2.8%2017: 1.4%2018: 2.1%2019: 1.0%2020: -2.3%2021: -0.6%2022: 3.6%2023: 0.1%2024: 0.9%2025: -0.1%2026: 2.4% (IMF projection)2027: 1.2% (IMF projection)2028: 1.6% (IMF projection)2029: 1.8% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %4.46.23.92.93.1-0.54.52.82.93.1
Inflation, average consumer prices %-0.63.60.10.9-0.12.41.21.61.82.0
Unemployment rate %5.95.46.36.2––––––
GDP, current prices USD bn41464647484951535558
GDP per capita, current prices USD27,14830,47129,29029,71629,34429,56930,26930,86931,64532,555
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD54,95561,66864,22467,23069,90770,16573,48275,27477,30679,589
General government gross debt % of GDP122.3111.6123.0133.7147.6152.4154.5157.3158.9160.0
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-10.6-6.0-9.7-11.0-13.0-10.6-9.1-8.6-8.2-8.5
Current account balance % of GDP6.414.75.84.85.93.94.83.93.32.3
Population million1.501.521.581.591.621.651.681.721.751.79

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01612000: 25%2001: 25%2002: 27%2003: 31%2004: 28%2005: 23%2006: 19%2007: 16%2008: 12%2009: 20%2010: 29%2011: 32%2012: 35%2013: 42%2014: 43%2015: 63%2016: 77%2017: 84%2018: 90%2019: 97%2020: 126%2021: 122%2022: 112%2023: 123%2024: 134%2025: 148%2026: 152% (IMF projection)2027: 155% (IMF projection)2028: 157% (IMF projection)2029: 159% (IMF projection)2030: 160% (IMF projection)2031: 161% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-9.10.014.72000: 9.0%2001: 2.4%2002: -0.6%2003: 1.7%2004: 3.5%2005: 8.9%2006: 11.3%2007: 12.8%2008: 8.4%2009: 2.3%2010: 2.9%2011: 8.4%2012: 8.1%2013: 7.1%2014: 4.4%2015: -2.3%2016: -4.4%2017: -3.9%2018: -6.2%2019: -2.0%2020: -9.1%2021: 6.4%2022: 14.7%2023: 5.8%2024: 4.8%2025: 5.9%2026: 3.9% (IMF projection)2027: 4.8% (IMF projection)2028: 3.9% (IMF projection)2029: 3.3% (IMF projection)2030: 2.3% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
20150.339.117.259.7
20250.241.219.954.3

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method28,790USD2025+21.8%
GNI, Atlas method46USD bn2025+42.2%
Exports of goods and services87.5% of GDP2024-4.7 pp
Imports of goods and services70.0% of GDP2024-6.4 pp
Life expectancy at birth81.4years2024+1.5%
Urban population100.0% of total20250.0 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)