Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

1998 - 2023 | Yearly | % | Central Informatics Organization

Key information about Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

  • Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 4.8 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a deficit equal to 1.7 % in the previous year
  • Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance to GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1998 to Dec 2023, with an average ratio of -8.0 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 5.1 % in Dec 2005 and a record low of -14.1 % in Dec 2016



Further information about Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Bahrain National Government Debt reached 49.3 USD bn in Sep 2025
  • Bahrain Nominal GDP reached 11.9 USD bn in Jun 2025

View Bahrain's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP from 1998 to 2023 in the chart:

Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

What was Bahrain's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP in 2023?

Bahrain Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 4.8 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a deficit equal to 1.7 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-4.8 2023 -1.7 2022 -14.1 2016 5.1 2005 % yearly 1998 - 2023

Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -0.7 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Algeria (%) -2.6 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Argentina (%) 0.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) -3.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) -3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) -4.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 0.4 Jun 2021 monthly Dec 2004 - Jun 2021
Bahrain (%) -4.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Bangladesh (%) -4.7 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Belarus (%) -0.4 Sep 2021 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2021
Belgium (%) -4.5 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Bolivia (%) -11.2 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 1.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Botswana (%) -4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) -6.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) -13.3 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) -4.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) -4.1 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Canada (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1993 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) -2.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
China (%) -5.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) -7.1 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2025
Croatia (%) -2.4 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Cyprus (%) 4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (%) -2.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 3.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (%) -2.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) -0.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
European Union (%) -3.1 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Finland (%) -3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
France (%) -5.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1949 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) -1.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) -1.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Greece (%) -1.3 Dec 2018 monthly Apr 1999 - Dec 2018
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) -3.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) -2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
India (%) -4.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) -2.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) -3.4 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2021
Ireland (%) 3.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Israel (%) -4.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) -3.5 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2025
Ivory Coast (%) -4.0 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) -4.6 2026 yearly 1996 - 2026
Jordan (%) 1.0 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Kazakhstan (%) -0.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) -5.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
South Korea (%) -2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) -2.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 2.3 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Latvia (%) -1.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Lebanon (%) 0.9 2021 yearly 1992 - 2021
Lithuania (%) -1.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.9 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 7.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
North Macedonia (%) -4.6 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Malawi (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Sep 2025
Malaysia (%) -6.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Malta (%) -4.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) -9.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) -4.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1980 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) -3.9 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Mongolia (%) -4.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) -5.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) -4.0 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Mozambique (%) -2.7 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Myanmar (%) -7.6 2021 yearly 1986 - 2021
Nepal (%) -10.0 2018 yearly 2012 - 2018
Netherlands (%) -1.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (%) -1.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) -4.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Norway (%) 12.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Oman (%) 2.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Pakistan (%) -2.6 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 1.4 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Panama (%) -7.9 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) -0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) -2.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) -6.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) -6.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Portugal (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Qatar (%) -0.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Romania (%) -8.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) -3.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -2.8 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
Serbia (%) -2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) -6.2 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Slovenia (%) -2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) -4.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) -3.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Sri Lanka (%) -6.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) -0.6 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) -1.6 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Switzerland (%) 0.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024

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Bahrain Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,201.763 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,506.000 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.3 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 50,938.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Oct 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 96.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BHD bn) 6.290 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BHD bn) 35.123 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BHD bn) 4.133 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Domestic Public Debt Instruments: Outstanding (BHD mn) 19,156.800 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Oct 2025
Government Budget: Net Surplus or Deficit (BHD mn) -828.041 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Government Budget: Revenue: Non Oil: Taxation and Fees (BHD mn) 920.775 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Net Government Debt: Outstanding (BHD mn) 17,888.799 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -0.117 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 3,607.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 6,272.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,923,883.881 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,385.250 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 10,811.741 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,304.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 237,151.973 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 80,656.627 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 51.034 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 38.898 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 12.160 Aug 2025 monthly Nov 1994 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 169.515 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Aug 2025
Imports (BHD mn) 1,995.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Exports (BHD mn) 2,358.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Exports: HS: Annual (BHD mn) 9,329.900 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Imports: Annual (BHD mn) 7,636.900 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Energy Imports: Value: Crude Oil: Annual (USD th) 4,740,525.000 2021 yearly 1978 - 2021
Energy Exports: Volume: Petroleum Products (Barrel th) 7,397.000 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 135.241 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 114.347 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 538.7 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 813.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,872.7 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,703.622 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 20.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.700 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 27,701.479 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
BoP: Errors and Omissions (BHD mn) -954.781 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (BHD mn) 877.780 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (BHD mn) -443.467 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Reserve Assets: Net (BHD mn) 92.500 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (BHD mn) -517.231 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account (BHD mn) 9.581 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -1,725.790 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 1,394.797 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -1,912.028 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 1,282.323 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Abroad (BHD mn) 238.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BHD mn) 1,693.000 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (BHD mn) 1,303.800 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (BHD mn) 1,859.800 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (BHD mn) -4,537.700 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (BHD mn) 5,841.500 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (BHD mn) -2,840.200 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (BHD mn) -1,001.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (BHD mn) -980.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Capital Account (BHD mn) 131.600 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (BHD mn) 1,015.000 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances (BHD mn) -1,001.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
No of Registrations: New Enterprises (Unit) 11,913.000 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.7 Mar 2025 semiannually Mar 2013 - Mar 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,439.887 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 37,512.929 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 0.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1975 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Aug 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,269.0 Jul 2025 monthly Oct 1965 - Jul 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 7.985 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 6.648 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1966 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 55,940.517 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 60,131.0 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1992 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 33,893.724 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.79 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 62.48 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Currency in Circulation (BHD mn) 673.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (BHD mn) 2,843.600 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M3 (BHD mn) 16,017.200 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M3: Deposits: General Government (BHD mn) 1,909.300 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M3: Domestic Assets: Claims on Government (BHD mn) 12,337.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (BHD mn) 14,107.900 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M3: Domestic Assets: Claims on Private Sector (BHD mn) 12,185.738 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Oct 2025
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
Deposits: Retail Banks (BHD mn) 21,038.166 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025

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