Bahrain Investment: % of GDP

1975 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bahrain Investment: % of GDP

  • Bahrain Investment accounted for 28.4 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a ratio of 29.2 % in the previous year.
  • Bahrain investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1975 to Dec 2024, with an average ratio of 10.6 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 46.6 % in Dec 1977 and a record low of 10.6 % in Dec 1999.

CEIC calculates Investment as % of Nominal GDP from annual Nominal Gross Capital Formation and annual Nominal GDP. Gross Capital Formation is calculated as the sum of Gross Fixed Capital Formation and Changes in Inventories. Central Informatics Organization provides Nominal Gross Capital Formation in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency. Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2010 is based on old classification of data.


Related information about Bahrain Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Bahrain GDP expanded 2.5 % YoY in Jun 2025.
  • Bahrain Nominal GDP reached 11.9 USD bn in Jun 2025.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) fell 0.3 % in Jun 2025.
  • Bahrain GDP Per Capita reached 29,535.9 USD in Dec 2024.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 37.1 % in Dec 2023.

View Bahrain's Investment: % of GDP from 1975 to 2024 in the chart:

Bahrain Investment: % of GDP

What was Bahrain's Investment: % of GDP in 2024?

Bahrain Investment accounted for 28.4 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a ratio of 29.2 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
28.4 2024 29.2 2023 10.6 1999 46.6 1977 % yearly 1975 - 2024

Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 22.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 41.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Argentina (%) 13.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 22.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 24.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 24.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 18.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) 28.4 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 29.4 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Belarus (%) 23.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) 24.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 1.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 23.0 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2025
Botswana (%) 23.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 32.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Bulgaria (%) 23.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 32.2 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Canada (%) 26.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 40.6 2024 yearly 1952 - 2024
Colombia (%) 19.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 16.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 18.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 29.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 20.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 19.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 19.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 26.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 22.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 20.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
France (%) 21.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 21.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 22.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 10.0 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 14.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 18.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 21.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) 26.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
India (%) 34.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 30.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 30.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Ireland (%) 25.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 24.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 21.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 23.6 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) 27.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 17.6 2023 yearly 1963 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 34.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 16.8 2024 yearly 1964 - 2024
South Korea (%) 29.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 35.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 17.7 2023 yearly 1962 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 38.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Laos (%) 29.0 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (%) 25.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 24.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 25.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 15.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 10.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 31.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 12.3 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 18.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 18.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 21.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 22.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Moldova (%) 27.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 23.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 28.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 30.9 Dec 2014 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2014
Mozambique (%) 17.7 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 34.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Nepal (%) 28.1 2025 yearly 1965 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 19.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 19.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1987 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 23.7 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Norway (%) 23.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 24.8 2024 yearly 1967 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 14.3 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 28.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 35.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 25.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 20.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 22.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1972 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 20.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Qatar (%) 30.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (%) 29.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 25.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 30.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 20.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 22.2 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Slovakia (%) 22.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 21.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 15.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 21.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 30.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 2.9 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Sweden (%) 24.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 29.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025

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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
Exports (BHD mn) 2,358.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Imports (BHD mn) 1,995.000 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: 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: 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 (BHD mn) 9.581 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: Errors and Omissions (BHD mn) -954.781 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: 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: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 1,394.797 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Abroad (BHD mn) 238.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (BHD mn) 1,015.000 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BHD mn) 1,693.000 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (BHD mn) 5,841.500 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (BHD mn) 1,859.800 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (BHD mn) -2,840.200 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (BHD mn) -980.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (BHD mn) -1,001.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (BHD mn) -4,537.700 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Capital Account (BHD mn) 131.600 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (BHD mn) 1,303.800 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 (BHD mn) 14,107.900 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - 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: Domestic Assets: Claims on Government (BHD mn) 12,337.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - 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: Deposits: General Government (BHD mn) 1,909.300 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - 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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