Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 28.17 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Bahrain, 1991–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Bahrain is 28.17, measured in 2030.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Bahrain peaked at 34.85 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.15, in 2000.
That places Bahrain 99th out of 195 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.54 | — |
| 1992 | 29.4 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 26.69 | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 26.14 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 25.07 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 22.68 | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 30.99 | +36.6% |
| 1998 | 25.7 | -17.1% |
| 1999 | 27.07 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 22.15 | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 26.54 | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 30.58 | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 28.09 | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 24.99 | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 23.91 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 23.13 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 22.4 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 22.68 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 24.59 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 31.07 | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 30.17 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 31.11 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 31.95 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 27.28 | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 34.85 | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 33.28 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 30.68 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 32.07 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 31.23 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 34.59 | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 30.63 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 28.41 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 29.12 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 29.06 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 28.68 | -1.3% |
| 2026 | 28.62 | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 28.51 | -0.4% |
| 2028 | 28.58 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 28.3 | -1.0% |
| 2030 | 28.17 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.92 | 22.68 | 30.99 | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.91 | 22.15 | 30.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.37 | 27.28 | 34.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.45 | 28.3 | 34.59 | 10 |
| 2030s | 28.17 | 28.17 | 28.17 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Bahrain
- Arms imports 848.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 533.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 188.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 848.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 871.15 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0293 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Bahrain?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Bahrain was 28.17 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 34.85 in 2015.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.15 in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 99th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October