Interest payments in Bahrain

Bahrain: Interest payments was 665.16 million current LCU in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
665.16 million current LCU
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
126th
of 155 countries
All-time high
665.16 million current LCU
in 2020
All-time low
8.40 million current LCU
in 1991
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Interest payments in Bahrain, 1990–2020

0200.0M400.0M600.0M1990200520201990: 17.8M current LCU1991: 8.4M current LCU1992: 12.5M current LCU1993: 15.9M current LCU1994: 17.2M current LCU1995: 20.5M current LCU1996: 19.9M current LCU1997: 21.5M current LCU1998: 24.1M current LCU1999: 30.4M current LCU2000: 47.3M current LCU2001: 51.6M current LCU2002: 35.9M current LCU2003: 49.4M current LCU2004: 45.9M current LCU2005: 62.1M current LCU2006: 73.7M current LCU2007: 65.9M current LCU2008: 53.6M current LCU2009: 50.0M current LCU2010: 90.6M current LCU2011: 114.5M current LCU2012: 150.4M current LCU2013: 192.3M current LCU2014: 227.3M current LCU2015: 269.5M current LCU2016: 362.0M current LCU2017: 479.2M current LCU2018: 618.6M current LCU2019: 644.2M current LCU2020: 665.2M current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 665.16 million current LCU for interest payments in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 634.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Bahrain peaked at 665.16 million current LCU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.40 million current LCU, in 1991.

Bahrain ranks 126th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.82 million current LCU 8.40 million current LCU 30.40 million current LCU 10
2000s 53.55 million current LCU 35.90 million current LCU 73.67 million current LCU 10
2010s 314.85 million current LCU 90.56 million current LCU 644.22 million current LCU 10
2020s 665.16 million current LCU 665.16 million current LCU 665.16 million current LCU 1

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 123 Lesotho 820.90 million current LCU compare
  2. 124 Barbados 736.15 million current LCU compare
  3. 125 Afghanistan 676.62 million current LCU compare
  4. 127 Singapore 642.91 million current LCU compare
  5. 128 Bahamas 613.16 million current LCU compare
  6. 129 Lithuania 538.80 million current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Bahrain?
Interest payments in Bahrain was 665.16 million current LCU in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 665.16 million current LCU in 2020.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 8.40 million current LCU in 1991.
How does Bahrain rank for interest payments?
Bahrain ranks 126th out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 634.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.