Interest payments in Bahrain
Bahrain: Interest payments was 18.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Bahrain, 1990–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 18.9% for interest payments in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 292.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Bahrain peaked at 19.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1991.
That places Bahrain 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.2% | — |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -53.7% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +37.3% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +37.5% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -41.5% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +63.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 2.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 4.7% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 12 Gabon 20.4% compare
- 13 Seychelles 19.7% compare
- 14 Uganda 19.5% compare
- 16 Bahamas 18.4% compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 17.5% compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.0% compare
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 interest payments in Bahrain?
- Interest payments in Bahrain was 18.9% 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 19.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for interest payments?
- Bahrain ranks 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2020.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 292.9%. 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 (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.