Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) was 8.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Net incurrence of liabilities, total in Bahrain, 1990–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, net incurrence of liabilities, total in Bahrain stood at 8.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net incurrence of liabilities, total in Bahrain peaked at 14.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -3.9%, in 2004.
That places Bahrain 15th out of 136 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 8.5% | +5394.5% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -76.3% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +192.9% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -53.2% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +67.1% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -40.3% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +37.9% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +67.2% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -83.6% |
| 2002 | -1.5% | -289.9% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -312.4% |
| 2004 | -3.9% | -220.7% |
| 2005 | -0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -14554.5% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +163.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +347.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +31.6% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -28.0% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +89.7% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -81.0% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +637.2% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -4.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 8.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 8.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.1%, 2.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +14554.5% | -0.0% | 0.6% |
| 1991 | +5394.5% | 0.2% | 8.5% |
| 2015 | +637.2% | 1.9% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 0.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -3.9% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 1.9% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net incurrence of liabilities, total in Bahrain?
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total in Bahrain was 8.5% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net incurrence of liabilities, total recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest net incurrence of liabilities, total recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.9% in 2004.
- How does Bahrain rank for net incurrence of liabilities, total?
- Bahrain ranks 15th out of 136 countries with data for 2020.
- Is net incurrence of liabilities, total rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.