Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahrain
Bahrain: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahrain, 1990–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahrain stood at 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahrain peaked at 7.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2020.
That places Bahrain 108th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.0% | — |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -25.5% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -29.2% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -24.8% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +33.7% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +67.5% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -41.0% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +90.8% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +55.0% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +69.7% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -47.5% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +57.6% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -35.2% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahrain?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bahrain was 1.7% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Bahrain ranks 108th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.