Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Bahrain
Bahrain: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita was 258.4 current LCU per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Bahrain, 1990–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2020, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Bahrain stood at 258.4 current LCU per person.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and up 179.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Bahrain peaked at 295 current LCU per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.35 current LCU per person, in 2016.
Bahrain ranks 154th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 160.26 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 173.94 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 186.46 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 197.28 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 198.95 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 188.77 current LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 201.64 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 206.58 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 217.74 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 200.97 current LCU per person | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 199.5 current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 209.43 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 181.69 current LCU per person | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 180.11 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 253.11 current LCU per person | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 78.49 current LCU per person | -69.0% |
| 2006 | 84.48 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 90.02 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 108.27 current LCU per person | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 99.77 current LCU per person | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 92.57 current LCU per person | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 100.88 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 113.04 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 104.45 current LCU per person | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 78.81 current LCU per person | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 88.35 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 72.35 current LCU per person | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 87.25 current LCU per person | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 108.15 current LCU per person | +23.9% |
| 2019 | 295 current LCU per person | +172.8% |
| 2020 | 258.4 current LCU per person | -12.4% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 258.4 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,332 current LCU per person, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 258.4 current LCU per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,852 current LCU per person, 4% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +172.8% | 108.15 current LCU per person | 295 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 193.26 current LCU per person | 160.26 current LCU per person | 217.74 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.49 current LCU per person | 78.49 current LCU per person | 253.11 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.08 current LCU per person | 72.35 current LCU per person | 295 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 258.4 current LCU per person | 258.4 current LCU per person | 258.4 current LCU per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 151 Kiribati 580.74 current LCU per person compare
- 152 Jordan 540.62 current LCU per person compare
- 153 East Timor 507.15 current LCU per person compare
- 155 Micronesia (country) 236.39 current LCU per person compare
- 156 Kuwait 63.98 current LCU per person compare
- 157 Zimbabwe 0.1337 current LCU per person compare
More public sector data for Bahrain
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Democracy 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Bahrain?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Bahrain was 258.4 current LCU per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 295 current LCU per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.35 current LCU per person in 2016.
- How does Bahrain rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 154th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.