Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bahrain
Bahrain: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bahrain, 1990–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.3% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2020.
The figure is down 62.9% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bahrain peaked at 7.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.
That places Bahrain 153rd out of 153 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.4% | — |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +27.7% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -24.7% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +44.8% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -34.9% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -89.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +28.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -27.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -55.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +25.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +222.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -62.9% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.3%, 2% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 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 | +222.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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 taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bahrain?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bahrain was 0.3% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- How does Bahrain rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Bahrain ranks 153rd out of 153 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.