Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) was 1.7% 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 total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bahrain is 1.7%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.4% on the previous year and down 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bahrain peaked at 32.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2020.
Bahrain ranks 153rd of 153 countries on this measure, 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 (% of total taxes) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.1% | — |
| 1991 | 29.3% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | -19.4% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 26.7% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 22.1% | -17.2% |
| 1996 | 27.0% | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -58.7% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +32.2% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -35.1% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +64.7% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -26.7% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -32.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -51.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +25.1% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -69.4% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 4% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 40.1%, 4% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 22.1% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 9.5% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 3.6% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bahrain?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bahrain was 1.7% 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 32.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2020.
- 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 81.7%. 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.