How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Pakistan?

36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Bahrain vs Pakistan: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP

Bahrain

33.4%

in 2015

Pakistan

32.7%

in 2020

Bahrain rank

14th

Pakistan rank

17th

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP over time

Bahrain
Pakistan

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 33.4% against 32.7% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Pakistan ahead.

Bahrain ranks 14th and Pakistan ranks 17th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.1%	8.2%	2.2%	Pakistan
1990s	7.1%	11.2%	4.0%	Pakistan
2000s	9.4%	11.2%	1.8%	Pakistan
2010s	24.0%	21.9%	2.1%	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp, Bahrain or Pakistan?: Bahrain, at 33.4% against 32.7% in Pakistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between Bahrain and Pakistan?: 0.7%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Pakistan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Bahrain and Pakistan rank globally for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?: Bahrain ranks 14th and Pakistan ranks 17th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%)
Unit: %
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 6,137 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).