Bank credit to bank deposits in Bahrain
Bahrain: Bank credit to bank deposits was 90.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Bank credit to bank deposits in Bahrain, 1965–2015
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, bank credit to bank deposits in Bahrain stood at 90.6%.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Bahrain peaked at 155.3% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1966.
That places Bahrain 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 74.6% | — |
| 1966 | 43.2% | -42.1% |
| 1967 | 49.7% | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 63.6% | +28.0% |
| 1969 | 75.5% | +18.7% |
| 1970 | 65.8% | -12.8% |
| 1971 | 72.4% | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 82.9% | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 90.1% | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 93.7% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 100.3% | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 99.4% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 90.9% | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 103.8% | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 93.4% | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 73.1% | -21.8% |
| 1982 | 155.3% | +112.6% |
| 1983 | 78.9% | -49.2% |
| 1984 | 85.4% | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 72.6% | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 70.3% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 56.3% | -19.9% |
| 1988 | 53.3% | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 49.8% | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 57.5% | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 58.4% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 61.6% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 70.7% | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 74.3% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 71.6% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 69.9% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 72.5% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 66.5% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 72.6% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 68.7% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 100.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.3% | 43.2% | 75.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 89.9% | 65.8% | 103.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.8% | 49.8% | 155.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.6% | 57.5% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 64.4% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 86.6% | 100.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 57 Belarus 91.5% compare
- 58 Fiji 91.2% compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 91.1% compare
- 61 Germany 89.4% compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 87.3% compare
- 63 Madagascar 86.9% compare
More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,763 current LCU per person (2015)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3271 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.22 % change on previous year (2015)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 5.25 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 478.40 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.84 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,402 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Bahrain?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Bahrain was 90.6% in 2015, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 155.3% in 1982.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1966.
- How does Bahrain rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Bahrain ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).