Broad money in Bahrain
Bahrain: Broad money was 82.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Bahrain, 1970–2015
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 82.1% for broad money in 2015.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Bahrain peaked at 82.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1982.
That places Bahrain 43rd out of 166 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Broad money in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.3% | — |
| 1971 | 36.5% | +20.5% |
| 1972 | 37.5% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 32.8% | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 35.4% | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 42.4% | +19.6% |
| 1976 | 48.6% | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 46.0% | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 42.9% | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 51.3% | +20.3% |
| 1982 | 28.4% | -44.6% |
| 1983 | 53.7% | +89.1% |
| 1984 | 49.6% | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 57.9% | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 67.8% | +17.2% |
| 1987 | 66.8% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 63.7% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 63.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 51.5% | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 58.1% | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 57.2% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 56.6% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 57.9% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.1% | 30.3% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.6% | 28.4% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.7% | 51.5% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 58.0% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 70.4% | 82.1% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -7.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0567 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,736 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,105 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,404 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Bahrain?
- Broad money in Bahrain was 82.1% in 2015, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 1982.
- How does Bahrain rank for broad money?
- Bahrain ranks 43rd out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.