Claims on central government, etc. in Bahrain
Bahrain: Claims on central government, etc. was 16.4% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Claims on central government, etc. in Bahrain, 1970–2015
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 16.4% for claims on central government, etc. in 2015. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.1% on the previous year and up 988.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Bahrain peaked at 16.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -36.8%, in 1986.
That places Bahrain 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Claims on central government, etc. in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -9.5% | — |
| 1971 | -11.8% | +24.4% |
| 1972 | -9.0% | -23.6% |
| 1973 | -7.0% | -22.1% |
| 1974 | -16.0% | +127.3% |
| 1975 | -24.5% | +53.1% |
| 1976 | -17.5% | -28.3% |
| 1977 | -10.8% | -38.7% |
| 1978 | -7.5% | -30.6% |
| 1979 | -10.1% | +35.2% |
| 1980 | -18.3% | +81.3% |
| 1981 | -29.4% | +60.4% |
| 1982 | -23.6% | -19.7% |
| 1983 | -24.0% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | -29.5% | +23.0% |
| 1985 | -34.6% | +17.2% |
| 1986 | -36.8% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | -16.6% | -55.0% |
| 1988 | -29.6% | +79.1% |
| 1989 | -34.3% | +15.8% |
| 1990 | -27.2% | -20.9% |
| 1991 | -21.3% | -21.7% |
| 1992 | -11.0% | -48.5% |
| 1993 | -12.4% | +13.0% |
| 1994 | -15.0% | +20.9% |
| 1995 | -13.0% | -13.5% |
| 1996 | -14.4% | +10.8% |
| 1997 | -12.9% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | -10.7% | -16.6% |
| 1999 | -7.7% | -27.8% |
| 2000 | -6.7% | -14.1% |
| 2001 | -5.2% | -21.5% |
| 2002 | -3.9% | -24.4% |
| 2003 | -2.8% | -30.1% |
| 2004 | -3.1% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | -1.9% | -40.3% |
| 2006 | -4.6% | +147.6% |
| 2007 | -5.1% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | -6.9% | +35.0% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -96.8% |
| 2010 | -0.6% | +150.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -562.5% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +216.6% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +28.4% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -12.4% | -24.5% | -7.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -27.7% | -36.8% | -16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | -14.5% | -27.2% | -7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.0% | -6.9% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | -0.6% | 16.4% | 6 |
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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 claims on central government, etc. in Bahrain?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Bahrain was 16.4% in 2015, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.8% in 1986.
- How does Bahrain rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bahrain ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 988.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. 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.