Domestic credit to private sector in Bahrain
Bahrain: Domestic credit to private sector was 70.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Bahrain, 1970–2015
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2015, domestic credit to private sector in Bahrain stood at 70.6%.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Bahrain peaked at 71.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1970.
Bahrain ranks 43rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.3% | — |
| 1971 | 18.7% | +41.3% |
| 1972 | 22.7% | +21.0% |
| 1973 | 25.1% | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 29.4% | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 37.0% | +25.9% |
| 1976 | 42.8% | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 39.5% | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 36.4% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 33.0% | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 32.9% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 38.0% | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 38.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 38.3% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 43.4% | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 34.3% | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 31.1% | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 29.2% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 26.2% | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 31.0% | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 33.3% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 36.8% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 38.4% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 37.9% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 36.6% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 39.6% | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 44.0% | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.2% | 13.3% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.4% | 29.2% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 26.2% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 40.5% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 61.3% | 70.6% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 116.55 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 85.11 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 116.55 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Bahrain?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Bahrain was 70.6% in 2015, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Bahrain ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2015.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. 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 Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.