Financial Development Index in Bahrain
Bahrain: Financial Development Index was 0.4108 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Development Index in Bahrain, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, financial development index in Bahrain stood at 0.4108.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial development index in Bahrain peaked at 0.4859 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2369, in 1981.
That places Bahrain 52nd out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2738 | 0.2369 | 0.3246 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3461 | 0.2604 | 0.4859 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4316 | 0.4008 | 0.4772 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4151 | 0.375 | 0.4505 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4108 | 0.4108 | 0.4108 | 1 |
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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 financial development index in Bahrain?
- Financial development index in Bahrain was 0.4108 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial development index recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4859 in 1998.
- What is the lowest financial development index recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2369 in 1981.
- How does Bahrain rank for financial development index?
- Bahrain ranks 52nd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial development index rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.