Financial system deposits to GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Financial system deposits to GDP was 81.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Bahrain, 1965–2015
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, financial system deposits to gdp in Bahrain stood at 81.5%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Bahrain peaked at 81.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1965.
That places Bahrain 53rd out of 185 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.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 13.1% | — |
| 1966 | 14.8% | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 14.6% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 16.1% | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 17.3% | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 20.1% | +16.2% |
| 1971 | 25.8% | +28.6% |
| 1972 | 27.3% | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 31.3% | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 36.7% | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 40.5% | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 34.7% | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 33.8% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 30.4% | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 40.2% | +32.3% |
| 1981 | 51.2% | +27.2% |
| 1982 | 25.6% | -50.0% |
| 1983 | 54.8% | +114.3% |
| 1984 | 51.0% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 60.0% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 70.2% | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 69.3% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 66.3% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 51.9% | -22.1% |
| 1991 | 60.4% | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 61.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 59.2% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 51.1% | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 51.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 51.4% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 66.5% | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.2% | 13.1% | 17.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 30.8% | 20.1% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.5% | 25.6% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 51.1% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 53.8% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 69.0% | 81.5% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 9.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,402 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.84 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in Bahrain?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Bahrain was 81.5% in 2015, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1965.
- How does Bahrain rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 53rd out of 185 countries with data for 2015.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. 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 Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).