Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 1.34 billion in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Bahrain, 1965–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.34 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2015.
That represents a change of down 42.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Bahrain peaked at 3.68 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.06 million, in 1965.
Bahrain ranks 143rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 17.06 million | — |
| 1966 | 23.43 million | +37.4% |
| 1967 | 27.41 million | +17.0% |
| 1968 | 35.10 million | +28.1% |
| 1969 | 34.54 million | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 39.68 million | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 49.54 million | +24.9% |
| 1972 | 53.23 million | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 42.43 million | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 93.99 million | +121.5% |
| 1975 | 141.07 million | +50.1% |
| 1976 | 161.99 million | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 166.65 million | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 209.62 million | +25.8% |
| 1979 | 232.61 million | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 443.29 million | +90.6% |
| 1981 | 800.42 million | +80.6% |
| 1982 | 811.47 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 857.57 million | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 864.20 million | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.10 billion | +26.8% |
| 1986 | 1.13 billion | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 billion | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 1.19 billion | +17.7% |
| 1989 | 1.35 billion | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 1.12 billion | -16.8% |
| 1991 | 1.02 billion | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 916.24 million | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 917.54 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 893.39 million | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.03 billion | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 1.04 billion | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 992.80 million | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.12 billion | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 930.90 million | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 1.25 billion | +33.8% |
| 2001 | 1.33 billion | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 1.35 billion | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.33 billion | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.25 billion | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.53 billion | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 2.27 billion | +48.2% |
| 2007 | 3.68 billion | +62.1% |
| 2008 | 2.73 billion | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 2.13 billion | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 2.06 billion | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.64 billion | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 1.71 billion | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.59 billion | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 2.33 billion | +47.0% |
| 2015 | 1.34 billion | -42.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1.34 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is 51.62 billion, 3% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1.34 billion is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 238.44 billion, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +121.5% | 42.43 million | 93.99 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.51 million | 17.06 million | 35.10 million | 5 |
| 1970s | 119.08 million | 39.68 million | 232.61 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 955.80 million | 443.29 million | 1.35 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 998.82 million | 893.39 million | 1.12 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 billion | 1.25 billion | 3.68 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 billion | 1.34 billion | 2.33 billion | 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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Bahrain?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Bahrain was 1.34 billion in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 billion in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.06 million in 1965.
- How does Bahrain rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Bahrain ranks 143rd out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.