Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Bahrain
Bahrain: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 1.34 billion in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
1.34 billion
Change on year
down 42.7%
World rank
143rd
of 178 countries
All-time high
3.68 billion
in 2007
All-time low
17.06 million
in 1965
Years of data
51
1965–2015
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 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% |
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
- 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 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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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.