Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 86.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Bahrain, 1965–2015
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Bahrain is 86.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Bahrain peaked at 86.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1965.
That places Bahrain 61st out of 186 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.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 17.4% | — |
| 1966 | 20.6% | +18.5% |
| 1967 | 22.1% | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 24.8% | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 26.8% | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 30.2% | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 36.4% | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 37.5% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 32.6% | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 35.3% | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 42.2% | +19.4% |
| 1976 | 45.7% | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 40.2% | -11.9% |
| 1978 | 40.8% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 37.2% | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 48.5% | +30.2% |
| 1981 | 58.3% | +20.3% |
| 1982 | 32.3% | -44.6% |
| 1983 | 61.1% | +89.1% |
| 1984 | 56.4% | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 65.8% | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 77.1% | +17.2% |
| 1987 | 75.9% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 72.4% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 58.5% | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 66.1% | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 67.3% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 65.0% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 56.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 58.5% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 71.4% | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 68.6% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +10.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 86.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 90% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 86.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.8%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +89.1% | 32.3% | 61.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.3% | 17.4% | 26.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 30.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.0% | 32.3% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.4% | 55.9% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 58.0% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 73.2% | 86.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Bahrain?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Bahrain was 86.0% in 2015, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1965.
- How does Bahrain rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.