Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) was 46.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Bahrain, 2003–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Bahrain is 46.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.6% on the previous year and up 101.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Bahrain peaked at 46.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2014.
Bahrain ranks 17th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.3% | — |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +35.8% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +41.3% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +29.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 46.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 46.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.9%, 5.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8% | 19.1% | 26.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 16.3% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 46.8% | 46.8% | 1 |
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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 outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Bahrain?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Bahrain was 46.8% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2014.
- How does Bahrain rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 17th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.