Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 63.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Bahrain, 2003–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Bahrain stood at 63.8%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.1% on the previous year and up 496.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Bahrain peaked at 63.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2009.
That places Bahrain 3rd out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.8% | — |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +227.1% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +36.3% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +28.2% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +42.1% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 6.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 10.7% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 1 |
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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 outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Bahrain?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Bahrain was 63.8% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2009.
- How does Bahrain rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 3rd out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 496.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public 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 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 international public 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.