Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 73.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Bahrain, 1965–2015
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Bahrain stood at 73.9%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Bahrain peaked at 73.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1966.
That places Bahrain 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 9.8% | — |
| 1966 | 6.4% | -34.7% |
| 1967 | 7.2% | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 10.2% | +41.7% |
| 1969 | 13.0% | +27.4% |
| 1970 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 18.7% | +41.4% |
| 1972 | 22.7% | +21.2% |
| 1973 | 25.0% | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 29.3% | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 36.8% | +25.7% |
| 1976 | 40.3% | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 34.6% | -14.2% |
| 1978 | 30.7% | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 31.6% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 37.6% | +19.0% |
| 1981 | 37.4% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 39.7% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 43.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 49.3% | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 39.0% | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 35.3% | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 33.2% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 35.3% | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 37.9% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 41.9% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 37.1% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 36.0% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 39.1% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 73.9% | +15.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 73.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.1%, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 73.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 6.4% | 13.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 28.3% | 13.2% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 33.2% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.5% | 29.8% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 40.5% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 63.9% | 73.9% | 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 private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Bahrain?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Bahrain was 73.9% in 2015, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1966.
- How does Bahrain rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2015.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. 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 Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, 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. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); 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).