Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Bahrain
Bahrain: Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities was 3.79 billion US dollar in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Bahrain, 2016–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2024, reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Bahrain stood at 3.79 billion US dollar.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Bahrain peaked at 4.02 billion US dollar in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.86 billion US dollar, in 2018.
That places Bahrain 22nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.17 billion US dollar | — |
| 2017 | 2.34 billion US dollar | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.86 billion US dollar | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 3.39 billion US dollar | +82.4% |
| 2020 | 1.95 billion US dollar | -42.6% |
| 2021 | 3.91 billion US dollar | +100.6% |
| 2022 | 3.73 billion US dollar | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 4.02 billion US dollar | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 3.79 billion US dollar | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.44 billion US dollar | 1.86 billion US dollar | 3.39 billion US dollar | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.48 billion US dollar | 1.95 billion US dollar | 4.02 billion US dollar | 5 |
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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 reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Bahrain?
- Reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Bahrain was 3.79 billion US dollar in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 billion US dollar in 2023.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 billion US dollar in 2018.
- How does Bahrain rank for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities?
- Bahrain ranks 22nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.