Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) was -2.66 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) in Bahrain, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded -2.66 billion for secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) in Bahrain peaked at -1.22 billion in 2005 and was at its lowest, -3.27 billion, in 2018.
That places Bahrain 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.22 billion | — |
| 2006 | -1.53 billion | +25.1% |
| 2007 | -1.48 billion | -3.1% |
| 2008 | -1.77 billion | +19.7% |
| 2009 | -1.39 billion | -21.6% |
| 2010 | -1.64 billion | +18.0% |
| 2011 | -2.05 billion | +24.9% |
| 2012 | -2.07 billion | +1.2% |
| 2013 | -2.17 billion | +4.4% |
| 2014 | -2.36 billion | +9.2% |
| 2015 | -2.37 billion | +0.1% |
| 2016 | -2.39 billion | +1.0% |
| 2017 | -2.47 billion | +3.1% |
| 2018 | -3.27 billion | +32.6% |
| 2019 | -2.89 billion | -11.6% |
| 2020 | -2.74 billion | -5.3% |
| 2021 | -2.53 billion | -7.7% |
| 2022 | -2.71 billion | +7.3% |
| 2023 | -2.66 billion | -1.8% |
| 2024 | -2.66 billion | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.48 billion | -1.77 billion | -1.22 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.37 billion | -3.27 billion | -1.64 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.66 billion | -2.74 billion | -2.53 billion | 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 secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) in Bahrain?
- Secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) in Bahrain was -2.66 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was -1.22 billion in 2005.
- What is the lowest secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.27 billion in 2018.
- How does Bahrain rank for secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less)?
- Bahrain ranks 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.