Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was 4.65 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Bahrain, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, services balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Bahrain stood at 4.65 billion. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.1% on the previous year and up 157.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Bahrain peaked at 4.65 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.45 billion, in 2013.
Bahrain ranks 31st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.74 billion | — |
| 2006 | 1.86 billion | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.98 billion | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 1.89 billion | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.09 billion | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 2.33 billion | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 1.52 billion | -34.8% |
| 2012 | 2.29 billion | +50.8% |
| 2013 | 1.45 billion | -36.7% |
| 2014 | 1.81 billion | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 2.52 billion | +39.5% |
| 2016 | 3.50 billion | +38.8% |
| 2017 | 3.56 billion | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.98 billion | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 3.50 billion | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 2.08 billion | -40.6% |
| 2021 | 2.75 billion | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 3.27 billion | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 3.47 billion | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 4.65 billion | +34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.91 billion | 1.74 billion | 2.09 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.64 billion | 1.45 billion | 3.98 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.24 billion | 2.08 billion | 4.65 billion | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0567 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,736 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,105 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,404 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 9.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,402 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.84 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Bahrain?
- Services balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Bahrain was 4.65 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest services balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest services balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 billion in 2013.
- How does Bahrain rank for services balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Bahrain ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is services balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.4%. 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 Services 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.