Stock market capitalization to GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 70.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Bahrain, 1996–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market capitalization to gdp in Bahrain is 70.9%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Bahrain peaked at 124.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2011.
That places Bahrain 27th out of 91 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 77.2% | — |
| 1997 | 123.4% | +59.8% |
| 1998 | 109.5% | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 108.1% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | -32.4% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 86.9% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 103.0% | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 108.7% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 114.1% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 124.7% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | -37.8% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -26.1% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.5% | 77.2% | 123.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 70.9% | 124.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 57.7% | 78.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.9% | 70.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -7.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market capitalization to gdp in Bahrain?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Bahrain was 70.9% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 124.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2011.
- How does Bahrain rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 27th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. 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).