Stock market return in Bahrain
Bahrain: Stock market return was 12.4% in 2021. β Volatile
Stock market return in Bahrain, 2005β2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in Bahrain stood at 12.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 434.5% on the previous year and up 218.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Bahrain peaked at 26.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -40.1%, in 2009.
That places Bahrain 61st out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | -40.1% | 26.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -15.3% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | -3.7% | 12.4% | 2 |
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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 stock market return in Bahrain?
- Stock market return in Bahrain was 12.4% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.1% in 2009.
- How does Bahrain rank for stock market return?
- Bahrain ranks 61st out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 218.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Bloomberg, published as part of Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.