growing, economically diverse Middle Eastern island economy; major recovery and balancing efforts to fulfill Economic Vision 2030; regional finance hub; increasing openness; high youth unemployment; water scarcity amid reservoir depletion
$72.267 billion (2021 est.)
$70.694 billion (2020 est.)
$74.364 billion (2019 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
2.23% (2021 est.)
-4.94% (2020 est.)
2.17% (2019 est.)
$49,400 (2021 est.)
$47,800 (2020 est.)
$49,800 (2019 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
$38.472 billion (2019 est.)
-0.61% (2021 est.)
-2.32% (2020 est.)
1.01% (2019 est.)
Fitch rating: B+ (2020)
Moody's rating: B2 (2018)
Standard & Poors rating: B+ (2017)
note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained.
agriculture: 0.3% (2017 est.)
industry: 39.3% (2017 est.)
services: 60.4% (2017 est.)
household consumption: 45.8% (2017 est.)
government consumption: 15.5% (2017 est.)
investment in fixed capital: 26.1% (2017 est.)
investment in inventories: 0.4% (2017 est.)
exports of goods and services: 80.2% (2017 est.)
imports of goods and services: -67.9% (2017 est.)
mutton, dates, milk, poultry, tomatoes, fruit, sheep offals, sheep skins, eggs, pumpkins
petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, iron pelletization, fertilizers, Islamic and offshore banking, insurance, ship repairing, tourism
0.4% (2021 est.)
819,100 (2021 est.)
note: excludes unemployed; 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national
1.87% (2021 est.)
1.78% (2020 est.)
1.2% (2019 est.)
note: official estimate; actual rate is higher
total: 9.9% (2021 est.)
male: 6.1%
female: 20.5%
N/A
on food: 13.2% of household expenditures (2018 est.)
on alcohol and tobacco: 0.4% of household expenditures (2018 est.)
lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA
revenues: $9.168 billion (2019 est.)
expenditures: $12.63 billion (2019 est.)
-10.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
88.5% of GDP (2017 est.)
81.4% of GDP (2016 est.)
16.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
calendar year
-$2.435 billion (2018 est.)
-$1.6 billion (2017 est.)
-$1.493 billion (2016 est.)
$35.235 billion (2021 est.)
$30.097 billion (2018 est.)
$26.732 billion (2017 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
United Arab Emirates 17%, Saudi Arabia 16%, United States 7%, Japan 7%, India 4% (2021)
refined petroleum, aluminum, iron ore and reductions, aluminum wiring, crude petroleum (2021)
$27.577 billion (2021 est.)
$27.187 billion (2018 est.)
$23.876 billion (2017 est.)
note: data are in current year dollars
United Arab Emirates 24%, Saudi Arabia 15%, Brazil 12%, China 9%, India 6% (2021)
iron ore, jewelry, cars, floating platforms, refined petroleum, gold, broadcasting equipment (2021)
$4.993 billion (31 December 2021 est.)
$2.523 billion (31 December 2020 est.)
$3.903 billion (31 December 2019 est.)
$52.15 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$42.55 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar -
Exchange rates:
0.376 (2021 est.)
0.376 (2020 est.)
0.376 (2019 est.)
0.376 (2018 est.)
0.376 (2017 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Bahrain on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahrain 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahrain 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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