Financial Sector in Bahrain

333 indicators covering financial sector for Bahrain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 2.28 billion 2024 up 49.8% 44th
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 3.61 billion 2024 down 2.8% 47th
Goods, Credit/Revenue 24.28 billion 2024 up 3.3% 74th
Primary income, Credit/Revenue 5.56 billion 2024 up 160.3% 57th
Services, Credit/Revenue 17.02 billion 2024 up 98.6% 56th
Other investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 5.09 billion 2024 down 25.6% 38th
Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares 3.9% 2024 up 20.8% 63rd
Secondary income, Credit/Revenue 0 2024 196th
Reserve assets, Monetary gold 6.65 million US dollar 2024 unchanged 109th
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 206.80 million US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 41.2% 9th
Capital account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 231.91 million 2024 up 131.9% 46th
Total capital account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 231.91 million 2024 up 131.9% 68th
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits 3.79 billion US dollar 2024 down 34.2% 53rd
Portfolio investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 6.96 billion 2024 up 616.9% 39th
Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 275.00 million 2024 up 169.7% 74th
Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 24.93 billion US dollar 2024 down 12.7% 25th
International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF 177.51 billion 2024 up 43.8% 53rd
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 6.02 million US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 13.4% 7th
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 5.03 million US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 23.1% 7th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 752,941 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 190.4% 4th
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central 98.6% 2009 down 0.6% 39th
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 60.52 million US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 57.0% 4th
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 21.31 billion current US$ 2025 up 10.7% 65th
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 43.5% 2025 down 26.5% 44th
Inward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 151.02 million 2024 down 48.8% 77th
Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 77.13 million 2024 up 1,099.7% 95th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 755,984 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 197.8% 4th
Real effective exchange rate index 101.19 2010 = 100 2025 down 4.3% 54th
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP 0.7% 2019 down 34.2% 104th
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP 129.9% 2021 up 327.2% 7th
Life insurance premium volume to GDP 0.4% 2019 down 39.9% 99th
Bank concentration 82.0% 2021 down 8.0% 56th
Bank Z-score 7.81 2021 up 8.5% 146th
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding 41.0% 2021 up 28.5% 66th
Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Deposit 3.40 billion US dollar 2023 down 44.3% 20th
Bank noninterest income to total income 28.9% 2021 down 15.7% 126th
Bank cost to income ratio 51.7% 2021 up 37.3% 107th
Bank return on assets 1.0% 2021 down 22.5% 119th
Bank return on assets 0.9% 2021 down 23.6% 100th
Bank return on equity 7.5% 2021 down 27.7% 136th
Bank return on equity 7.1% 2021 down 28.7% 127th
Bank overhead costs to total assets 1.3% 2021 up 19.2% 130th
Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 24.93 billion US dollar 2024 down 12.7% 16th
Bank net interest margin 2.1% 2021 up 0.0% 113th
Rate 0 2024 102nd
International migrant stock, total 840,202 2024 up 16.4% 67th
International migrant stock 52.3% 2024 down 0.8% 13th
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities 3.79 billion US dollar 2024 up 74.7% 22nd
Borrowers from commercial banks 191.97 per 1,000 adults 2024 up 180.0% 58th
5-bank asset concentration 98.43 2021 up 3.0% 25th
Bank lending-deposit spread 4.17 2015 down 10.9% 78th
Risk premium on lending 5.1% 2014 down 19.9% 38th
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets 18.7% 2015 up 3.4% 69th
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans 4.4% 2015 up 91.6% 62nd
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP 63.8% 2020 up 496.5% 3rd
International debt issues to GDP 110.6% 2020 up 226.3% 3rd
Bank capital to total assets 13.5% 2015 down 1.4% 25th
Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP 13.3% 2021 up 242.9% 3rd
Provisions to nonperforming loans 54.8% 2015 down 34.8% 84th
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people 24.68 2020 down 30.4% 30th