Central government debt, total in Bahrain
Bahrain: Central government debt, total was 15.04 billion current LCU in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Central government debt, total in Bahrain, 1990–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2020, central government debt, total in Bahrain stood at 15.04 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 413.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Bahrain peaked at 15.04 billion current LCU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 138.80 million current LCU, in 1990.
Bahrain ranks 66th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 377.94 million current LCU | 138.80 million current LCU | 589.80 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 billion current LCU | 616.50 million current LCU | 1.45 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.59 billion current LCU | 2.93 billion current LCU | 13.89 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.04 billion current LCU | 15.04 billion current LCU | 15.04 billion current LCU | 1 |
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More public sector data for Bahrain
- Arms imports 848.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 2.8% (2020)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 0.3% (2020)
- Taxes on goods and services 13.9% (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.7% (2020)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -12.4% (2020)
- Interest payments 31.9% (2020)
- Grants and other revenue 81.7% (2020)
- Interest payments 18.9% (2020)
- Other taxes 0.1% (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Bahrain?
- Central government debt, total in Bahrain was 15.04 billion current LCU in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 15.04 billion current LCU in 2020.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 138.80 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for central government debt, total?
- Bahrain ranks 66th out of 83 countries with data for 2020.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 413.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.