Expense in Bahrain
Bahrain: Expense was 26.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Expense in Bahrain, 1990–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, expense in Bahrain stood at 26.1%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Bahrain peaked at 26.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2007.
That places Bahrain 79th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 19.6% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 16.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.7% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Bahrain
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.376 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -1.04 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -2.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 778.25 million current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.43 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -3.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 10,614 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 28,790 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 16.99 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Bahrain?
- Expense in Bahrain was 26.1% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2007.
- How does Bahrain rank for expense?
- Bahrain ranks 79th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is expense rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.