Gross capital formation in Bahrain
Bahrain: Gross capital formation was 3.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Bahrain, 2001–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2024, gross capital formation in Bahrain stood at 3.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.2% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Bahrain peaked at 59.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -39.0%, in 2021.
Bahrain ranks 97th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 | 11.4% | -28.8% | 29.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | -7.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | -39.0% | 59.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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 gross capital formation in Bahrain?
- Gross capital formation in Bahrain was 3.5% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.0% in 2021.
- How does Bahrain rank for gross capital formation?
- Bahrain ranks 97th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.