Interest payments in Bahrain
Bahrain: Interest payments was 18.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Bahrain, 1990–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 18.9% for interest payments in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 292.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Bahrain peaked at 19.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1991.
That places Bahrain 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 3.6% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 2.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 4.7% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 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)
- Other taxes 0.1% (2009)
- Compensation of employees 39.5% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Bahrain?
- Interest payments in Bahrain was 18.9% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for interest payments?
- Bahrain ranks 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2020.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 292.9%. 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 Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.