Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Bahrain
Bahrain: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 70.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Bahrain, 1970–2015
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 70.6% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2015.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Bahrain peaked at 71.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1970.
Bahrain ranks 39th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.2% | 13.3% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.4% | 29.2% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 26.2% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 40.5% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 61.3% | 70.6% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Domestic credit to private sector 70.6% (2015)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.4% (2015)
- Broad money 82.1% (2015)
- Net foreign assets 1.34 billion current LCU (2015)
- Net domestic credit 10.64 billion current LCU (2015)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.42 (2024)
- Net migration 18,128 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 70.6% (2015)
- Official exchange rate 0.376 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Claims on central government 4.8% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Bahrain?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Bahrain was 70.6% in 2015, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Bahrain ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. 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.