Real interest rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Real interest rate was 15.3% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Bahrain, 1986–2015
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, real interest rate in Bahrain stood at 15.3%.
That represents a change of up 105.7% on the previous year and up 393.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Bahrain peaked at 31.9% in 1986 and was at its lowest, -5.2%, in 2005.
That places Bahrain 10th out of 148 countries with data for 2015, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 4.3% | 31.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 3.2% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | -5.2% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | -4.2% | 15.3% | 6 |
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- 7 Guyana 17.6% compare
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- 11 Mauritania 15.2% compare
- 12 Uganda 14.7% compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 14.7% compare
More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Domestic credit to private sector 70.6% (2015)
- Net domestic credit 10.64 billion current LCU (2015)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.42 (2024)
- Net foreign assets 1.34 billion current LCU (2015)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 70.6% (2015)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.4% (2015)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 70.6% (2015)
- Broad money 82.1% (2015)
- Official exchange rate 0.376 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 18,128 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Bahrain?
- Real interest rate in Bahrain was 15.3% in 2015, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1986.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.2% in 2005.
- How does Bahrain rank for real interest rate?
- Bahrain ranks 10th out of 148 countries with data for 2015.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 393.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.