Subsidies and other transfers in Bahrain
Bahrain: Subsidies and other transfers was 1.06 billion current LCU in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies and other transfers in Bahrain, 1991–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.06 billion current LCU for subsidies and other transfers in 2020. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.2% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Bahrain peaked at 1.06 billion current LCU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.00 million current LCU, in 1991.
Bahrain ranks 135th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 46.58 million current LCU | 26.00 million current LCU | 73.00 million current LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 169.44 million current LCU | 38.00 million current LCU | 510.39 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 856.64 million current LCU | 604.02 million current LCU | 1.01 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 billion current LCU | 1.06 billion current LCU | 1.06 billion current LCU | 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)
- Interest payments 18.9% (2020)
- Other taxes 0.1% (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Bahrain?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Bahrain was 1.06 billion current LCU in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 billion current LCU in 2020.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.00 million current LCU in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Bahrain ranks 135th out of 153 countries with data for 2020.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.