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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Bahrain: key statistics
Bahrain has 1.6m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $30,597. Below: 73 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Manama
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Bahraini dinar BHD
- Languages
- Arabic
- ISO codes
- BHBHR
- Land neighbours
- Iran, Saudi Arabia
Population1.6m2025 · rank 152 of 217GDP$49.0bn2025 · rank 100 of 211GDP per capita$30,5972025 · rank 57 of 211Life expectancy81.4 yrs2024 · rank 41 of 217Internet users100.0%2024 · rank 1 of 188Fertility1.802024 · rank 117 of 217CO₂ per person23.90 t2024 · rank 3 of 203Inflation-0.1%2025 · rank 170 of 180
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Bahrain, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Bahrain by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1.6m | 2025 | 152/217 | 21/23 | +17% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.73% | 2025 | 118/217 | 20/23 | −3.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 100.0% | 2025 | 1/217 | 1/23 | ±0.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.80 | 2024 | 117/217 | 18/23 | −16% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 4.0% | 2025 | 167/217 | 14/23 | +1.4 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 18.4% | 2025 | 134/217 | 19/23 | −2.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 1,985.8 | 2024 | 6/216 | 1/23 | +16% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 12.0 | 2024 | 120/217 | 19/23 | −23% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 800 km² | 2024 | 181/216 | 22/23 | +3.8% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $49.0bn | 2025 | 100/211 | 15/22 | +51% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $30,597 | 2025 | 57/211 | 7/22 | +29% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $70,997 | 2025 | 29/199 | 5/22 | +48% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $28,790 | 2025 | 50/201 | 7/22 | +22% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.5% | 2025 | 100/210 | 11/22 | +1.0 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.7% | 2025 | 93/210 | 7/22 | +4.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 0.2% | 2025 | 191/198 | 22/22 | −0.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 41.2% | 2025 | 14/201 | 8/22 | +2.1 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 54.3% | 2025 | 126/201 | 9/22 | −5.4 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 28.4% | 2024 | 41/175 | 6/20 | +1.4 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 33.4% | 2024 | 25/163 | 4/19 | +2.1 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | -0.1% | 2025 | 170/180 | 19/21 | −2.0 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 15.3% | 2015 | 9/136 | 2/14 | +20.5 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 5.2% | 2015 | 115/136 | 11/14 | −2.7 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 0.38 | 2025 | 209/210 | 21/22 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Government debt | 111.6% | 2020 | 5/78 | 1/6 | +82.5 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 2.8% | 2020 | 139/142 | 7/9 | +1.7 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 26.1% | 2020 | 74/142 | 6/10 | +7.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 3.11% | 2025 | 29/156 | 10/18 | −1.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 87.5% | 2024 | 13/184 | 4/21 | −4.7 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 70.0% | 2024 | 34/184 | 4/21 | −6.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 157.5% | 2024 | 16/184 | 4/21 | −11.1 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 5.8% | 2025 | 34/185 | 6/20 | +8.1 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.7% | 2025 | 116/197 | 14/21 | +1.5 pp | 1.4% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.9m | 2020 | 71/196 | 10/18 | −84% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 1.1% | 2025 | 181/187 | 22/23 | −0.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 5.4% | 2025 | 158/187 | 22/23 | ±0.0 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 70.4% | 2025 | 26/187 | 4/23 | −0.9 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 42.3% | 2025 | 144/187 | 6/23 | −1.1 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equality
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $58.2m | 2004 | — | — | −39% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.5% | 2004 | — | — | −1.1 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $70.7 | 2004 | — | — | −60% | $32.2 | |
| Women in parliament | 20.0% | 2025 | 123/190 | 9/22 | +12.5 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 97.8% | 2024 | 37/141 | 4/18 | +11.3 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 96.3% | 2024 | 46/147 | 5/20 | +12.7 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 96.9% | 2024 | 130/191 | 12/19 | −7.5 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 98.8% | 2024 | 65/176 | 6/17 | −5.4 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 58.4% | 2024 | 66/172 | 5/19 | +13.6 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 94.1% | 2024 | 90/168 | 11/19 | −8.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.9 | 2018 | 145/173 | 18/20 | −42% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 1.9% | 2023 | 170/184 | 15/16 | −0.5 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.4 yrs | 2024 | 41/217 | 6/23 | +1.5% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 7.3 | 2024 | 135/196 | 17/23 | +14% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 8.8 | 2024 | 132/196 | 17/23 | +13% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 17 | 2023 | 128/194 | 12/23 | ±0.0% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.0% | 2023 | 155/193 | 18/23 | −0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,176 | 2023 | 59/193 | 7/23 | +5.4% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.74 | 2020 | 117/180 | 17/22 | −24% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 99% | 2024 | 1/193 | 1/23 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 114/153 | 6/20 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 13.6% | 1995 | — | — | — | — | |
| Basic water | 99.9% | 2024 | 51/206 | 6/23 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 100.0% | 2024 | 3/203 | 1/23 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 100.0% | 2024 | 1/188 | 1/21 | +9.5 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 159.5 | 2024 | 25/210 | 7/23 | −10% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 17.0 | 2024 | 97/208 | 6/23 | −22% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 11/215 | 2/23 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 6/192 | 2/22 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 23.90 t | 2024 | 3/203 | 2/22 | −5.6% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 0.0% | 2021 | 207/212 | 22/23 | ±0.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 0.0% | 2021 | 201/206 | 22/23 | ±0.0 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 4.9% | 2024 | 181/214 | 5/23 | +3.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 2.6% | 2024 | 161/206 | 14/23 | −0.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 3,877.5% | 2022 | 2/177 | 2/22 | −870.9 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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