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Prices & public finance · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Bahrain: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is -0.1% (2025), 170th of 180 in the world and 19th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. GDP deflator is 0.2% (2025), 185th of 209 in the world and 15th of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa. Lending rate is 5.2% (2015), 115th of 136 in the world and 11th of 14 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Inflation
BahrainMiddle East, North Africa, A…High incomeWorld
GDP deflator
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Bahrain in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | -0.1%2025 | 170/180 | 19/21 | -0.7% | 2.0% | -2.3% | −2.0 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 0.2%2025 | 185/209 | 15/22 | 14.3% | 12.0% | -5.8% | +9.0 ppsince 2015 | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 5.2%2015 | 115/136 | 11/14 | 11.6% | 7.2% | · | −2.7 ppsince 2005 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 15.3%2015 | 9/136 | 2/14 | -2.4% | -4.2% | · | +20.5 ppsince 2005 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.382025 | 209/210 | 21/22 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | ±0.0%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 2.8%2020 | 139/142 | 7/9 | 3.7% | 1.1% | 2.8% | +1.7 ppsince 2010 | — | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 15.5%2020 | 117/142 | 7/9 | 28.9% | 21.3% | 15.5% | −5.8 ppsince 2010 | — | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 26.1%2020 | 74/142 | 6/10 | 19.9% | 18.7% | 26.1% | +7.4 ppsince 2010 | — | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 111.6%2020 | 5/78 | 1/6 | 25.7% | 29.1% | 111.6% | +82.5 ppsince 2010 | — | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 70.6%2015 | — | — | 40.5% | 64.9% | · | +26.9 ppsince 2005 | 52.4% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 82.1%2015 | — | — | 63.3% | 78.1% | · | +23.6 ppsince 2005 | 78.7% | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 1.42025 | 146/165 | 18/20 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | −11%since 2015 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 3.11%2025 | 29/156 | 10/18 | 3.96% | 3.28% | 4.06% | −1.5 ppsince 2015 | 4.98% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−2.0 pp-0.1% in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Government debt+82.5 pp111.6% in 2020
- Reserves, months of imports−11%1.4 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Bahrain and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bahrain. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bahrain | Iran | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | -0.1%2025 | 42.2%2025 | 2.0%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 0.2%2025 | 28.8%2025 | -2.6%2025 |
| Lending rate | 5.2%2015 | 18.0%2016 | — |
| Real interest rate | 15.3%2015 | 3.4%2016 | — |
| Exchange rate | 0.382025 | 42,000.002023 | 3.752025 |
| Tax revenue | 2.8%2020 | 7.4%2009 | 8.1%2024 |
| Government revenue | 15.5%2020 | 25.4%2009 | 26.8%2024 |
| Government expense | 26.1%2020 | 19.6%2009 | 24.2%2023 |
| Government debt | 111.6%2020 | — | — |