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FDI inflows (% of GDP) — all countries

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Bahrain

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in Bahrain in 2024 — 5.72%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 192. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 5.28 pp.

2024 5.72% −9.92 pp vs 2023
World rank 42of 192
Period maximum 29.52%1996
Period minimum -11.96%1980

Trend over time

1973–2024 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Bahrain, 1973–2024-200204019731979198519911997200320092015202120241973: 0.45%1974: 0.01%1975: 0.12%1976: 0.2%1977: 0.03%1978: 1.01%1979: 5.36%1980: -11.96%1981: 0.11%1982: 0.69%1983: 1.51%1984: 3.17%1985: 2.44%1986: -0.92%1987: -0.93%1988: 5.28%1989: 4.12%1990: 1.91%1991: 11.8%1992: 16.08%1993: -4.65%1994: 3.29%1995: 6.47%1996: 29.52%1997: 4.56%1998: 2.55%1999: 6.03%2000: 4.01%2001: 0.9%2002: 2.26%2003: 4.67%2004: 6.58%2005: 6.57%2006: 15.75%2007: 8.08%2008: 6.98%2009: 1.12%2010: 0.58%2011: 2.61%2012: 4.83%2013: 11.02%2014: 4.37%2015: 0.2%2016: 0.72%2017: 3.83%2018: 4.18%2019: 2.33%2020: 2.85%2021: 4.36%2022: 4.2%2023: 15.64%2024: 5.72%
Change over the period: +5.28 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahrain

Bahrain 5.72%
World 1.36%
Middle East & North Africa 3.82%
Western Asia computed 1.2%
High-income countries computed 1.46%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 5.72 −9.92 pp
2023 15.64 +11.44 pp
2022 4.2 −0.16 pp
2021 4.36 +1.51 pp
2020 2.85 +0.52 pp
2019 2.33 −1.85 pp
2018 4.18 +0.35 pp
2017 3.83 +3.11 pp
2016 0.72 +0.52 pp
2015 0.2 −4.17 pp
2014 4.37 −6.65 pp
2013 11.02 +6.19 pp
2012 4.83 +2.22 pp
2011 2.61 +2.03 pp
2010 0.58 −0.54 pp
2009 1.12 −5.86 pp
2008 6.98 −1.1 pp
2007 8.08 −7.67 pp
2006 15.75 +9.18 pp
2005 6.57 −0.01 pp
2004 6.58 +1.91 pp
2003 4.67 +2.4 pp
2002 2.26 +1.37 pp
2001 0.9 −3.12 pp
2000 4.01 −2.02 pp
1999 6.03 +3.47 pp
1998 2.55 −2.01 pp
1997 4.56 −24.96 pp
1996 29.52 +23.05 pp
1995 6.47 +3.18 pp
1994 3.29 +7.94 pp
1993 -4.65 −20.73 pp
1992 16.08 +4.28 pp
1991 11.8 +9.89 pp
1990 1.91 −2.21 pp
1989 4.12 −1.16 pp
1988 5.28 +6.21 pp
1987 -0.93 −0.01 pp
1986 -0.92 −3.36 pp
1985 2.44 −0.73 pp
1984 3.17 +1.66 pp
1983 1.51 +0.82 pp
1982 0.69 +0.58 pp
1981 0.11 +12.07 pp
1980 -11.96 −17.32 pp
1979 5.36 +4.35 pp
1978 1.01 +0.98 pp
1977 0.03 −0.17 pp
1976 0.2 +0.08 pp
1975 0.12 +0.11 pp
1974 0.01 −0.44 pp
1973 0.45 —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

OM Oman 11.64 AE United Arab Emirates 8.26 LB Lebanon 7.09 BH Bahrain 5.72 GE Georgia 4.69 JO Jordan 2.79 IL Israel 2.73 SA Saudi Arabia 1.7 PS Palestine 1.01 TR Türkiye 0.86 AM Armenia 0.51 KW Kuwait 0.38 AZ Azerbaijan 0.31 QA Qatar 0.21 IQ Iraq -2.74 CY Cyprus -133.82
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About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP. Scaling by the size of the economy makes it possible to compare the investment appeal of countries of very different size. Abnormally high values — tens of percent of GDP — almost always point to offshore or holding-company arrangements rather than to real projects.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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