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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Bahrain

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Bahrain in 2024 — 14.1%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 169. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2.6 pp.

2024 14.1% −0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 109of 169
Period maximum 23.9%1986
Period minimum 11.3%2008

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Bahrain, 1980–20241015202519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 11.5%1981: 12.7%1982: 15%1983: 15.9%1984: 18.1%1985: 20%1986: 23.9%1987: 21.4%1988: 21.4%1989: 21.6%1990: 21.3%1991: 20.6%1992: 21%1993: 19.6%1994: 18.5%1995: 18.3%1996: 17.8%1997: 17.1%1998: 18.3%1999: 18.3%2000: 16.2%2001: 17.3%2002: 17.7%2003: 17.3%2004: 15.4%2005: 14.1%2006: 12.7%2007: 12.1%2008: 11.3%2009: 14%2010: 12.4%2011: 13.3%2012: 14.9%2013: 15%2014: 15.5%2015: 16.9%2016: 16.3%2017: 15.9%2018: 15.6%2019: 15%2020: 16.6%2021: 15.2%2022: 13.7%2023: 14.6%2024: 14.1%
Change over the period: +2.6 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Bahrain 14.1%
World 16.7%
Middle East & North Africa 17.3%
Western Asia computed 19.2%
High-income countries computed 17.6%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 14.1 −0.5 pp
2023 14.6 +0.9 pp
2022 13.7 −1.5 pp
2021 15.2 −1.3 pp
2020 16.6 +1.6 pp
2019 15 −0.6 pp
2018 15.6 −0.3 pp
2017 15.9 −0.4 pp
2016 16.3 −0.6 pp
2015 16.9 +1.4 pp
2014 15.5 +0.5 pp
2013 15 +0.1 pp
2012 14.9 +1.5 pp
2011 13.3 +0.9 pp
2010 12.4 −1.6 pp
2009 14 +2.7 pp
2008 11.3 −0.8 pp
2007 12.1 −0.6 pp
2006 12.7 −1.3 pp
2005 14.1 −1.4 pp
2004 15.4 −1.9 pp
2003 17.3 −0.4 pp
2002 17.7 +0.4 pp
2001 17.3 +1.1 pp
2000 16.2 −2.1 pp
1999 18.3 +0 pp
1998 18.3 +1.1 pp
1997 17.1 −0.7 pp
1996 17.8 −0.5 pp
1995 18.3 −0.2 pp
1994 18.5 −1.1 pp
1993 19.6 −1.4 pp
1992 21 +0.4 pp
1991 20.6 −0.7 pp
1990 21.3 −0.3 pp
1989 21.6 +0.2 pp
1988 21.4 −0 pp
1987 21.4 −2.5 pp
1986 23.9 +3.9 pp
1985 20 +1.9 pp
1984 18.1 +2.2 pp
1983 15.9 +1 pp
1982 15 +2.2 pp
1981 12.7 +1.3 pp
1980 11.5 —

Western Asia, 2024

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

KW Kuwait 25.8 IL Israel 25.2 IQ Iraq 22.2 SA Saudi Arabia 21.3 OM Oman 18.7 CY Cyprus 18.4 PS Palestine 17.5 TR Türkiye 14.5 AZ Azerbaijan 14.2 BH Bahrain 14.1 GE Georgia 12.9 AM Armenia 10.7 LB Lebanon 4.9
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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