Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Bahrain

Current account balance in Bahrain in 2031 — 2%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 2.9 pp.

2031 2% −0.3 pp vs 2030
World rank 42of 188
Period maximum 14.7%2022
Period minimum -14.6%1992

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Bahrain, 1980–2031-20-100102019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 4.9%1981: 10.2%1982: 9.6%1983: 2.3%1984: 4.6%1985: 0.9%1986: -2%1987: -5.3%1988: 4.1%1989: -4%1990: 1.3%1991: -11.1%1992: -14.6%1993: -5.4%1994: -3.8%1995: 3.4%1996: 3.5%1997: -0.4%1998: -10.7%1999: -0.3%2000: 9%2001: 2.4%2002: -0.6%2003: 1.7%2004: 3.5%2005: 8.9%2006: 11.3%2007: 12.8%2008: 8.4%2009: 2.3%2010: 2.9%2011: 8.4%2012: 8.1%2013: 7.1%2014: 4.4%2015: -2.3%2016: -4.4%2017: -3.9%2018: -6.2%2019: -2%2020: -9.1%2021: 6.4%2022: 14.7%2023: 5.8%2024: 4.8%2025: 5.9%2026: 3.9%2027: 4.8%2028: 3.9%2029: 3.3%2030: 2.3%2031: 2%
Change over the period: −2.9 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Bahrain 2%
World computed 0.28%
Western Asia computed 0.8%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 2 −0.3 pp
2030 2.3 −1 pp
2029 3.3 −0.6 pp
2028 3.9 −0.9 pp
2027 4.8 +0.9 pp
2026 3.9 −2 pp
2025 5.9 +1.1 pp
2024 4.8 −1 pp
2023 5.8 −8.9 pp
2022 14.7 +8.3 pp
2021 6.4 +15.5 pp
2020 -9.1 −7.1 pp
2019 -2 +4.2 pp
2018 -6.2 −2.3 pp
2017 -3.9 +0.5 pp
2016 -4.4 −2.1 pp
2015 -2.3 −6.7 pp
2014 4.4 −2.7 pp
2013 7.1 −1 pp
2012 8.1 −0.3 pp
2011 8.4 +5.5 pp
2010 2.9 +0.6 pp
2009 2.3 −6.1 pp
2008 8.4 −4.4 pp
2007 12.8 +1.5 pp
2006 11.3 +2.4 pp
2005 8.9 +5.4 pp
2004 3.5 +1.8 pp
2003 1.7 +2.3 pp
2002 -0.6 −3 pp
2001 2.4 −6.6 pp
2000 9 +9.3 pp
1999 -0.3 +10.4 pp
1998 -10.7 −10.3 pp
1997 -0.4 −3.9 pp
1996 3.5 +0.1 pp
1995 3.4 +7.2 pp
1994 -3.8 +1.6 pp
1993 -5.4 +9.2 pp
1992 -14.6 −3.5 pp
1991 -11.1 −12.4 pp
1990 1.3 +5.3 pp
1989 -4 −8.1 pp
1988 4.1 +9.4 pp
1987 -5.3 −3.3 pp
1986 -2 −2.9 pp
1985 0.9 −3.7 pp
1984 4.6 +2.3 pp
1983 2.3 −7.3 pp
1982 9.6 −0.6 pp
1981 10.2 +5.3 pp
1980 4.9

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.