Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Bahrain

Budget balance in Bahrain in 2031 — -8.7%. Ranked 177 in the world out of 188. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.9 pp.

2031 -8.7% −0.2 pp vs 2030
World rank 177of 188
Period maximum 7.3%2000
Period minimum -17.5%2015

Trend over time

1990–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Bahrain, 1990–2031-20-100101990199520002005201020152020202520301990: -6.8%1991: -3.5%1992: -5.4%1993: -2.8%1994: -5.2%1995: -4%1996: 0.2%1997: -6.4%1998: -5.5%1999: -4.8%2000: 7.3%2001: 0.7%2002: -3.3%2003: -1.7%2004: 0.2%2005: 2.8%2006: 2.2%2007: 1.5%2008: 4.1%2009: -5.4%2010: -9.3%2011: -4.9%2012: -5.8%2013: -8.5%2014: -3.3%2015: -17.5%2016: -16.6%2017: -13.4%2018: -11.3%2019: -8.6%2020: -17.3%2021: -10.6%2022: -6%2023: -9.7%2024: -11%2025: -13%2026: -10.6%2027: -9.1%2028: -8.6%2029: -8.2%2030: -8.5%2031: -8.7%
Change over the period: −1.9 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Bahrain -8.7%
World computed -4.85%
Middle East & North Africa computed -1.74%
Western Asia computed -1.19%
High-income countries computed -4.26%
Budget balance — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -8.7 −0.2 pp
2030 -8.5 −0.3 pp
2029 -8.2 +0.4 pp
2028 -8.6 +0.5 pp
2027 -9.1 +1.5 pp
2026 -10.6 +2.4 pp
2025 -13 −2 pp
2024 -11 −1.3 pp
2023 -9.7 −3.7 pp
2022 -6 +4.6 pp
2021 -10.6 +6.7 pp
2020 -17.3 −8.7 pp
2019 -8.6 +2.7 pp
2018 -11.3 +2.1 pp
2017 -13.4 +3.2 pp
2016 -16.6 +0.9 pp
2015 -17.5 −14.2 pp
2014 -3.3 +5.2 pp
2013 -8.5 −2.7 pp
2012 -5.8 −0.9 pp
2011 -4.9 +4.4 pp
2010 -9.3 −3.9 pp
2009 -5.4 −9.5 pp
2008 4.1 +2.6 pp
2007 1.5 −0.7 pp
2006 2.2 −0.6 pp
2005 2.8 +2.6 pp
2004 0.2 +1.9 pp
2003 -1.7 +1.6 pp
2002 -3.3 −4 pp
2001 0.7 −6.6 pp
2000 7.3 +12.1 pp
1999 -4.8 +0.7 pp
1998 -5.5 +0.9 pp
1997 -6.4 −6.6 pp
1996 0.2 +4.2 pp
1995 -4 +1.2 pp
1994 -5.2 −2.4 pp
1993 -2.8 +2.6 pp
1992 -5.4 −1.9 pp
1991 -3.5 +3.3 pp
1990 -6.8

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

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