Bahrain

Government debt in Bahrain

Government debt in Bahrain: 7.2% of GDP in 1990 and 133.7% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2024
133.7% of GDP
Since 1990
+126.5 percentage points
Projected, 2031
161.6% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in BahrainGovernment debt in Bahrain: 7.2% of GDP in 1990 and 133.7% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 161.6% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 161.6% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 133.7% of GDP in 2024, the lowest 5.6% of GDP in 1994.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBahrain
2024133.7
2023123
2022111.6
2021122.3
2020125.7
201997.1
201890.4
201784
201677.4
201563.2
201442.6
201342.3
201234.8
201131.6
201028.8
200920.5
200812.1
200715.7
200619.4
200523.2
200428.2
200331.1
200227.2
200125
200024.7
199924.7
199820
199714.8
199613.1
199513.6
19945.6
19935.9
19926.5
19916.7
19907.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearBahrain
2025144.3
2026162.8
2027150.3
2028152
2029155.1
2030158.7
2031161.6

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.

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