Bahrain

Inflation in Bahrain

Inflation in Bahrain: 3.8% a year in 1980 and -0.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
-0.1% a year
Since 1980
−3.9 percentage points
Rank, 2025
172 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in BahrainInflation in Bahrain: 3.8% a year in 1980 and -0.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% a year 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 2% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 11.4% a year in 1981, the lowest -2.5% a year in 1986.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBahrain
2025-0.1
20240.9
20230.1
20223.6
2021-0.6
2020-2.3
20191
20182.1
20171.4
20162.8
20151.8
20142.6
20133.3
20122.8
2011-0.3
20102
20092.8
20083.5
20073.3
20062
20052.6
20042.2
20031.7
2002-0.5
2001-1.2
2000-0.7
1999-1.3
1998-0.4
19974.6
1996-0.2
19953.1
19944
19932.6
1992-0.3
19910.9
19901.3
19891.2
19880.2
1987-1.7
1986-2.5
1985-2.4
19833.2
19828.7
198111.4
19803.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBahrain
20262.2
20271.5
20281.6
20291.8
20302
20312

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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