Economic Indicators for Bahrain


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance6.2515.4115.41-22.77Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index119.59119.50119.5931.68
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )0.073.6324.39-2.64Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate5.165.8712.325.16%
Interest rates16.037.6731.90-5.20Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt111.6091.36111.607.29% of GDP
Human Capital Index0.650.660.670.60Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered7,397.005,563.007,397.001,110.00Number
Time required to start a business8.308.309.408.30Days
Time required to build a warehouse71.00174.00174.0071.00Days
Armed forces Personnel19,000.0019,000.0021,400.002,800.00Total
Exports of goods and services87.5695.50115.3256.82Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services70.2770.84105.5448.86Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP4344441USD Billions
GDP Growth2.484.8930.48-8.83Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.741.803.341.74Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.840.931.320.84Per 1,000 people
Labor force918,108.00886,397.00918,108.00218,279.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education2.462.502.502.46Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.801.815.791.80Total
Population2221Thousands