Bahrain recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 147.60 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Bahrain averaged 47.26 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 147.60 percent of GDP in 2025 and a record low of 5.60 percent of GDP in 1994. source: IMF

Government Debt to GDP in Bahrain is expected to reach 151.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Bahrain Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 154.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 158.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 30.00 May 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 4536.99 3630.79 BHD Million Dec 2025
Government Budget -13.00 -11.00 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -1077.65 -161.41 BHD Million Dec 2025
Government Debt 19398.80 18544.80 BHD Million Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 147.60 133.70 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 3459.35 3469.37 BHD Million Dec 2025
Government Spending 2233.50 2042.70 BHD Million Dec 2022
Holidays
Military Expenditure 1468.20 1384.00 USD Million Dec 2025


Bahrain Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
147.60 133.70 147.60 5.60 1990 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly