Bahrain recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 134 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Bahrain averaged 44.40 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 134.00 percent of GDP in 2024 and a record low of 5.60 percent of GDP in 1994. source: IMF

Government Debt to GDP in Bahrain is expected to reach 130.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, 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 132.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 135.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 33.00 Sep 2025
Fiscal Expenditure 3630.79 3623.43 BHD Million Dec 2024
Government Budget -5.60 -11.60 percent of GDP Dec 2022
Government Budget Value -161.41 -520.04 BHD Million Dec 2024
Government Debt 17330.60 16090.60 BHD Million Jun 2025
Government Debt to GDP 134.00 123.00 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 3469.37 3103.38 BHD Million Dec 2024
Government Spending 2233.50 2042.70 BHD Million Dec 2022
Holidays
Military Expenditure 1384.00 1622.40 USD Million Dec 2024



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
134.00 123.00 134.00 5.60 1990 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly