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Government debt in Bahrain

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Bahrain's government debt is 144.30 % — #121 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

144.30%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 1.4 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Bahrain over time

144.30 %74.95 %5.60 %5.60 % · 19941990: 7.20 %1991: 6.70 %1992: 6.50 %1993: 5.90 %1994: 5.60 %1995: 13.60 %1996: 13.10 %1997: 14.80 %1998: 20.00 %1999: 24.70 %2000: 24.70 %2001: 25.00 %2002: 27.20 %2003: 31.10 %2004: 28.20 %2005: 23.20 %2006: 19.40 %2007: 15.70 %2008: 12.10 %2009: 20.50 %2010: 28.80 %2011: 31.60 %2012: 34.80 %2013: 42.30 %2014: 42.60 %2015: 63.20 %2016: 77.40 %2017: 84.00 %2018: 90.40 %2019: 97.10 %2020: 125.70 %2021: 122.30 %2022: 111.60 %2023: 123.00 %2024: 133.70 %2025: 144.30 %199020082025144.30 %
36 official observations, 1990 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#121 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
3 %
4 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 10.60 pp
since 2024
Full series
▲ 137.10 pp
since 1990

In Asia: #35 of 37vs median 54.70 %: +89.60 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Bahrain: ahead of 3 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtBahrain 144.30 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Bahrain is ahead of 3 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Bahrain
119 Italy137.10 %−7.20 pp
120 Lebanon139.40 %−4.90 pp
121 Bahrain144.30 %—
122 Greece146.60 %+2.30 pp
123 Libya153.80 %+9.50 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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