Bahrain — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Bahrain, 1971–2025.
GDP growth for Bahrain was 3.48% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 30.48% in 1976. The lowest was -8.83% in 1975 (about -2.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.44% per year.
Bahrain ranks 100 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 47%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Bahrain sits above it. It peaked in 1976 and has fallen 89% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 39%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 11 of 23 economies; Israel (2.93%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1672% in 1995. That is 27% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1971 level: doubled by 1972; grown tenfold by 1976. Doubling roughly every 48 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 117th of 142 in 1971 → 78th of 152 in 1980 → 61st of 176 in 1990 → 65th of 199 in 2000 → 100th of 209 in 2010 → 130th of 209 in 2020 → 90th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.48% | +0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -1.0 pp |
| 2023 | 3.88% | -2.3 pp |
| 2022 | 6.18% | +1.8 pp |
| 2021 | 4.35% | +10.3 pp |
| 2020 | -5.91% | -8.0 pp |
| 2019 | 2.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.05% | -2.9 pp |
| 2017 | 4.95% | +1.1 pp |
| 2016 | 3.81% | +1.3 pp |
| 2015 | 2.51% | -1.8 pp |
| 2014 | 4.31% | -1.0 pp |
| 2013 | 5.29% | +1.5 pp |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +1.9 pp |
| 2011 | 1.93% | -2.4 pp |
| 2010 | 4.33% | +1.8 pp |
| 2009 | 2.54% | -3.7 pp |
| 2008 | 6.25% | -2.0 pp |
| 2007 | 8.29% | +1.8 pp |
| 2006 | 6.47% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 6.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 6.98% | +0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +2.9 pp |
| 2002 | 3.35% | +0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 2.49% | -2.8 pp |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +1.0 pp |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 4.79% | +1.7 pp |
| 1997 | 3.09% | -1.0 pp |
| 1996 | 4.11% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 3.93% | +4.2 pp |
| 1994 | -0.25% | -13.1 pp |
| 1993 | 12.87% | +6.2 pp |
| 1992 | 6.69% | -4.5 pp |
| 1991 | 11.23% | +6.8 pp |
| 1990 | 4.44% | +4.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.36% | -6.6 pp |
| 1988 | 7% | -3.4 pp |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +9.2 pp |
| 1986 | 1.18% | +5.9 pp |
| 1985 | -4.76% | -9.8 pp |
| 1984 | 5% | -1.4 pp |
| 1983 | 6.38% | +13.9 pp |
| 1982 | -7.56% | -2.2 pp |
| 1981 | -5.32% | -7.9 pp |
| 1980 | 2.58% | -0.9 pp |
| 1979 | 3.47% | -0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 3.86% | -9.2 pp |
| 1977 | 13.02% | -17.5 pp |
| 1976 | 30.48% | +39.3 pp |
| 1975 | -8.83% | -17.3 pp |
| 1974 | 8.47% | -5.5 pp |
| 1973 | 13.92% | +2.9 pp |
| 1972 | 11.07% | +9.5 pp |
| 1971 | 1.61% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahrain’s GDP growth in 1972?
11.07% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bahrain’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +116.6% in total — about 1.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.48%; 2024: 2.9%; 2023: 3.88%; 2022: 6.18%; 2021: 4.35%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.