Bahrain — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Bahrain, 1966–2025.
Inflation for Bahrain was -0.14% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 60 years, from 1966 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 24.39% in 1974. The lowest was -2.64% in 1985 (about 19.1× the latest value).
Bahrain ranks 177 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 95%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Bahrain sits below it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 101% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 107%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 21 of 23 economies; Djibouti (-0.31%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1573% in 1993. That is 114% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1966 level: doubled by 1971; grown tenfold by 1974.
World ranking. Slipped: 62nd of 82 in 1966 → 79th of 92 in 1970 → 104th of 106 in 1980 → 122nd of 131 in 1990 → 152nd of 163 in 2000 → 131st of 186 in 2010 → 177th of 178 in 2020 → 160th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1966 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.14% | -1.1 pp |
| 2024 | 0.92% | +0.8 pp |
| 2023 | 0.07% | -3.6 pp |
| 2022 | 3.63% | +4.2 pp |
| 2021 | -0.61% | +1.7 pp |
| 2020 | -2.32% | -3.3 pp |
| 2019 | 1.01% | -1.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.09% | +0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 1.39% | -1.4 pp |
| 2016 | 2.79% | +0.9 pp |
| 2015 | 1.85% | -0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 2.65% | -0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 2.76% | +3.2 pp |
| 2011 | -0.4% | -2.4 pp |
| 2010 | 1.96% | -0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 3.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 3.26% | +1.2 pp |
| 2006 | 2.01% | -0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 2.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 2.35% | +0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 1.59% | +2.1 pp |
| 2002 | -0.5% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | -1.21% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | -0.7% | +0.6 pp |
| 1999 | -1.29% | -0.9 pp |
| 1998 | -0.37% | -2.8 pp |
| 1997 | 2.43% | +2.9 pp |
| 1996 | -0.45% | -3.2 pp |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +1.9 pp |
| 1994 | 0.82% | -1.7 pp |
| 1993 | 2.54% | +2.7 pp |
| 1992 | -0.17% | -0.9 pp |
| 1991 | 0.76% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 0.93% | -0.6 pp |
| 1989 | 1.49% | +1.2 pp |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +2.0 pp |
| 1987 | -1.75% | +0.6 pp |
| 1986 | -2.3% | +0.3 pp |
| 1985 | -2.64% | -3.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.32% | -2.6 pp |
| 1983 | 2.97% | -5.9 pp |
| 1982 | 8.89% | -2.5 pp |
| 1981 | 11.34% | +7.5 pp |
| 1980 | 3.87% | +1.7 pp |
| 1979 | 2.21% | -13.6 pp |
| 1978 | 15.79% | -1.9 pp |
| 1977 | 17.73% | -4.8 pp |
| 1976 | 22.5% | +6.3 pp |
| 1975 | 16.16% | -8.2 pp |
| 1974 | 24.39% | +10.1 pp |
| 1973 | 14.33% | +9.2 pp |
| 1972 | 5.09% | -0.7 pp |
| 1971 | 5.79% | +4.2 pp |
| 1970 | 1.63% | +1.8 pp |
| 1969 | -0.19% | -3.5 pp |
| 1968 | 3.26% | -1.0 pp |
| 1967 | 4.26% | +2.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.13% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahrain’s Inflation in 1967?
4.26% (1967). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1966 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -106.5% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: -0.14%; 2024: 0.92%; 2023: 0.07%; 2022: 3.63%; 2021: -0.61%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.