Summary statistics
Region: Western Asia
Surface Area (sq. km) 2014: 771
Population 2023: 1,485,509
Capital city 2023: Manama
Currency 2015: Bahraini Dinar (BHD)
Description | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
National Accounts | |||
Real GDP Growth (annual percent change) | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3 |
GDP (current prices, billions of US$) | 38.87 | 43.54 | 45.03 |
GDP per capita (current prices, $US per capita) | 26,135.78 | 28,691.77 | 29,076.32 |
Inflation rate, average consumer prices (annual % change) | -0.6 | 3.50 | 3.40 |
Trade | |||
Imports in Services (current prices, millions of $US) | 10,289 | ||
Exports in Services (current prices, millions of $US) | 13,225 | ||
Merchandise Imports (current prices, millions of $US) | 14,188 | ||
Merchandise Exports (current prices, millions of $US) | 22,369 | ||
Gas + Petrol Imports (in thousands of $US) | 3,326,982 | ||
Gas + Petrol Exports (in thousands of $US) | 7,417,825 | ||
BOP (BALANCE OF PAYMENTS) | |||
Current account, balance (billions of $US) | 2.602 | 3.732 | 2.229 |
Current account, balance (% of GDP) | 6.7 | 8.6 | 5 |
FINANCE | |||
General government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP) | -11.1 | -4.7 | -6 |
General government gross debt (% of GDP) | 128.5 | 119.5 | 121.7 |
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL INDICATORS | |||
Population | 1,463,265 | 1,472,233 | 1,485,509 |
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) | 1.53 | 5.5 | 4.4 |