ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Bahrain

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. High income. Capital: Manama. Population 1,600,366 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
50,866 55,668 60,470 1995 2025 60,670
GDP growth (%)
−5.6 1.2 8.0 1995 2025 3.5
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−2.2 0.7 3.5 1995 2025 −0.1
Life expectancy at birth (years)
73.5 77.4 81.3 1995 2024 81.4

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 60,670 2025 +6,855 +6,520 28 of 199
GDP growth% 3.5% 2025 +9.4 pp +1.0 pp 99 of 209
GDP per person growth% 2.7% 2025 +7.9 pp +4.4 pp 92 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 28,790 2025 +4,920 +5,150 50 of 201
Trade% of GDP 157.5% 2024 +22.1 pp −11.1 pp 16 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.7% 2025 −1.2 pp +1.5 pp 116 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 111.6% 2020 * +50.8 pp +82.5 pp –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual −0.1% 2025 +2.2 pp −2.0 pp 170 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 1.1% 2025 −0.7 pp −0.1 pp 180 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 1,600,366 2025 +128,162 +230,044 152 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.7% 2025 +1.5 pp −3.4 pp 118 of 217
Urban population% of total 100.0% 2025 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 1 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 81.4 2024 +1.0 +1.2 41 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 7.3 2024 +0.8 +0.9 135 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 4.0% 2023 +0.1 pp −0.1 pp 155 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 97.8% 2024 – – 18 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 1.9% 2023 −0.5 pp −0.5 pp 157 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 100.0% 2024 +0.3 pp +9.5 pp 1 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 11 of 215

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 0.0% 2021 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 207 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 55,698 +2.6 49,305 15,000 1,929 +1.1% 123% 121%
GDP growth 2.7% +0.2 2.2% 3.2% 3.3 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.7% +0.7 1.7% 1.9% 2.8 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 25,276 +1.5 37,020 5,475 2,328 +2.0% 80% 87%
Trade 147.9% +0.7 100.6% 83.8% 13.4 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 4.3% −0.7 2.1% 2.0% 4.1 – – –
Central government debt 57.0% +2.4 – – 22.8 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 1.1% −0.7 2.3% 1.8% 1.7 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 1.3% −0.7 5.1% 9.0% 0.2 – – –
Population 1,494,900 +1.6 2,930,494 11,520,684 64,851 +1.6% 55% 52%
Population growth 1.9% −0.5 0.4% 1.6% 2.2 – – –
Urban population 100.0% – 81.3% 79.5% 0.0 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 80.1 +1.3 81.3 76.7 1.0 – – –
Infant mortality 6.6 +2.3 3.6 12.0 0.3 – – –
Health spending 4.3% −0.8 8.0% 5.6% 0.3 – – –
Government spending on education 2.2% −1.1 4.5% 4.5% 0.3 – – –
Internet users 97.6% +0.7 93.5% 86.6% 3.3 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Renewable energy 0.0% – 11.4% 3.7% 0.0 – – –

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