Bahrain: Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2015, Bahrain's claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) rose 11.69 percentage points on 2014 (from -5.46% to 6.23%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2014), the average change was −0.31 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.22 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 30.8 percentage points in 1976 and the biggest yearly fall was 44.04 percentage points in 1977. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2006 to 2015 the straight-line trend is downward, about 2.61 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 40% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

What this measures

Claims on private sector include gross credit from the financial system to individuals, enterprises, nonfinancial public entities not included under net domestic credit, and financial institutions not included elsewhere. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.

All 50 values

Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 0.01% (2020)
• Algeria — 1.99% (2025)
• Djibouti — 6.93% (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 7.34% (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 20.07% (2016)
• Iraq — 3.57% (2024)
• Israel — 6.49% (2025)
• Jordan — 1.91% (2025)
• Kuwait — 0.52% (2025)

More financial sector data for Bahrain

• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 120.52 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$0.38 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — -0.14% (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$0.38 (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 117.2 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 0.23% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 10.64 billion (2015)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 1.34 billion (2015)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 10.04 billion (2015)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio

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Questions people ask

What is Bahrain's claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money)?

6.23% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1966?

It is up 24.35 percentage points from -18.12% in 1966. The highest value was 58.15% in 1976 and the lowest -18.12% in 1966.

Is the latest change in claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) unusual for Bahrain?

In 2015, Bahrain's claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) rose 11.69 percentage points on 2014 (from -5.46% to 6.23%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2014), the average change was −0.31 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.22 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.PRVT.ZG.M3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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