Bahrain's net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) was 1.14 billion in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 11.99% from 1.02 billion in 2010 (1.14% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.14 billion | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 1.74 billion | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.02 billion | 2010 |
| Highest | 1.88 billion | 2017 |
| Lowest | -191.9 million | 2004 |
| Average since 2011 | 1.24 billion | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 2.8 million |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Bahrain's net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) fell 209.4 million on 2019 (from 1.35 billion to 1.14 billion).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2019), the average change was +46.56 million and a typical year strayed about 408.34 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.49 billion in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.04 billion in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 26% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Bahrain in the 2020 ranking
- Mali — 1st of 8: 520.09 billion
- Cabo Verde — 2nd of 8: 16.42 billion
- Bhutan — 3rd of 8: 11.71 billion
- Palau — 5th of 8: 52.56 million
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 6th of 8: 5.59 million
- Marshall Islands — 7th of 8: -241,000
What this measures
Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 31 values
| Year | Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,143,600,000 |
| 2019 | 1,353,000,000 |
| 2018 | 1,724,000,000 |
| 2017 | 1,875,000,000 |
| 2016 | 1,560,800,000 |
| 2015 | 1,739,000,000 |
| 2014 | 252,200,000 |
| 2013 | 1,293,340,000 |
| 2012 | 644,349,617 |
| 2011 | 820,813,650 |
Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 5.07 billion (2017)
- Israel — 199.01 billion (2024)
- Jordan — 2.37 billion (2023)
- Lebanon — 1.13 trillion (2024)
- Morocco — 66.44 billion (2024)
- United Arab Emirates — 12.2 billion (2024)
More public sector data for Bahrain
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 1.47 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 552.03 million (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 30 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 3.11% (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 10.8% (2025)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 19,000 (2020)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) — 8.49% (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 235.05 million (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 1.74% (2020)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bahrain's net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU)?
- 1.14 billion in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 40,743% from 2.8 million in 1990 (22.19% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.88 billion in 2017 and the lowest -191.9 million in 2004.
- Is the latest change in net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) unusual for Bahrain?
- In 2020, Bahrain's net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) fell 209.4 million on 2019 (from 1.35 billion to 1.14 billion). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2019), the average change was +46.56 million and a typical year strayed about 408.34 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.LBL.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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