Bahrain's tax revenue (current LCU) was 380.42 million in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 234.52% from 113.72 million in 2010 (12.83% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 380.42 million | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 121.07 million | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 113.72 million | 2010 |
| Highest | 437.71 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | 69.76 million | 2005 |
| Average since 2011 | 182.75 million | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 82.5 million |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Bahrain's tax revenue (current LCU) fell 13.1% on 2019 (from 437.71 million to 380.42 million).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2019), the average change was +10.7% and a typical year strayed about 36.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 169.3% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 66.5% in 2005. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 28.29 million a year. A straight line explains 50% 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.
How it compares
In 2020, Bahrain had the 6th highest value of the 10 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Bahrain in the 2020 ranking
- Honduras — 3rd of 10: 86.49 billion
- Cabo Verde — 4th of 10: 32.42 billion
- Bhutan — 5th of 10: 22.37 billion
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 7th of 10: 359 million
- Palau — 8th of 10: 46.83 million
- Marshall Islands — 9th of 10: 41.48 million
What this measures
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. 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 | Tax revenue (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 380,421,484 |
| 2019 | 437,714,940 |
| 2018 | 162,552,581 |
| 2017 | 130,976,055 |
| 2016 | 103,010,260 |
| 2015 | 121,070,000 |
| 2014 | 103,600,000 |
| 2013 | 130,900,000 |
| 2012 | 136,657,180 |
| 2011 | 120,551,492 |
| 2010 |
Tax revenue (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 127.24 billion (2017)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 305.96 billion (2015)
- Israel — 466.3 billion (2024)
- Jordan — 6.18 billion (2023)
- Lebanon — 258.92 trillion (2024)
- Malta — 5.57 billion (2024)
- Morocco — 362.18 billion (2024)
- Saudi Arabia — 380.53 billion (2024)
- United Arab Emirates — 13.13 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 (current LCU) — 1.14 billion (2020)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) — 8.49% (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 235.05 million (2020)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bahrain's tax revenue (current LCU)?
- 380.42 million in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 361.12% from 82.5 million in 1990 (5.23% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 437.71 million in 2019 and the lowest 69.76 million in 2005.
- How does Bahrain rank?
- 6th highest of 10 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in tax revenue (current LCU) unusual for Bahrain?
- In 2020, Bahrain's tax revenue (current LCU) fell 13.1% on 2019 (from 437.71 million to 380.42 million). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2019), the average change was +10.7% and a typical year strayed about 36.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.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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