2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ m) | 15,852 | 18,472 | 22,151 | 19,585 | 20,615 | 19,735 | 21,448 |
Nominal GDP (BD m) | 5,960 | 6,946 | 8,329 | 7,364 | 7,751 | 7,420 | 8,064 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 6.7 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 4.5a | 2.9 | 3.3 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | -10.1 | 27.6 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
Industry | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.5 | -3.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
Services | 7.1 | 10.9 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1b | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 23,344 | 24,069 | 24,559b | 25,552b | 24,163 | 24,036 | 24,165 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP) | |||||||
Central government revenue | 30.9 | 29.3 | 32.1 | 23.2 | 27.2 | 36.8 | 30.0 |
Central government expenditured | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.6 | 29.3 | 29.7 | 36.1 | 35.1 |
Central government balanced | 4.7 | 3.1 | 6.6 | -6.1 | -2.5 | 0.8 | -5.1 |
Public debt | 37.1b | 31.5b | 28.3b | 41.8b | 65.8 | 68.6 | 66.2 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate BD:US$ (end-period) | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376a | 0.376 | 0.376 |
Exchange rate ¥:BD (end-period) | 316.54 | 297.10 | 241.46 | 247.55 | 219.61a | 217.02 | 215.43 |
Consumer prices (end-period; %) | 2.7 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.0a | 3.8 | 3.1 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 21.0 | 23.2 | 19.8 | 13.7 | 6.7 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 14.9 | 39.3 | 19.7 | 5.8 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 12.7 |
Lending interest rate (av; %) | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | 2,386 | 2,865 | 3,245 | 2,439 | 2,701 | 1,996 | 1,840 |
Goods: exports fob | 12,340 | 13,790 | 17,491 | 12,052 | 14,611 | 19,138 | 17,005 |
Goods: imports fob | -9,954 | -10,925 | -14,246 | -9,613 | -11,910 | -17,142 | -15,164 |
Services balance | 1,717 | 1,823 | 1,710 | 1,912 | 1,963 | 1,039 | 1,481 |
Income balance | -385 | -299 | -924 | -2,400 | -2,938 | -2,921 | -2,946 |
Current transfers balance | -1,531 | -1,483 | -1,774 | -1,391 | -1,487 | -1,637 | -1,756 |
Current-account balance | 2,188 | 2,907 | 2,257 | 560 | 239 | -1,523 | -1,381 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 7,772b | 8,361b | 10,171b | 10,546b | 14,770 | 15,423 | 15,574 |
Debt service paid | 865b | 1,013b | 1,090b | 1,235b | 1,447 | 2,091 | 2,258 |
Principal repayments | 439b | 537b | 601b | 703b | 773 | 1,033 | 1,248 |
Interest | 426b | 477b | 490b | 531b | 674 | 1,058 | 1,010 |
International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 2,694 | 4,101 | 3,803 | 3,540 | 4,488 | 4,757 | 5,232 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. d No data published on net lending since 2001. For 2000-09, this line includes allocations for strategic projects when they occur. | |||||||
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics Central Bank of Bahrain. |
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