Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Bahrain
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Bahrain is 14.6 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 108.
Bahrain compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Bahrain is similar to that of Mozambique, The Bahamas, Lebanon, Swaziland, Fiji, Armenia, Mauritius, Belarus, China, Korea with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 15.0, 14.9, 14.7, 14.7, 14.6, 14.5, 14.4, 14.2, 14.1, 13.9 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113.Last 10 years averageBahrain had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 14.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Bahrain during the Great RecessionBahrain's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 9.97% during the Great RecessionBahrain since the end of the Great RecessionBahrain's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 4.46% since the end of the Great RecessionBahrain since the start of the Bahraini uprisingBahrain's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 13.0% since the start of the Bahraini uprising
Bahrain compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Bahrain is similar to that of Mozambique, The Bahamas, Lebanon, Swaziland, Fiji, Armenia, Mauritius, Belarus, China, Korea with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 15.0, 14.9, 14.7, 14.7, 14.6, 14.5, 14.4, 14.2, 14.1, 13.9 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113.Last 10 years averageBahrain had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 14.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Bahrain during the Great RecessionBahrain's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 9.97% during the Great RecessionBahrain since the end of the Great RecessionBahrain's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 4.46% since the end of the Great RecessionBahrain since the start of the Bahraini uprisingBahrain's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 13.0% since the start of the Bahraini uprising
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1991 | 23.4 |
1992 | 23.9 |
1993 | 22.3 |
1994 | 21.0 |
1995 | 20.8 |
1996 | 20.2 |
1997 | 19.5 |
1998 | 20.8 |
1999 | 20.8 |
2000 | 16.2 |
2001 | 17.3 |
2002 | 18.0 |
2003 | 17.3 |
2004 | 15.4 |
2005 | 14.1 |
2006 | 12.7 |
2007 | 12.1 |
2008 | 11.1 |
2009 | 14.0 |
2010 | 12.9 |
2011 | 13.7 |
2012 | 14.6 |
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Mozambique | 103 | 15.0 |
The Bahamas | 104 | 14.9 |
Lebanon | 105 | 14.7 |
Swaziland | 106 | 14.7 |
Fiji | 107 | 14.6 |
Bahrain | 108 | 14.6 |
Armenia | 109 | 14.5 |
Mauritius | 110 | 14.4 |
Belarus | 111 | 14.2 |
China | 112 | 14.1 |
Korea | 113 | 13.9 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators