Tax revenue in Bahrain

Central government tax revenue in Bahrain was equal to 2.8% of GDP in 2020.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1990 to 2020 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Bahrain is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Bahrain, 2020 2.8% % of GDP
Change from 2019 −0.1percentage points 2019: 2.9%
World, 2020 13.7% Official aggregate

Tax revenue in Bahrain over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period BahrainWorld
2024 – 13.9%
2023 – 13.9%
2022 – 14.5%
2021 – 14.3%
2020 2.8% 13.7%
2019 2.9% 13.8%
2018 1.1% 13.9%
2017 0.9% 14.2%
2016 0.8% 13.9%
2015 1.0% 14.0%
2014 0.8% 14.0%
2013 1.0% 14.0%
2012 1.1% 13.8%
2011 1.1% 13.7%
2010 1.1% 13.3%
2009 1.4% 13.1%
2008 1.2% 14.3%
2007 1.1% 14.8%
2006 1.2% 14.5%
2005 1.2% 14.1%
2004 4.2% 14.5%
2003 3.3% 14.4%
2002 3.6% 14.6%
2001 4.1% –
2000 3.7% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 2.9% in 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 1.1%, the figure has changed by +1.7 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2020 was 13.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2020 for Bahrain
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics