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Bahrain · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Bahrain

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Manama High income Nation age 55 years (since 1971) i BHR · BH
NationsTree Index 2025 i60.656th of 196 Tree height 2025 i6.6 msee ranking Military strength i44percentile
Population i1.6 m152nd of 217 Area i800 km²181st of 216 GDP i$48.97 bn99th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$113.62 bn intl.97th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$70,997 intl.29th of 199 Life expectancy i81.4 years41st of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i66
Strength · trunk i39
Quality of life · crown i79
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i55
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i55
CSV

In short

Bahrain is 56th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 60.6 out of 100; its tree is 6.6 m tall.

It has 1.6 million people and an economy of $113.62 bn at purchasing power parity, 97th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Internet users (1st of 186) and Homicide rate (4th of 145).

Its weakest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (182nd of 183), CO₂ emissions per person (201st of 203) and Renewable energy (207th of 212).

Over five years it climbed from 64th to 56th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 800 181st/216
Land area ikm² 800 180th/216
Population ipeople 1.6 m 152nd/217
Population growth i% 0.73% 118th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 1,985.8 6th/216
Urban population i% 100.0% 1st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 18.4% 134th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.0% 167th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $48.97 bn 99th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $113.62 bn 97th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $97.09 bn 98th/199
GDP per person iUSD $30,597 57th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $70,997 29th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $28,790 50th/201
GDP growth i% 3.5% 100th/210
Inflation i% -0.1% 11th/180
Unemployment i% 1.1% 7th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 111.6% 52nd/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 144.3% 184th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -13.2% 187th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.2% 190th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 41.2% 14th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 19.9% 20th/192
Services i% of GDP 54.3% 125th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $41.30 bn 69th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $33.04 bn 79th/182
Exports i% of GDP 87.5% 13th/183
Imports i% of GDP 70.0% 34th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 157.5% 16th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 160th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 26.0% 96th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 8.7% 123rd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 64.8% 3rd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.4% 156th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 5.0% 35th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.7% 116th/196

Natural resources

54
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 16.6% 33rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 10.94% 18th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 5.70% 12th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 177th/209
Arable land i% of land area 2.6% 161st/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 3 182nd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.9 m 71st/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $724.0 m 83rd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.8% 110th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 3.0 m 38th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 81.4 41st/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 8.8 65th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.74 112th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.8 93rd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 96% 48th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 82.6% 68th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 98.8% 65th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.2% 195th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.0% 155th/193
Adult literacy i% 97.8% 22nd/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 58.4% 63rd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.899 38th/193

Infrastructure & digital

81
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 98.9% 32nd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 93.4% 28th/144
Internet users i% of population 100.0% 1st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 160 25th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 17.0 97th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.60 29th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 5.7 m 56th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 23.90 201st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 0.0% 207th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 56.6 192nd/200
Forest area i% of land area 4.9% 181st/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 9,511 5th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 61.0 70th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 53.7 79th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 61.6 91st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 59.8 139th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 72.8 33rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 30.7 181st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.2 4th/145

Military

66
Military expenditure iUSD $1.47 bn 75th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.1% 29th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 10.8% 25th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 19,000 108th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 2.33% 22nd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 30.0 m 78th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 2.0 m2001

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.19% 87th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 6 113th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 718 90th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bahrain — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/bahrain. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bahrain — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/bahrain. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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