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Bahrain — Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2020 · 32 observations

About this series

Central government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Bahrain, the central government tax revenue reading stood at 2.82% of GDP in 2020. Against 2.88% of GDP in 2019, the period change was −0.06 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 1.36% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2011–2020

PeriodValue
20202.82 % of GDP
20192.88 % of GDP
20181.09 % of GDP
20170.94 % of GDP
20160.81 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2011
20150.99 % of GDP
20140.79 % of GDP
20131.03 % of GDP
20121.14 % of GDP
20111.07 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.