Bahrain — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 42 observations

About this series

The combined government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Bahrain, the combined government deficit reading stood at −7.03% of GDP in 2025. Against −6.86% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.18 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
2030-6.83 % of GDP
2029-6.64 % of GDP
2028-6.58 % of GDP
2027-6.4 % of GDP
2026-6.6 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
2025-7.03 % of GDP
2024-6.86 % of GDP
2023-6.14 % of GDP
2022-3.76 % of GDP
2021-6.52 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.