Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Bahrain, 1970–2004
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Bahrain is 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2004. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 86.7% on the previous year and down 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Bahrain peaked at 0.3499 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2004.
That places Bahrain 137th out of 163 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0096 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0162 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0237 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0171 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0714 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +316.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0782 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3499 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +347.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0733 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0694 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1263 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +82.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1277 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1244 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.101 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1652 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1239 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0539 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0664 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0105 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -84.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0485 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1302.2% |
| 1991 | 0.031 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0213 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0307 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0202 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0207 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0286 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0276 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0397 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0112 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +88.7% |
| 2002 | 0.002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -82.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +257.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -86.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 18% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +1302.2% | 0.0035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0485 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0835 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3499 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0781 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1652 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0281 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0485 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 134 Costa Rica 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 Panama 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Algeria 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Indonesia 0.0008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 139 Iran 0.0006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0.0006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Bahrain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Bahrain?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Bahrain was 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3499 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- How does Bahrain rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 137th out of 163 countries with data for 2004.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.