Natural resource rents in Bahrain

Bahrain: Natural resource rents was 16.64 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
16.64
Change on year
up 55.5%
World rank
34th
of 211 countries
All-time high
71.34
in 1980
All-time low
9.65
in 2016
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Natural resource rents in Bahrain, 1980–2021

0204060801980200020211980: 71.31981: 60.71982: 34.81983: 32.21984: 34.71985: 33.91986: 28.21987: 33.71988: 26.81989: 34.71990: 40.91991: 23.61992: 24.21993: 21.51994: 18.21995: 191996: 22.51997: 20.91998: 15.21999: 18.92000: 22.62001: 19.62002: 18.32003: 18.32004: 19.52005: 23.62006: 23.92007: 22.32008: 24.82009: 18.12010: 20.52011: 272012: 23.62013: 24.52014: 22.42015: 12.62016: 9.62017: 11.22018: 14.82019: 13.42020: 10.72021: 16.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, natural resource rents in Bahrain stood at 16.64.

That represents a change of up 55.5% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Bahrain peaked at 71.34 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.65, in 2016.

Bahrain ranks 34th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Natural resource rents in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Bahrain, 1980 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1980 71.34 —
1981 60.67 -15.0%
1982 34.78 -42.7%
1983 32.24 -7.3%
1984 34.68 +7.6%
1985 33.93 -2.2%
1986 28.22 -16.9%
1987 33.75 +19.6%
1988 26.78 -20.6%
1989 34.75 +29.7%
1990 40.87 +17.6%
1991 23.62 -42.2%
1992 24.18 +2.4%
1993 21.48 -11.1%
1994 18.24 -15.1%
1995 18.96 +4.0%
1996 22.47 +18.5%
1997 20.92 -6.9%
1998 15.16 -27.6%
1999 18.93 +24.9%
2000 22.62 +19.5%
2001 19.61 -13.3%
2002 18.31 -6.6%
2003 18.25 -0.3%
2004 19.55 +7.1%
2005 23.55 +20.5%
2006 23.93 +1.6%
2007 22.28 -6.9%
2008 24.82 +11.4%
2009 18.08 -27.2%
2010 20.46 +13.2%
2011 26.99 +31.9%
2012 23.58 -12.6%
2013 24.53 +4.0%
2014 22.41 -8.7%
2015 12.63 -43.6%
2016 9.65 -23.6%
2017 11.16 +15.7%
2018 14.75 +32.2%
2019 13.36 -9.4%
2020 10.7 -19.9%
2021 16.64 +55.5%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 16.64 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1193, 139.5× the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 16.64 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.14, 3.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 39.11 26.78 71.34 10
1990s 22.48 15.16 40.87 10
2000s 21.1 18.08 24.82 10
2010s 17.95 9.65 26.99 10
2020s 13.67 10.7 16.64 2

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 31 United Arab Emirates 17.63 compare
  2. 32 Chile 16.9 compare
  3. 33 New Caledonia 16.79 compare
  4. 35 Mozambique 14.91 compare
  5. 36 Burundi 13.96 compare
  6. 37 Turkmenistan 13.49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Bahrain?
Natural resource rents in Bahrain was 16.64 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 71.34 in 1980.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 9.65 in 2016.
How does Bahrain rank for natural resource rents?
Bahrain ranks 34th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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