Bahrain recorded a Government Budget estimate to a deficit equal to 13% of the country's Gross Domestic Product for 2025. Government Budget in Bahrain averaged -5.86 percent of GDP from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 5.10 percent of GDP in 2005 and a record low of -17.50 percent of GDP in 2015. source: Central Bank of Bahrain

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Fiscal Expenditure	4536.99	3630.79	BHD Million	Dec 2025
Government Budget	-13.00	-11.00	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Government Budget Value	-1077.65	-161.41	BHD Million	Dec 2025
Government Debt	19768.40	19398.80	BHD Million	Mar 2026
Government Revenues	3459.35	3469.37	BHD Million	Dec 2025

Bahrain Government Budget

The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.