The Central Bank of Bahrain raised its one-week deposit facility rate by 25 bps to 4.75% in September 2026, mirroring the Federal Reserve’s decision. The move followed the Fed’s announcement that it would raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 bps to 3.75%-4%, while a majority of FOMC members projected another hike this year. Bahrain typically aligns its interest rate policy with that of the Fed due to its currency peg, maintaining an exchange rate of 0.376 Bahraini dinars per US dollar. source: Central Bank of Bahrain
The benchmark interest rate in Bahrain was last recorded at 4.75 percent. Interest Rate in Bahrain averaged 2.23 percent from 2006 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 6.25 percent in July of 2023 and a record low of 0.50 percent in September of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - Bahrain Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Bahrain Interest Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
The benchmark interest rate in Bahrain was last recorded at 4.75 percent. Interest Rate in Bahrain is expected to be 5.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Bahrain Interest Rate is projected to trend around 5.00 percent in 2027 and 4.75 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.