Bahrain Direct Investment Abroad

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Bahrain Direct Investment Abroad

  • Bahrain Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.1 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with a growth of 1.9 USD bn in the previous year.
  • Bahrain Direct Investment Abroad: USD mn data is updated yearly.
  • It is available from Dec 1975 to Dec 2023 and averaged 50.0 USD mn throughout the period.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 3.2 USD bn in Dec 2015 and a record low of -1.8 USD bn in Dec 2009.

CEIC converts annual Direct Investment Abroad into USD. The Central Bank of Bahrain provides Direct Investment Abroad in local currency. The Central Bank of Bahrain average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Direct Investment Abroad prior to 2012 is sourced from the World Bank.


Key information about Bahrain Direct Investment Abroad

  • In the latest reports of Bahrain, Current Account recorded a surplus of 654.6 USD mn in Dec 2023.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 6.8 USD bn in Dec 2023.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 1.8 USD bn in Dec 2023.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 11.0 USD bn in Dec 2022.

View Bahrain's Direct Investment Abroad from 1975 to 2023 in the chart:

Bahrain Direct Investment Abroad

What was Bahrain's Direct Investment Abroad in 2023?

Bahrain Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.1 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with a growth of 1.9 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1,112.8 2023 1,947.5 2022 -1,791.5 2009 3,191.0 2015 USD mn yearly 1975 - 2023

Direct Investment Abroad by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 56.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 2004 - Mar 2024
Algeria (USD mn) 83.6 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Argentina (USD mn) 710.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2024
Armenia (USD mn) -29.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2024
Australia (USD mn) -3,661.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
Austria (USD mn) -3,511.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2024
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 433.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 1,112.8 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Bangladesh (USD mn) 0.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2024
Belarus (USD mn) 84.4 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2024
Belgium (USD mn) 1,380.9 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jun 2024
Bolivia (USD mn) 98.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 28.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 2.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Brazil (USD mn) 2,400.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2024
Brunei (USD mn) 504.0 2018 yearly 1970 - 2018
Bulgaria (USD mn) -86.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 37.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2024
Canada (USD mn) 15,514.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1957 - Jun 2024
Chile (USD mn) -442.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
China (USD mn) 33,900.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Colombia (USD mn) 825.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Croatia (USD mn) -498.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 1,458.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 687.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 3,262.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Egypt (USD mn) 120.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2024
Estonia (USD mn) -358.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
European Union (USD mn) 23,162.5 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1999 - Sep 2024
Finland (USD mn) -427.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
France (USD mn) 5,490.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2024
Georgia (USD mn) 110.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Germany (USD mn) 5,254.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Oct 2024
Ghana (USD mn) -4.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2024
Greece (USD mn) 106.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 9,622.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Hungary (USD mn) -49,734.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1992 - Jun 2024
Iceland (USD mn) -67.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
India (USD mn) 3,801.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 2,302.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Iran (USD mn) 156.0 2018 yearly 1997 - 2018
Ireland (USD mn) 8,338.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Israel (USD mn) 2,728.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Italy (USD mn) 1,628.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2024
Japan (USD mn) 18,526.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2024
Jordan (USD mn) -5.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2024
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 837.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2024
Kenya (USD mn) 500.5 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 282.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) 55.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 1,748.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -5.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Latvia (USD mn) 127.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Lebanon (USD mn) 15.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) -55.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) -21,008.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 77.9 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
North Macedonia (USD mn) 18.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Malawi (USD mn) -122.4 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 3,475.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Malta (USD mn) 7,318.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) 3,154.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Mexico (USD mn) 5,439.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Moldova (USD mn) -7.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2024
Mongolia (USD mn) 1.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) 15.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Morocco (USD mn) 16.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2024
Mozambique (USD mn) 7.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) -27,865.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2024
New Zealand (USD mn) 132.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) -831.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Norway (USD mn) -53.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Oman (USD mn) 395.3 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Pakistan (USD mn) 1.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 10.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
Panama (USD mn) 94.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 157.0 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2022
Peru (USD mn) 244.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Philippines (USD mn) -56.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
Poland (USD mn) 1,641.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Portugal (USD mn) 1,150.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2024
Qatar (USD mn) -680.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
Romania (USD mn) 102.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2024
Russia (USD mn) -1,145.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2024
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 2,428.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Serbia (USD mn) 43.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Sep 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 12,847.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 729.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 390.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2024
South Africa (USD mn) -955.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Spain (USD mn) 2,378.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Aug 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 7.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
Sudan (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2022
Sweden (USD mn) 6,094.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1982 - Sep 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 43,811.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2024
Taiwan (USD mn) 10,658.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2024
Thailand (USD mn) 1,871.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Turkey (USD mn) 434.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2024
Ukraine (USD mn) 0.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 22,545.9 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021

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Bahrain Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -7.0 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,201.763 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,448.343 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 42,416.9 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2001 - Oct 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 88.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BHD bn) 5.683 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BHD bn) 31.644 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (BHD bn) 3.556 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Government Budget: Net Surplus or Deficit (BHD mn) -828.041 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Government Budget: Revenue: Non Oil: Taxation and Fees (BHD mn) 920.775 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Net Government Debt: Outstanding (BHD mn) 17,888.799 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Domestic Public Debt Instruments: Outstanding (BHD mn) 15,952.200 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2001 - Oct 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -0.117 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,501.7 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 6,096.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2019 - Jun 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,210,795.869 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 11,491.582 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,020.641 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,069.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 0.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2019 - Jun 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 284,619.261 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 59,283.125 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 95.281 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 104.351 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2.923 Aug 2024 monthly Nov 1994 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 176.468 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Aug 2024
Exports (BHD mn) 2,292.700 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2024
Imports (BHD mn) 1,906.600 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2024
Exports: HS: Annual (BHD mn) 9,329.900 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Imports: Annual (BHD mn) 7,636.900 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Energy Imports: Value: Crude Oil: Annual (USD th) 4,740,525.000 2021 yearly 1978 - 2021
Energy Exports: Volume: Petroleum Products (Barrel th) 7,397.000 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 135.241 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 114.347 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,112.8 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 671.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 15.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,838.2 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 15.422 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.690 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 28,112.827 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 1,113.032 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 6,839.628 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn) -5,726.596 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 6,119.415 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Securities (USD mn) 4,163.231 2016 yearly 1975 - 2016
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Abroad (BHD mn) -37.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2024
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (BHD mn) 1,015.000 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BHD mn) 1,693.000 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (BHD mn) 1,303.800 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (BHD mn) 5,841.500 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (BHD mn) -980.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (BHD mn) -4,537.700 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (BHD mn) 1,859.800 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (BHD mn) -2,840.200 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (BHD mn) -1,001.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Capital Account (BHD mn) 131.600 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account (BHD mn) -295.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (BHD mn) 2,153.200 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (BHD mn) 299.600 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (BHD mn) -2,635.200 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Reserve Assets: Net (BHD mn) -113.000 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Errors and Omissions (BHD mn) -851.200 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances (BHD mn) -1,001.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -2,001.300 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 2,300.900 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 644.000 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -3,279.200 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
No of Registrations: New Enterprises (Unit) 11,913.000 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
BH: BOP: Financial Account: Net (USD mn) 1,445.213 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -1,604.255 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn) 7,553.723 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn) 20,310.904 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn) 12,062.766 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn) 2,699.468 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) 4,502.660 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn) 4,946.277 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn) 24,813.564 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.1 Sep 2023 semiannually Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 8,133.886 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 1974 - Apr 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 39,682.261 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1974 - Oct 2024
M2 Growth (%) 3.4 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1975 - Oct 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,077.4 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1965 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 8.733 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.4 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 6.648 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1966 - Oct 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 54,384.257 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 58,488.2 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 1991 - Oct 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.8 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 1992 - Oct 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 32,345.897 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.89 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 62.48 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency Outside Banks (BHD mn) 535.600 Nov 2018 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2018
Official Reserves (BHD mn) 1,708.300 Sep 2015 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2015
Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: Non Bank Residents (NR) (BHD mn) 12,164.677 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: NR: Business (BHD mn) 5,211.630 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: NR: Personal (BHD mn) 5,893.982 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024

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