Bahrain: Investment forecast

The latest value from 2028 is 33.68 percent, an increase from 32.64 percent in 2027. In comparison, the world average is 23.73 percent, based on data from 164 countries. Historically, the average for Bahrain from 1980 to 2028 is 26.31 percent. The minimum value, 9.34 percent, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 38.15 percent was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Expressed as a ratio of total investment in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Investment or gross capital formation is measured by the total value of the gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.