Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Bahrain
Bahrain: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 40.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Bahrain, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Bahrain stood at 40.9%.
That represents a change of up 46.1% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Bahrain peaked at 48.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2010.
That places Bahrain 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 29.1% | — |
| 2008 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +85.8% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 25.0% | 29.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 23.0% | 48.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More private sector data for Bahrain
- Merchandise trade 87.6% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 57.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 16.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 16,531 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5403 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Bahrain?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Bahrain was 40.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2010.
- How does Bahrain rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Bahrain ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.