Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) was 33.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Bahrain, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, insurance and financial services in Bahrain stood at 33.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Bahrain peaked at 55.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2000.
That places Bahrain 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.9% | — |
| 1976 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | -25.6% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | +36.8% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | -31.5% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 4.0% | -29.3% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +258.8% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -78.9% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +937.8% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 38.4% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 33.8% | -3.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 33.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 5.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 33.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.7%, 5.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +937.8% | 4.8% | 49.5% |
| 2004 | +258.8% | 4.0% | 14.2% |
| 2011 | -78.9% | 22.7% | 4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 3.4% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 4.8% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 33.8% | 42.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 1 Luxembourg 44.6% compare
- 3 Cayman Islands 30.3% compare
- 4 Libya 27.7% compare
- 5 Macao 23.7% compare
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)
- Commercial service imports 12.97 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 16,531 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Bahrain?
- Insurance and financial services in Bahrain was 33.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for insurance and financial services?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.