2006
3.1 6.3 8.4
6.7
(mln dinars, constant prices) 4881.0 4733.9 4453.6
4109.1
- oil 603.3 605.1 602.6
595.5
- non-oil 4277.7 4128.8 3851.0
3513.1
Consumption (pct of GDP) n/a 44.2 47.6
49.7
Investment n/a 31.9 26.4
25.8
(mln dinars, current prices) 7743.6 8235.3 6945.6
5960.3
NOTE. 2009 provisional. The central bank expects the economy to grow by about 4 percent in 2010.
BAHRAIN CONSUMER INFLATION 05/10 04/10 05/09
pct change month/month -0.6 0.6 -0.3
pct change year/year 2.4 2.7 3.5
NOTE. The Central Bank of Bahrain expects inflation in 2010 to reach about 1.5 percent.
BAHRAIN BALANCE OF PAYMENTS 2009 2008
(mln dinars) -44.7 -110.6 I CURRENT ACCOUNT 210.6 848.6
Exports (FOB) 4464.5 6510.7
- oil 3351.5 5184.6
Imports (FOB) -3614.5 -5356.6
- oil -1637.2 -2708.8 II+III CAPITAL & FINANCIAL ACCOUNT -185.9 -837.2
Direct investment 770.3 65.2
Bahrain abroad 673.6 -609.3
In Bahrain 96.7 674.5
Portfolio investment 3111.6 3488.1 IV ERRORS & OMISSIONS -59.75 -50.76
NOTE. 2009 and 2008 provisional data.
BAHRAIN CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE 2009 2008
(pct of GDP) 2.7 10.3
BAHRAIN FOREIGN TRADE Q1/10 Q4/09
(bln dinars)
oil exports 1.043 1.014
oil imports 0.524 0.499
NOTE. Source: Central Bank
BAHRAIN GOVERNMENT FISCAL BALANCE 2009 2008 2007
revenue (mln dinars) 1708.2 2677.6 2036.7
- oil & gas 1417.8 2281.2 1630.5
expenditure 2082.2 2060.3 1818.1
balance before rollover -446.0 547.3 218.6
net balance after rollover -725.5 372.1 42.9
- (pct of GDP) -9.4 4.5 0.6
NOTE. Source: Ministry of Finance
BAHRAIN GOVERNMENT DEBT Q1/10 Q4/09 Q1/09
(mln dinars) 1871.0 1348.0 820.0
(pct of GDP) 24.2 17.4 10.6
NOTE. Source: Central Bank
*BAHRAIN MONEY SUPPLY END-MAY 10 END-APRIL 10 END-MAY 09
M1 change yr/yr (pct) 13.9 9.2 -0.7
M2 change yr/yr 9.5 9.6 5.4
M2-M1 change yr/yr 7.6 9.8 8.3
M3 pct change yr/yr 9.7 9.5 8.8
Private sector credit yr/yr 3.8 5.2 19.6
*BAHRAIN C.BANK NET FOREIGN ASSETS
bln dinars 1.9 1.9 1.3
change yr/yr (pct) 46.7 35.6 -22.8
NOTE. Source: Central Bank
All data from official sources unless otherwise noted.
((Economic forecasts for Bahrain and other Gulf Arab countries at ))
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