Annual inflation, consumer prices in Bahrain
Bahrain: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Bahrain, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual inflation, consumer prices in Bahrain is 0.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1,132.4% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Bahrain peaked at 3.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.3%, in 2020.
That places Bahrain 181st out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.7% | — |
| 2001 | -1.2% | +71.3% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -59.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -421.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +47.6% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +62.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -29.8% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | -120.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -789.3% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +50.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -50.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +50.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -51.8% |
| 2020 | -2.3% | -330.4% |
| 2021 | -0.6% | -73.8% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -698.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -97.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +1132.4% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 39% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 44% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1132.4% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| 2012 | +789.3% | -0.4% | 2.8% |
| 2022 | +698.0% | -0.6% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | -1.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -0.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -2.3% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More development goals data for Bahrain
- Red List Index 0.7845 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16.37 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,065 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 142 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 86 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.01 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Bahrain?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Bahrain was 0.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3% in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Bahrain ranks 181st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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