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Bahrain - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 26.11

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

26.11 (2020)

Global rank

##80 of 161 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

1.12×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#35#802018 overtook South Korea2020 overtook Albania
BahrainBotswanaTanzania

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Bahrain climbed from #35 to #80 (overtook South Korea). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Bahrain

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2005
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2018
Overtook South Korea in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Albania in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1990-2020

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202016.0119.3822.7426.11

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