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Economy of Bahrain vs Lithuania compared: GDP & Debt

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Bahrain has a GDP of $47.7B compared to $84.9B for Lithuania, ranking 95/197 and 78/197 by economy size, respectively.

Bahrain has $64B in government debt (141.4% of GDP), compared to $32.4B (41.8% of GDP) in Lithuania.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Bahrain
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Lithuania
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Bahrain Lithuania
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1970 $391,577,364 $3,916,965,158 - -
1971 $422,181,562 $3,979,916,383 - -
1972 $534,081,184 $4,420,574,963 - -
1973 $761,132,545 $5,036,098,060 - -
1974 $1,042,176,884 $5,462,767,480 - -
1975 $1,099,107,601 $4,980,141,416 - -
1976 $1,581,709,519 $6,497,904,126 - -
1977 $1,989,060,283 $7,343,778,518 - -
1978 $2,272,042,965 $7,627,414,970 - -
1979 $2,710,160,739 $7,892,030,438 - -
1980 $3,493,834,468 $8,095,666,864 - -
1981 $3,943,109,532 $7,665,244,758 - -
1982 $4,145,421,080 $7,086,042,176 - -
1983 $4,247,030,468 $7,537,874,925 - -
1984 $4,440,874,566 $7,915,043,506 - -
1985 $4,152,376,484 $7,538,424,481 - -
1986 $3,470,746,843 $7,627,603,584 - -
1987 $3,856,922,694 $8,420,798,792 - -
1988 $4,209,834,173 $9,010,254,004 - -
1989 $4,393,093,963 $9,043,051,972 - -
1990 $4,809,511,005 $9,444,382,363 - $30,815,380,912
1991 $5,248,911,170 $10,504,986,340 - $29,066,403,740
1992 $5,402,232,447 $11,207,769,729 - $22,887,185,525
1993 $5,913,001,064 $12,650,210,449 - $19,173,313,428
1994 $6,330,627,926 $12,618,584,749 - $17,300,837,661
1995 $6,651,180,851 $13,114,494,169 $7,921,210,340 $17,870,049,093
1996 $6,938,166,755 $13,653,500,708 $8,430,207,164 $18,768,366,412
1997 $7,219,407,713 $14,075,803,380 $10,168,271,903 $20,326,259,135
1998 $7,031,309,043 $14,750,034,868 $11,289,161,847 $21,843,195,079
1999 $7,528,469,149 $15,384,286,109 $11,022,095,814 $21,603,573,442
2000 $9,062,898,936 $16,199,663,949 $11,550,695,727 $22,342,117,971
2001 $8,976,196,809 $16,603,189,277 $12,260,761,329 $23,790,809,197
2002 $9,593,510,638 $17,159,155,483 $14,282,292,665 $25,389,513,379
2003 $11,074,813,830 $18,239,571,634 $18,809,197,970 $28,068,588,416
2004 $13,150,159,574 $19,512,869,154 $22,743,164,431 $29,893,617,960
2005 $15,968,723,404 $20,833,694,756 $26,105,207,115 $32,204,827,117
2006 $18,504,760,638 $22,181,009,695 $30,116,192,747 $34,586,529,059
2007 $21,730,000,000 $24,020,694,053 $39,729,151,615 $38,417,999,936
2008 $25,710,904,255 $25,520,789,027 $47,831,254,208 $39,416,661,071
2009 $22,938,218,085 $26,168,987,899 $37,494,380,039 $33,567,775,754
2010 $26,805,984,043 $27,303,230,073 $36,638,128,534 $33,711,177,147
2011 $29,914,680,851 $27,829,679,464 $43,186,501,863 $35,842,949,499
2012 $31,963,404,255 $28,888,050,242 $42,709,372,067 $37,413,912,227
2013 $33,823,324,468 $30,416,985,616 $46,303,660,422 $38,928,020,774
2014 $34,772,526,596 $31,727,610,008 $48,306,546,657 $40,396,597,407
2015 $32,523,297,872 $32,523,297,872 $41,540,954,817 $41,540,954,817
2016 $33,884,680,851 $33,764,059,499 $42,970,749,245 $42,650,896,791
2017 $37,204,813,830 $35,436,675,411 $47,756,764,508 $44,618,059,836
2018 $39,567,978,723 $36,164,044,588 $54,261,795,149 $46,812,540,125
2019 $40,446,808,511 $36,906,448,211 $55,122,066,226 $49,002,127,329
2020 $35,837,632,979 $34,724,774,104 $57,412,038,533 $49,023,107,999
2021 $40,840,212,766 $36,235,315,986 $67,037,321,009 $52,150,790,163
2022 $46,458,191,489 $38,474,716,945 $71,033,884,500 $53,474,129,887
2023 $46,192,260,638 $39,966,811,156 $79,789,877,416 $53,657,151,896
2024 $47,736,702,128 $41,172,709,123 $84,869,215,513 $55,144,866,855

Economic indicators

Bahrain Lithuania
Gross domestic product
$47.7B
2024
$84.9B
2024
GDP rank
95/197
2024
78/197
2024
GDP growth
3.34%
2023-2024
6.37%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$30,048
2024
$29,386
2024
GDP per capita rank
41/197
2024
43/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,211
2024
$54,414
2024
Government debt
$64B
2024
$32.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
141.4%
2025
41.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$40,267
2024
$11,232
2024
Government debt per person rank
13/185
2024
50/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,364
2025
$18,848
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.4B
2024
n/a
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.6%
2025
41.2%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
0.92%
2023-2024
0.72%
2023-2024
Central bank interest rate
4.75%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
1.2%
2012
7.1%
2024
Population
1650128
2858798

GDP per capita in Bahrain vs Lithuania

Bahrain's GDP per capita is $30,048, ranking 41/197, compared to $29,386 in Lithuania, ranking 43/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Bahrain ranks 26th at $67,211, while Lithuania ranks 38th at $54,414.

Bahrain
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Lithuania
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Bahrain Lithuania
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1970 $1,742 - - -
1971 $1,830 - - -
1972 $2,206 - - -
1973 $2,981 - - -
1974 $3,874 - - -
1975 $3,880 - - -
1976 $5,310 - - -
1977 $6,358 - - -
1978 $6,926 - - -
1979 $7,891 - - -
1980 $9,733 - - -
1981 $10,557 - - -
1982 $10,712 - - -
1983 $10,599 - - -
1984 $10,697 - - -
1985 $9,649 - - -
1986 $7,777 - - -
1987 $8,333 - - -
1988 $8,772 - - -
1989 $8,833 - - -
1990 $9,343 $26,902 - $8,947
1991 $10,434 $31,657 - $8,710
1992 $10,460 $33,648 - $7,022
1993 $11,152 $37,870 - $6,051
1994 $11,629 $37,579 - $5,615
1995 $11,901 $38,839 $2,183 $5,967
1996 $12,092 $40,106 $2,341 $6,420
1997 $12,255 $40,965 $2,844 $7,103
1998 $11,625 $42,281 $3,181 $7,797
1999 $12,123 $43,561 $3,128 $7,857
2000 $14,214 $45,688 $3,301 $8,466
2001 $13,573 $46,162 $3,533 $9,457
2002 $13,501 $45,091 $4,148 $10,497
2003 $14,486 $45,427 $5,507 $12,086
2004 $15,964 $46,317 $6,735 $13,097
2005 $17,966 $47,268 $7,857 $14,515
2006 $19,267 $48,009 $9,210 $16,447
2007 $20,908 $49,347 $12,295 $19,114
2008 $23,299 $50,330 $14,956 $20,736
2009 $19,465 $48,626 $11,854 $18,168
2010 $21,819 $49,255 $11,829 $19,828
2011 $25,033 $52,677 $14,262 $22,702
2012 $26,439 $56,713 $14,288 $24,567
2013 $26,990 $56,310 $15,637 $26,563
2014 $26,452 $54,299 $16,446 $28,006
2015 $23,734 $48,034 $14,270 $28,854
2016 $23,800 $47,429 $14,934 $30,773
2017 $24,785 $50,185 $16,800 $33,592
2018 $26,324 $51,993 $19,247 $36,492
2019 $27,260 $56,600 $19,609 $40,564
2020 $24,343 $53,436 $20,429 $41,263
2021 $27,148 $54,955 $23,870 $45,874
2022 $30,471 $61,678 $25,086 $50,498
2023 $29,290 $64,171 $27,786 $50,915
2024 $30,048 $67,211 $29,386 $54,414

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Bahrain's government spending was $14.4B, accounting for 29.6% of its GDP, while Lithuania's spent $33.3B, or 41.2% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 141.4% in Bahrain and 41.8% in Lithuania, ranking 8/185 and 130/185, respectively.

Bahrain
Government spending

Government debt
Lithuania
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Bahrain Lithuania
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1990 32.4% 7.24% - -
1991 28.5% 6.71% - -
1992 29.4% 6.45% - -
1993 26.7% 5.95% - -
1994 26.1% 5.62% - -
1995 25.1% 13.6% 32.9% -
1996 22.7% 13.1% 31.9% -
1997 31% 14.8% 32.5% -
1998 25.7% 20% 36.7% 21.7%
1999 27.1% 24.7% 39.3% 28%
2000 22.2% 24.7% 35.9% 23.5%
2001 26.5% 25% 35% 22.9%
2002 30.6% 27.2% 33.2% 22.1%
2003 28.1% 31.1% 32.1% 20.4%
2004 25% 28.2% 33.1% 18.6%
2005 23.9% 23.2% 33.5% 17.6%
2006 23.1% 19.4% 33.8% 17.3%
2007 22.4% 15.7% 34.5% 15.9%
2008 22.7% 12.1% 37.1% 14.6%
2009 24.6% 20.5% 43.6% 27.9%
2010 31.1% 28.8% 41.8% 36.7%
2011 30.2% 31.6% 41.8% 37.5%
2012 31.1% 34.8% 35.3% 39.9%
2013 32% 42.3% 34.8% 38.9%
2014 27.3% 42.6% 34.2% 40.7%
2015 34.8% 63.2% 34.3% 42.6%
2016 33.3% 77.4% 33.4% 40%
2017 30.7% 84% 32.4% 39.3%
2018 32.1% 90.4% 32.8% 33.3%
2019 31.2% 97.1% 33.5% 35.6%
2020 34.6% 125.7% 41.5% 45.9%
2021 30.6% 122.3% 36.9% 43.3%
2022 27.5% 111.6% 36% 38.1%
2023 27.9% 123% 37.1% 37.3%
2024 30.2% 134% 39.3% 38.2%
2025 29.6% 141.4% 41.2% 41.8%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Bahrain's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$5.11B, equivalent to -10.7% of GDP. This compares to Lithuania's deficit of -$1.09B, or -1.28% of GDP.

Over the past 30 years, Bahrain recorded a fiscal deficit in 22 of those years, while Lithuania ran a deficit in 26 years. On average, Bahrain posted an annual deficit equal to -5.44% of GDP, compared to deficit of -2.75% of GDP for Lithuania.

Deficit/surplus
Bahrain

Lithuania
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Bahrain Lithuania
1990 -6.79% -
1991 -3.47% -
1992 -5.41% -
1993 -2.77% -
1994 -5.18% -
1995 -3.99% -4%
1996 0.24% -4.22%
1997 -6.39% -1.7%
1998 -5.49% -5.57%
1999 -4.85% -8.25%
2000 7.33% -3.98%
2001 0.7% -3.61%
2002 -3.27% -1.79%
2003 -1.7% -1.27%
2004 0.24% -1.53%
2005 2.8% -0.5%
2006 2.24% -0.45%
2007 1.52% -1%
2008 4.08% -3.27%
2009 -5.36% -9.31%
2010 -9.29% -6.99%
2011 -4.9% -9.01%
2012 -5.77% -3.16%
2013 -8.55% -2.63%
2014 -3.32% -0.67%
2015 -17.5% -0.21%
2016 -16.6% 0.26%
2017 -13.4% 0.45%
2018 -11.3% 0.59%
2019 -8.57% 0.26%
2020 -17.3% -7.16%
2021 -10.6% -0.98%
2022 -5.15% -0.71%
2023 -8.46% -0.69%
2024 -10.7% -1.28%
2025 -10.4% -2.99%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 29 years, Bahrain has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 1.28%, compared with 4.25% in Lithuania. In 2024, inflation was 0.92% in Bahrain and 0.72% in Lithuania.

Inflation
Bahrain

Lithuania
Year Inflation
Bahrain Lithuania Bahrain Lithuania
1996 -0.45% 24.6%
1997 2.43% 8.88%
1998 -0.37% 5.07%
1999 -1.29% 0.73%
2000 -0.7% 0.98%
2001 -1.21% 1.37%
2002 -0.5% 0.28%
2003 1.59% -1.13%
2004 2.35% 1.16%
2005 2.59% 2.66%
2006 2.01% 3.74%
2007 3.26% 5.74%
2008 3.53% 10.9%
2009 2.8% 4.45%
2010 1.96% 1.32%
2011 -0.4% 4.13%
2012 2.76% 3.09%
2013 3.3% 1.05%
2014 2.65% 0.1%
2015 1.85% -0.88%
2016 2.79% 0.91%
2017 1.39% 3.72%
2018 2.09% 2.7%
2019 1.01% 2.33%
2020 -2.32% 1.2%
2021 -0.61% 4.68%
2022 3.63% 19.7%
2023 0.07% 9.12%
2024 0.92% 0.72%

Top exports between countries

Bahrain
Export category Export value
Textiles & consumer goods $3.28M
Chemicals & pharma $498K
Metals $159K
Machinery & equipment $78K
Lithuania
Export category Export value
Chemicals & pharma $5.65M
Machinery & equipment $640K
Textiles & consumer goods $385K
Miscellaneous $156K
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $113K
Metals $49K
Raw materials & minerals $44K
Raw agricultural goods $28K
Wood & paper products $22K
Animal & marine products $16K

Balance of trade

Bahrain Lithuania
Current account balance
$2.28B
2024
$2.1B
2024
Current account balance ranking
42/189
2024
44/189
2024
Current account balance, % of GDP
+4.78%
2024
+2.48%
2024
Goods imports
$20.7B
2024
$43.8B
2024
Goods exports
$24.3B
2024
$38.7B
2024
Service imports
$12.4B
2024
$14.7B
2024
Service exports
$17B
2024
$24.2B
2024
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
70.1%
2023
68.9%
2024
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
87.4%
2023
74.1%
2024

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Bahrain Lithuania
Economic freedom 65.6 74.6
Economic freedom ranking 61/197 19/197
Property rights 65.4 89.4
Government integrity 39.8 68.7
Judicial effectiveness 30.2 74.6
Tax burden 99.9 76.9
Government spending 74.3 58.8
Fiscal health 0 96
Business freedom 76.5 81
Labor freedom 55.3 60.5
Monetary freedom 88.7 69.2
Trade freedom 86.6 79.6
Investment freedom 90 70
Financial freedom 80 70

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Bahrain is 65.6, ranking 61/197, compared to 74.6 for Lithuania, ranking 19/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Bahrain
Lithuania
Year Economic freedom index
Bahrain Lithuania
1995 76.2 -
1996 76.4 49.7
1997 76.1 57.3
1998 75.6 59.4
1999 75.2 61.5
2000 75.7 61.9
2001 75.9 65.5
2002 75.6 66.1
2003 76.3 69.7
2004 75.1 72.4
2005 71.2 70.5
2006 71.6 71.8
2007 71.2 71.5
2008 72.2 70.9
2009 74.8 70
2010 76.3 70.3
2011 77.7 71.3
2012 75.2 71.5
2013 75.5 72.1
2014 75.1 73
2015 73.4 74.7
2016 74.3 75.2
2017 68.5 75.8
2018 67.7 75.3
2019 66.4 74.2
2020 66.3 76.7
2021 69.9 76.9
2022 62 75.8
2023 62.5 72.2
2024 63.4 72.9
2025 65.6 74.6

More economic indicators

Bahrain Lithuania
Services, % of GDP
51.9%
2023
63.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
43.4%
2023
23.4%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
0.25%
2023
2.57%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$77.8B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$63,610
2024
$53,070
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.95B
2024
$7.41B
2024
Total reserves ranking
102/177
2024
86/177
2024
Net foreign direct investment
-$2.43B
2024
-$3.44B
2024
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$2.7B
2024
$3.6B
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$275M
2024
$156M
2024
Poverty at national poverty lines n/a
20.9%
2021
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
29.3%
2023
20.4%
2024

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.