Bahrain
BHR Western AsiaState of play
A small Gulf island kingdom connected to Saudi Arabia by causeway, and home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters.
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GDP growth3.48% per year · 2025▲ 20.2% vs previous
Military expenditure2.89% of GDP · 2024▼ 17.8% vs previous
Net energy imports-45.5% of use · 2022▲ 9.46% vs previousNet exporter: exports 45.5% of what it uses
Trade openness157.5% of GDP · 2024▲ 0.02% vs previous
Population1.6Mpeople · 2025▲ 0.74% vs previous
Displaced from here397people · 2025▼ 35.3% vs previous
Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)
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