Natural gas rents in Bahrain
Bahrain: Natural gas rents was 5.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural gas rents in Bahrain, 1980–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, natural gas rents in Bahrain stood at 5.7%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.3% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas rents in Bahrain peaked at 5.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1982.
Bahrain ranks 12th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Natural gas rents in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.2% | — |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -18.9% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -60.3% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +210.2% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +25.8% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | +39.3% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -24.3% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +51.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +42.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 1.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 9 Turkmenistan 7.6% compare
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 6.6% compare
- 11 Russian Federation 5.9% compare
- 13 Oman 5.7% compare
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 5.1% compare
- 15 Libya 4.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Bahrain
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 2.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas rents in Bahrain?
- Natural gas rents in Bahrain was 5.7% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1982.
- How does Bahrain rank for natural gas rents?
- Bahrain ranks 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural gas rents rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.