Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bahrain
Bahrain: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 2.82 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bahrain, 1980–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bahrain stood at 2.82.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 150.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bahrain peaked at 8.24 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.7924, in 2014.
Bahrain ranks 184th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.59 | — |
| 1981 | 3.94 | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 4.52 | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 5.68 | +25.8% |
| 1984 | 5.81 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 6.11 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 8.24 | +34.9% |
| 1987 | 7.05 | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 5.76 | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 6.27 | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 4.24 | -32.3% |
| 1991 | 4.29 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.51 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 4.46 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.31 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.97 | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 4.18 | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 4.24 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.8 | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 4.2 | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 3.58 | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 3.85 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 3.43 | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 3.17 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 4.04 | +27.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 | -72.4% |
| 2006 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.19 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.31 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 1.13 | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7924 | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8085 | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9363 | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 1.09 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 2.88 | +163.4% |
| 2020 | 2.82 | -1.9% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 2.82 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.81, 9% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 2.82 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.99, 35% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +163.4% | 1.09 | 2.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7 | 3.59 | 8.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.32 | 3.97 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 | 1.1 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 0.7924 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 | 2.82 | 2.82 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More poverty & inequality data for Bahrain
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 2.8% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.165 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0864 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0864 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0873 (2023)
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 336.94 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bahrain?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bahrain was 2.82 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 8.24 in 1986.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7924 in 2014.
- How does Bahrain rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Bahrain ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.