Bahrain’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) registered an annual increase of 2.4 percent in 2023 to hit 13.66 billion dinars ($36.24 billion), official data showed.
National accounts estimates issued by the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) also showed that financial projects are among the largest non-oil sectors contributing to the real GDP with 17.8%, followed by the manufacturing industry with 13.6%.
According to preliminary national accounts estimates, the sectors with the highest non-oil growth were the hotels and restaurants sector, with a growth rate of 8%, followed by government services with a growth rate of 6%, and then financial projects with a rate of 5.7% at constant prices.
Comparing the estimates of the fourth quarter of 2023 with the corresponding quarter of 2022, there was a positive growth in GDP estimated at 3.45% and 3.36% at constant and current prices, respectively. The non-oil sector recorded a growth of 4.03% at constant prices and 3.89% at current prices.
Comparing the economic performance of the fourth quarter of 2023 with the third quarter, there was a real growth in Bahrain's GDP by an estimated rate of 4.61%. This is due to the rise achieved by the non-oil sector of 5.14% at constant prices and 6.19% at current prices.
