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Bahrain · Year 2023 All longitudinal metrics, 4-pillar scores, and peer matrices reflect this country & year

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Sovereign Economic Dossier ISO: BHR BH

Bahrain

Bahrain sovereign panel observation with harmonized output, inflation, and external resilience records from 1960 through 2025.

Middle East & North Africa High income Blocs: Other Manama

Global Rank (2023)

#32 / 205

Top 16% of global economies

Composite Score (2023)

73.7 / 100

Living Standard (2023)

$25,343

Subscore: 75.7 / 100

CPI Inflation (2023)

0.07%

Stability Score: 85.37 / 100

4-Pillar Structural Health Diagnostic (2023)

Harmonized subscores evaluating Output, Productivity, Inflation Stability, and External Buffer

Benchmark Weights: 35 / 25 / 25 / 15

Living Standards (35%) 75.7

Raw: $25,343 (2015 USD)

Price Stability (25%) 85.37

Raw: 0.07% (Anchor: 3.0%)

External Solvency (25%) 69.48

Raw: 5.84% of GDP

Economic Scale (15%) 56.58

Raw: $46.2B Current USD

Optimal Component Weights & Peak Rank Frontier (2023)

Productivity & Living Standards Driven

What we are doing here: We simulate an automated mathematical simplex across all 286 valid permutations of weights for the 4 pillars (summing to 100%) against every competing sovereign country in 2023. This discovers which weighting system maximizes Bahrain's global competitive ranking by accentuating its comparative strengths.

Peak Rank #24 / 205

Default Rank #32

+8 Ranks

Living Standards 45%

Baseline: 35%

Price Stability 15%

Baseline: 25%

External Solvency 40%

Baseline: 25%

Economic Scale 0%

Baseline: 15%

Policy Insight & Strategic Advantage: Bahrain dominates on per capita productivity and high output density per citizen.

Under this bespoke weighting, Bahrain's composite score climbs to 74.7 (compared to 73.7 under standard multilateral weighting).

Longitudinal Trajectory & Peer Comparison Sandbox (1960–2025)

Tracking Bahrain's multi-decade trajectory overlaid with peer benchmark economies in Year 2023

Active Comparisons:

Bahrain (BHR)

India (IND)

China (CHN)

United States (USA)

Germany (DEU)

Observation Year 2023 • Global Rank: #32 / 205 • Composite Score: 73.7 / 100 • Living Standard: $25,343 • Inflation: 0.07%

Year 2023

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Primary: Bahrain Peers (Dashed)

Cross-Sectional Benchmark Standing in Year 2023

5 economies compared · Ordered by Global Rank

Country	Rank (2023)	Composite Score	GDP per Capita	CPI Inflation	Current Account (% GDP)	Nominal GDP ($)
Germany (DEU)	#16	81.1	$44,369	5.95%	5.50%	$4562.2B
United States (USA)	#17	80.0	$65,667	4.12%	-3.34%	$27811.5B
Bahrain (BHR) Active	#32	73.7	$25,343	0.07%	5.84%	$46.2B
China (CHN)	#37	72.3	$12,484	0.23%	1.41%	$18270.4B
India (IND)	#93	59.5	$2,230	5.65%	-0.91%	$3500.9B

Decade-by-Decade Historical Milestones (1970–2023)

Visualizing seminal macroeconomic shifts, shocks, and structural transitions for Bahrain

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Selected Era: 2023 · Click any node to select