BAHRAIN’S non-oil revenues grew by 15 per cent last year, compared with the actual results for 2024, according to new data.
The state’s consolidated final account for the financial year ended December 31, 2025, recorded total actual expenditure of BD4.454 billion while public revenues reached BD2.688bn.
This resulted in a budget deficit of BD1.766bn, with an increase of BD290 million higher than the budgeted deficit of BD1.476bn.
The data showed that non-oil revenues reached BD1.387bn, while oil revenues stood at BD1.301bn. Non-oil revenues accounted for around 52pc of total public revenues, compared with 48pc for oil revenues.
Actual revenues from fees and services amounted to around BD1,090 bn, exceeding the estimated allocation by BD43.764m.
Value-added tax revenues reached BD627.352m, while revenues collected from the multinational enterprise income tax amounted to BD103.962m.
Public expenditure, excluding government debt interest, amounted to BD3.402bn. Recurrent expenditure stood at BD4.136bn, while project expenditure totalled BD317.932m.
Recurrent expenditure comprised BD1.424bn in workforce costs, BD578m for social support programmes, BD1.082bn for other operating expenses, and BD1.052bn in government debt interest.
Major projects implemented included the Sitra Housing Project, costing BD61.872m; the opening, improvement and maintenance of roads at BD53.215m; the construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of sewage networks at BD34.526m; and housing finance programmes at BD25.562m.
The current account recorded a surplus of BD1.061bn in 2025, an increase of 23.7pc compared with 2024.
Total public debt stood at BD22.166bn, equivalent to around 120pc of GDP at current prices. Public debt interest amounted to BD1.052bn, marking an increase of 11pc from its actual level in 2024.
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