Bahrain - Interest payments (current LCU)

The value for Interest payments (current LCU) in Bahrain was 45,900,000 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,600,000 in 2001 and a minimum value of 100,000 in 1974.

Definition: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1974 100,000
1975 300,000
1976 500,000
1977 1,200,000
1978 2,000,000
1979 1,600,000
1980 1,600,000
1981 2,600,000
1982 2,100,000
1983 2,200,000
1984 2,100,000
1985 4,100,000
1986 6,000,000
1987 9,400,000
1988 11,900,000
1989 13,800,000
1990 17,800,000
1991 8,400,000
1992 12,500,000
1993 15,900,000
1994 17,200,000
1995 20,500,000
1996 19,900,000
1997 21,500,000
1998 24,100,000
1999 30,400,000
2000 47,300,000
2001 51,600,000
2002 35,900,000
2003 49,400,000
2004 45,900,000

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Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance