In Q2 2025, non-oil activities accounted for 85.2% of real GDP, with a 3.5% year-over-year growth.
Finance Ministry releases Bahrain Economic Quarterly Report for Q2 2025
The entire stock of inward foreign direct investment rose 5.4% year over year to BHD 17.5 billion.
October 6, Manama (BNA): The Bahrain Economic Quarterly Report for Q2 2025 was made public on the Ministry of Finance and National Economy’s website, www.mofne.gov.bh.
According to preliminary national accounts statistics made public by the Information and eGovernment Authority, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s GDP increased by 2.5% in Q2 2025, primarily due to a 3.5% increase in non-oil activity.
In Q2 2025, non-oil activities accounted for 85.2% of real GDP.
Professional, scientific, and technical activities grew at the fastest rate among non-oil activities (12.0%), followed by wholesale and retail trade (6.7%) and real estate activities (4.7%).
Construction increased by 2.7%, Financial and Insurance activities by 2.4%, Manufacturing by 1.0%, Information and Communication by 3.6%, and Accommodation and Food Services by 4.6%.
The foreign direct investment stock increased 5.4% year over year in Q2 2025, reaching BHD 17.5 billion, according to the report.
As a result of its successful economic diversification plans and initiatives to improve the business climate, the Kingdom continues to make significant strides in global economic and development metrics.
90% of respondents said they felt safe at night, making Bahrain one of the top ten safest countries in the world, according to Gallup’s Global Safety Report 2025, which rated Bahrain first among Arab nations in the Law and Order Index.
Furthermore, Bahrain improved ten spots, the most of any country in the North Africa and Western Asia area, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) 2025 Global Innovation Index.
Bahrain also placed fifth in the world in the IMD World Talent Ranking 2025’s Finance Skills Indicator and fifth in FDI Intelligence’s Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment Performance Index 2025.
