In Bahrain, petroleum production and processing
account for about 60% of export receipts, 60% of government revenues,
and 30% of GDP. Economic conditions have fluctuated with the changing
fortunes of oil since 1985, for example, during and following the Gulf
crisis of 1990-91. With its highly developed communication and
transport facilities, Bahrain is home to numerous multinational firms
with business in the Gulf. A large share of exports consists of
petroleum products made from imported crude. Construction proceeds on
several major industrial projects. Unemployment, especially among the
young, and the depletion of both oil and underground water resources
are major long-term economic problems.

purchasing power parity - $8.6 billion (1999 est.)

4% (1999 est.)

purchasing power parity - $13,700 (1999 est.)

agriculture: 1%
industry: 46%
services: 53% (1996 est.)

NA%

lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

0.5% (1998 est.)

295,000 (1998 est.)
note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national
(July 1998 est.)

industry, commerce, and service 79%,
government 20%, agriculture 1% (1997 est.)

15% (1998 est.)

revenues: $1.5 billion
expenditures: $1.9 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA
(1998)

petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting,
offshore banking, ship repairing; tourism

3.4% (1995)

4.77 billion kWh (1998)

fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (1998)

1.09 billion kWh (1999)

0 kWh (1998)

0 kWh (1998)

fruit, vegetables; poultry, dairy products;
shrimp, fish

$3.3 billion (f.o.b., 1998)

petroleum and petroleum products 61%, aluminum
7%

India 18%, Japan 11%, Saudi Arabia 8%, South Korea
7%, UAE 5% (1997)

$3.5 billion (f.o.b., 1998)

nonoil 59%, crude oil 41%

Saudi Arabia 45%, US 10%, UK 6%, Japan 5%, Germany
4% (1997)

$2 billion (1997)

$48.4 million (1995)

1 Bahraini dinar (BD) = 1,000 fils

Bahraini dinars (BD) per US$1 - 0.3760 (fixed rate)

calendar year