13/08/2025 06:25 AST

Bahrain's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 2.7% and 3.0% at constant and current prices, respectively, in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

According to the national accounts estimates, issued by the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA), the growth is attributed to an increase in both the oil and non-oil activities. The oil activities recorded a 5.3% increase at constant prices and 4.6% at current prices, while the non-oil activities grew by 2.2% and 2.8% at constant and current prices, respectively.

Accommodation and food services activities are among the most prominent non-oil activities in terms of growth, achieving a growth rate of 10.3%, followed by financial and insurance activities with a growth rate of 7.5%, and then construction with a growth rate of 5.4% at constant prices, said the iGA estimate.


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