Manama: The Ministry of Finance and National Economy has today published the Bahrain Economic Quarterly Report for Q3 2025 on its website www.mofne.gov.bh.
According to Bahrain News Agency, preliminary national accounts data issued by the Information and eGovernment Authority show that real GDP grew by 4.0% in Q3 2025. This growth was driven by a 3.1% increase in non-oil activities and a 9.3% rise in oil activities.
The report highlighted the pivotal role of non-oil activities, which contributed 85.0% to real GDP in Q3 2025. Among non-oil activities, Real Estate recorded the highest growth at 5.4% in Q3 2025, followed by Financial and Insurance activities at 5.0%. Transportation and Storage, and Construction each grew by 4.4%. Manufacturing grew by 3.9%, followed by Wholesale and Retail Trade at 3.3%. Information and Communication increased by 2.1%, while Accommodation and Food Services rose by 1.5%.
The report also highlighted growth in foreign investment, with Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) stock increasing by 5.8% year-on-year in Q3 2025, bringing the total to BHD 17.5 billion.
The Kingdom of Bahrain continues to make progress across several international economic and development indicators, reflecting the success of its strategies in economic diversification and enhancing the business environment. Bahrain ranked third globally in Dispute Resolution, according to the Business Ready 2025 report issued by the World Bank.
Bahrain also led the Middle East and North Africa region in combatting human trafficking, earning a Tier-1 classification for the eighth consecutive year, making it the only country in the region with this classification, according to the Trafficking in Persons 2025 report issued by the US Department of State.
The Kingdom ranked first in the Gulf and second among Arab countries in terms of economic freedom, according to the Economic Freedom of the World 2025 report issued by the Fraser Institute.