Slow structural indicators (World Bank, UNHCR) that calibrate how event activity is interpreted. Descriptive, not a forecast.
Fragility: low · 9/100Inflation -0.14% · Unemployment 1.1% · Gov. debt / GDP 111.6% · Population under 15 18.42% · Displaced (refugees + IDPs) 0.02%
Population · 2025
1.6M
GDP (US$) · 2025
$49.0B
GDP per capita · 2025
$30,597
Inflation · 2025
-0.1%
Unemployment · 2025
1.1%
Gov. debt / GDP · 2020
112%
Refugees (origin) · 2025
267
Market & economic exposure
Structural channels through which escalation in Bahrain has historically moved global markets. Direction/strength are typical historical reactions, not a forecast or investment advice.
Strait of Hormuz / Persian Gulf
✈ 92 aircraft · 91% of normal🌐 100% connectivity
▲Brent crudehigh~20–25% of seaborne oil transits the Strait of Hormuz.
Historically (39 escalation days): median +5.02% over 5d · matched the expected direction 64% of the time