15% annual growth in the Kingdom in professional, scientific and artistic activities

Economic affairs editor

• – A strong jump in manufacturing investments, with a growth of 82% during the third quarter
• – The stock of foreign direct investment increased by 5.8%
• Financial services and insurance are the largest contributor to foreign direct investment
• – Real estate activities recorded a growth of 29.1%
• Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are the largest sources of foreign direct investment

The stock of foreign direct investment in the Kingdom of Bahrain increased by 5.8% on an annual basis in the third quarter of 2025, reaching 17.5 billion dinars, compared to 16.5 billion dinars in the third quarter of 2024, according to what the Ministry of Finance and National Economy published in its quarterly report for the third quarter of 2025.

According to published data, the financial services and insurance activity topped the activities as the largest contributor to the total foreign direct investment balance, which constitutes about 65.2% with a value of 11.4 billion dinars in the third quarter of the year 2025, recording a decrease of 5.3% on an annual basis.

While the manufacturing industry activity ranked second in terms of contribution to the balance at a rate of 13.0% and a value of 2.3 billion Bahraini dinars, recording an increase of 82.0% on an annual basis, and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply activities ranked third in terms of contribution to the total foreign direct investment balance by 4.2% and a value of 0.7 billion dinars, thus registering a remarkable increase of 33.7% on an annual basis.

Professional, scientific and artistic activities ranked fourth in terms of contribution, reaching 5.9% of the total balance, achieving an annual growth rate of 15.0% and a value of 1.0 billion dinars, while real estate activities recorded a contribution of 3.3%, worth 0.6 billion dinars, with a growth rate of 29.1% on an annual basis.

In terms of investment sources, the State of Kuwait recorded investments amounting to 6.1 billion dinars, representing 34.7% of the total balance of foreign direct investment, while the investments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia amounted to 3.9 billion dinars, contributing 22.2% of the total balance, while the investments of the United Arab Emirates amounted to 1.6 billion dinars, equivalent to 9.4% of the total balance.