Bahrain Enters GCC Private Debt Top 3 With $22 Million as 2025 Deployments Hit $4.1 Billion
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Updated · TradingView · Jun 25
Bahrain Enters GCC Private Debt Top 3 With $22 Million as 2025 Deployments Hit $4.1 Billion
1 articles · Updated · TradingView · Jun 25
Summary
$22 million in 2025 private debt deployments put Bahrain among the GCC’s top three markets, according to Stride Ventures’ Global Private Debt Report 2026.
$4.1 billion was deployed across the GCC in 2025, up 8.2 times from about $0.5 billion in 2024, as startups increasingly used venture debt and growth credit for expansion without equity dilution.
Saudi Arabia dominated with about $3.9 billion, while the UAE ranked second at roughly $211 million; major deals included Tamara’s $2.4 billion and Lendo’s $740 million.
Private debt overtook venture capital in the region’s startup funding mix, contributing $4.1 billion of $7.4 billion total tracked investment, versus $3.3 billion from VC.
Fintech drove 95.5% of private debt activity—about $3.9 billion—highlighting a broader GCC shift toward earlier use of institutional credit, backed by sovereign capital and regulatory support.