Bahrain

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BH · BHR · BACI 48 · latest data 2024

Exports

$18.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= $18,251 M6.3% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$17.0B USD, nominal · 2024

= $16,999 M12.8% over 5 yrs (down)

Trade balancesurplus

$1.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= $1,252 M

Total trade

$35.2B USD, nominal · 2024

= $35,250 M3.8% over 5 yrs (down)

World position: #80 of 225 exporters · top half · #92 of 225 importers · top half · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.1 pp

Trade timeline

Bahrain's exports grew from $1.7B in 1995 to $18.3B in 2024; the 2024 balance was $1.3B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Bahrain per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$1,673 M	$1,654 M	$19 M	$3,326 M
1996	$1,868 M	$1,684 M	$184 M	$3,552 M
1997	$1,983 M	$1,851 M	$131 M	$3,834 M
1998	$2,217 M	$2,326 M	−$110 M	$4,543 M
1999	$2,301 M	$2,098 M	$203 M	$4,399 M
2000	$3,515 M	$3,265 M	$249 M	$6,780 M
2001	$3,734 M	$3,210 M	$524 M	$6,943 M
2002	$3,598 M	$3,843 M	−$245 M	$7,441 M
2003	$3,756 M	$4,212 M	−$455 M	$7,968 M
2004	$4,440 M	$4,472 M	−$32 M	$8,912 M
2005	$6,514 M	$6,464 M	$50 M	$12,978 M
2006	$7,496 M	$5,330 M	$2,166 M	$12,826 M
2007	$8,183 M	$7,103 M	$1,080 M	$15,286 M
2008	$11,757 M	$12,136 M	−$379 M	$23,893 M
2009	$7,070 M	$8,785 M	−$1,715 M	$15,855 M
2010	$10,206 M	$11,075 M	−$868 M	$21,281 M
2011	$12,498 M	$18,923 M	−$6,425 M	$31,421 M
2012	$14,392 M	$13,006 M	$1,386 M	$27,398 M
2013	$14,928 M	$20,129 M	−$5,201 M	$35,058 M
2014	$22,205 M	$21,488 M	$718 M	$43,693 M
2015	$17,994 M	$17,023 M	$970 M	$35,017 M
2016	$10,090 M	$14,998 M	−$4,908 M	$25,088 M
2017	$12,019 M	$18,426 M	−$6,407 M	$30,445 M
2018	$15,693 M	$21,633 M	−$5,941 M	$37,326 M
2019	$17,164 M	$19,495 M	−$2,331 M	$36,659 M
2020	$12,857 M	$16,934 M	−$4,077 M	$29,791 M
2021	$18,657 M	$15,651 M	$3,007 M	$34,308 M
2022	$23,394 M	$16,893 M	$6,501 M	$40,287 M
2023	$19,887 M	$17,466 M	$2,420 M	$37,353 M
2024	$18,251 M	$16,999 M	$1,252 M	$35,250 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.1% in 2024; export rank #92 → #80.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Bahrain per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.03%	0.03%	#92	#102
1996	0.03%	0.03%	#95	#107
1997	0.04%	0.03%	#95	#107
1998	0.04%	0.04%	#89	#101
1999	0.04%	0.04%	#88	#100
2000	0.05%	0.05%	#84	#94
2001	0.06%	0.05%	#82	#96
2002	0.05%	0.06%	#84	#91
2003	0.05%	0.06%	#87	#90
2004	0.05%	0.05%	#88	#95
2005	0.06%	0.06%	#84	#91
2006	0.06%	0.04%	#87	#104
2007	0.06%	0.05%	#87	#99
2008	0.07%	0.08%	#82	#89
2009	0.06%	0.07%	#88	#91
2010	0.07%	0.07%	#83	#90
2011	0.07%	0.11%	#85	#77
2012	0.08%	0.07%	#79	#91
2013	0.08%	0.11%	#79	#80
2014	0.12%	0.12%	#71	#77
2015	0.11%	0.11%	#69	#85
2016	0.06%	0.10%	#86	#86
2017	0.07%	0.10%	#86	#81
2018	0.08%	0.11%	#80	#76
2019	0.09%	0.11%	#76	#80
2020	0.07%	0.10%	#83	#81
2021	0.09%	0.07%	#81	#89
2022	0.10%	0.07%	#76	#91
2023	0.09%	0.08%	#80	#91
2024	0.08%	0.07%	#80	#92

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Trading partners

Saudi Arabia was Bahrain's top trading partner in 2024, at 15.8% of total trade; the top five partners covered 42.0%.

Year

Top partner share: 15.8%
Top-5 share: 42.0%
Partners: 198
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.054

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Saudi Arabia $3.1B

United Arab Emirates $1.7B

United States $1.3B

South Africa $1.0B

India $812M

Singapore $616M

Egypt $613M

France $452M

Japan $374M

Thailand $368M

Germany $353M

Italy $236M

Brazil $216M

China $131M

Australia $122M

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Top partners of Bahrain in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	Saudi Arabia	$3,119 M	$2,457 M	$5,576 M	$663 M
#2	United Arab Emirates	$1,706 M	$1,181 M	$2,888 M	$525 M
#3	China	$131 M	$2,291 M	$2,423 M	−$2,160 M
#4	United States	$1,291 M	$934 M	$2,225 M	$357 M
#5	India	$812 M	$876 M	$1,688 M	−$65 M
#6	Brazil	$216 M	$1,278 M	$1,494 M	−$1,062 M
#7	Australia	$122 M	$1,349 M	$1,470 M	−$1,227 M
#8	Japan	$374 M	$694 M	$1,068 M	−$320 M
#9	South Africa	$1,010 M	$53 M	$1,063 M	$957 M
#10	Germany	$353 M	$671 M	$1,024 M	−$318 M
#11	Singapore	$616 M	$161 M	$778 M	$455 M
#12	France	$452 M	$270 M	$722 M	$183 M
#13	Egypt	$613 M	$109 M	$722 M	$504 M
#14	Italy	$236 M	$430 M	$666 M	−$193 M
#15	Thailand	$368 M	$239 M	$608 M	$129 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Bahrain's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Bahrain's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.104 → 0.057, a diversified export base across 148 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Bahrain per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.104	0.069	60	63
1996	0.112	0.070	73	62
1997	0.085	0.082	83	72
1998	0.089	0.082	90	77
1999	0.071	0.102	98	75
2000	0.046	0.055	115	132
2001	0.052	0.054	121	129
2002	0.058	0.051	128	144
2003	0.054	0.054	129	130
2004	0.055	0.050	133	121
2005	0.047	0.051	130	148
2006	0.046	0.060	145	122
2007	0.044	0.058	145	127
2008	0.058	0.054	138	149
2009	0.056	0.055	149	133
2010	0.046	0.058	151	180
2011	0.051	0.218	151	171
2012	0.047	0.057	160	196
2013	0.074	0.255	153	206
2014	0.061	0.198	160	205
2015	0.282	0.112	160	206
2016	0.093	0.098	158	206
2017	0.088	0.121	166	201
2018	0.086	0.135	163	205
2019	0.107	0.133	168	204
2020	0.090	0.103	162	201
2021	0.074	0.066	170	204
2022	0.067	0.067	160	201
2023	0.066	0.066	150	197
2024	0.057	0.068	148	193

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