🇧🇭 Bahrain import and export data
In 2024, Bahrain imported goods worth $16.91 billion and exported $18.52 billion, a trade surplus of $1.62 billion. Value fell 8% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2018, at $21.38 billion.
Imports 2024
$16.91B
Exports 2024
$18.52B
Trade balance
+$1.62B
Bahrain imports and exports, 2017-2024
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Where Bahrain imports from
The largest suppliers were Saudi Arabia (15%), China (13%), Australia (8%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 36%.
Where Bahrain exports to
Most of it went to Saudi Arabia (18%), United Arab Emirates (9%), United States (6%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 34%. Among the main buyer markets, Singapore grew fastest (+82% on the year before).
Top Bahrain imports, 2024
- 1Iron ore · HS 2601$1.37B8.1%
- 2Aluminium oxide · HS 2818$1.30B7.7%
- 3Cars · HS 8703$1.10B6.5%
- 4Specialist vessels · HS 8905$716.6M4.2%
- 5Naval vessels · HS 8906$583.0M3.5%
- 6Phones and network equipment · HS 8517$430.8M2.6%
- 7Precious metal jewelry · HS 7113$347.0M2.1%
- 8Packaged medicines · HS 3004$323.8M1.9%
- 9Gold · HS 7108$308.1M1.8%
- 10Gas turbine · HS 8411$258.9M1.5%
- 11Aircraft · HS 8802$221.9M1.3%
- 12Coal tar pitch · HS 2708$200.8M1.2%
Top Bahrain exports, 2024
- 1Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$5.49B30%
- 2Aluminium ingots · HS 7601$3.56B19%
- 3Iron ore · HS 2601$1.68B9.1%
- 4Aluminium wire · HS 7605$641.9M3.5%
- 5Gas turbine · HS 8411$550.7M3%
- 6Aluminium sheet · HS 7606$443.7M2.4%
- 7Cheese · HS 0406$432.7M2.3%
- 8Steel structural sections · HS 7308$387.8M2.1%
- 9Nitrogen fertilizer · HS 3102$286.7M1.6%
- 10Aluminium cables · HS 7614$280.5M1.5%
- 11Cars · HS 8703$262.3M1.4%
- 12Steel semi-finished products · HS 7207$253.2M1.4%
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Bahrain trade data by product
Every product below has its own page: yearly trend, partner countries on a map, prices per kg and HS detail.
Chapter 01 · Animals; live
Chapter 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other…
Chapter 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey…
Chapter 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and…
Chapter 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
Chapter 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or…
Chapter 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Chapter 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt…
Chapter 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous…
Chapter 13 · Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and…
Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils…
- Bahrain olive oil trade
- Bahrain olive oil blends trade
- Bahrain palm oil trade
- Bahrain sunflower, safflower and cotton oil trade
- Bahrain coconut and palm kernel oil trade
- Bahrain other vegetable oils trade
- Bahrain hydrogenated vegetable oil trade
- Bahrain margarine trade
- Bahrain chemically modified oils trade
Chapter 16 · Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other…
Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 18 · Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk…
Chapter 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or…
Chapter 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof…
Chapter 24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes…
Chapter 25 · Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering…
Chapter 26 · Ores, slag and ash
Chapter 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of…
Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic…
Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals
- Bahrain halogenated hydrocarbon trade
- Bahrain alcohol trade
- Bahrain ether trade
- Bahrain saturated carboxylic acid trade
- Bahrain oxygenated carboxylic acid trade
- Bahrain inorganic ester trade
- Bahrain amino alcohol trade
- Bahrain organo-inorganic compound trade
- Bahrain heterocyclic oxygen compound trade
- Bahrain vitamin trade
Chapter 30 · Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 31 · Fertilizers
Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their…
Chapter 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery…
Chapter 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing…
Chapter 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches…
Chapter 36 · Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches…
Chapter 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
- Bahrain artificial graphite trade
- Bahrain pesticide trade
- Bahrain textile finish trade
- Bahrain fuel additive trade
- Bahrain rubber chemical trade
- Bahrain paint thinner trade
- Bahrain catalyst trade
- Bahrain refractory mortar trade
- Bahrain brake fluid trade
- Bahrain diagnostic reagent trade
- Bahrain chemical product trade
Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
- Bahrain polyethylene trade
- Bahrain polypropylene trade
- Bahrain polystyrene trade
- Bahrain pvc trade
- Bahrain vinyl polymer trade
- Bahrain acrylic resin trade
- Bahrain engineering plastic trade
- Bahrain polyurethane trade
- Bahrain biopolymer trade
- Bahrain plastic hose trade
- Bahrain plastic flooring trade
- Bahrain self-adhesive film trade
- Bahrain plastic sheet trade
- Bahrain plastic film trade
- Bahrain plastic sanitary ware trade
- Bahrain plastic bottle trade
- Bahrain plastic dinnerware trade
- Bahrain plastic building material trade
- Bahrain plastic product trade
Chapter 40 · Rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 42 · Articles of leather; saddlery and harness…
Chapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 46 · Manufactures of straw, esparto or other…
Chapter 47 · Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic…
Chapter 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp…
- Bahrain uncoated printing paper trade
- Bahrain tissue paper trade
- Bahrain kraft paper trade
- Bahrain uncoated paperboard trade
- Bahrain corrugated cardboard trade
- Bahrain coated paper trade
- Bahrain specialty coated paper trade
- Bahrain toilet paper and tissues trade
- Bahrain paperboard boxes and cartons trade
- Bahrain paper notebooks and albums trade
- Bahrain paper labels trade
- Bahrain paper spools and bobbins trade
- Bahrain paper articles trade
Chapter 49 · Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other…
Chapter 52 · Cotton
Chapter 54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of…
Chapter 55 · Man-made staple fibres
Chapter 56 · Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns…
Chapter 57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Chapter 59 · Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered…
Chapter 61 · Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…
- Bahrain women's knit coat trade
- Bahrain men's knit clothing trade
- Bahrain women's knit clothing trade
- Bahrain men's knit shirt trade
- Bahrain women's knit blouse trade
- Bahrain men's knit underwear trade
- Bahrain women's knit underwear trade
- Bahrain t-shirt and vest trade
- Bahrain knit sweater trade
- Bahrain baby knit clothing trade
- Bahrain knit swimwear and activewear trade
- Bahrain knit garment trade
- Bahrain hosiery trade
Chapter 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted…
- Bahrain men's overcoat trade
- Bahrain women's overcoat trade
- Bahrain men's clothing trade
- Bahrain women's clothing trade
- Bahrain men's shirt trade
- Bahrain women's blouse trade
- Bahrain women's underwear trade
- Bahrain baby clothing trade
- Bahrain technical garment trade
- Bahrain swimwear and activewear trade
- Bahrain lingerie and corsetry trade
- Bahrain scarf and shawl trade
- Bahrain clothing accessories trade
Chapter 63 · Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing…
Chapter 64 · Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such…
Chapter 65 · Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 68 · Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or…
Chapter 69 · Ceramic products
Chapter 70 · Glass and glassware
Chapter 71 · Natural, cultured pearls; precious…
Chapter 72 · Iron and steel
- Bahrain pig iron trade
- Bahrain ferro-alloys trade
- Bahrain reduced iron and sponge iron trade
- Bahrain iron and steel scrap trade
- Bahrain steel semi-finished products trade
- Bahrain hot-rolled steel coils trade
- Bahrain coated steel sheets trade
- Bahrain narrow steel strips trade
- Bahrain coated steel strips trade
- Bahrain hot-rolled steel bars trade
- Bahrain forged and hot-rolled steel bars trade
- Bahrain other steel bars trade
- Bahrain steel shapes trade
- Bahrain steel wire trade
- Bahrain stainless steel sheet trade
- Bahrain alloy steel sheet trade
Chapter 73 · Iron or steel articles
- Bahrain steel sheet piling trade
- Bahrain cast iron pipes trade
- Bahrain seamless steel pipes trade
- Bahrain large diameter steel pipes trade
- Bahrain welded steel tubes trade
- Bahrain steel pipe fittings trade
- Bahrain steel structural sections trade
- Bahrain steel storage tanks trade
- Bahrain steel drums trade
- Bahrain gas cylinders trade
- Bahrain steel wire ropes trade
- Bahrain steel wire mesh trade
- Bahrain steel chain trade
- Bahrain steel fasteners trade
- Bahrain steel stoves trade
- Bahrain steel cookware trade
- Bahrain steel sanitary ware trade
- Bahrain cast iron articles trade
- Bahrain steel articles trade
Chapter 74 · Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 75 · Nickel and articles thereof
Chapter 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof
- Bahrain aluminium ingots trade
- Bahrain aluminium scrap trade
- Bahrain aluminium powder trade
- Bahrain aluminium rods trade
- Bahrain aluminium wire trade
- Bahrain aluminium sheet trade
- Bahrain aluminium foil trade
- Bahrain aluminium structural sections trade
- Bahrain aluminium drums trade
- Bahrain aluminium cables trade
- Bahrain aluminium cookware trade
- Bahrain aluminium products trade
Chapter 79 · Zinc and articles thereof
Chapter 81 · Metals; n.e.c., cermets and articles thereof
Chapter 82 · Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks…
Chapter 83 · Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
Chapter 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…
- Bahrain gas generator trade
- Bahrain steam turbine trade
- Bahrain piston engine trade
- Bahrain diesel engine trade
- Bahrain engine parts trade
- Bahrain gas turbine trade
- Bahrain pneumatic motor trade
- Bahrain liquid pump trade
- Bahrain air compressor trade
- Bahrain air conditioner trade
- Bahrain furnace burner trade
- Bahrain industrial furnace trade
- Bahrain refrigerator trade
- Bahrain heat treatment machinery trade
- Bahrain centrifuge trade
- Bahrain dishwasher trade
- Bahrain spray gun trade
- Bahrain hoist trade
- Bahrain crane trade
- Bahrain forklift trade
- Bahrain conveyor trade
- Bahrain excavator trade
- Bahrain excavation machinery trade
- Bahrain lifting machinery parts trade
- Bahrain grain mill trade
- Bahrain food processing machinery trade
- Bahrain paper cutter trade
- Bahrain printing press trade
- Bahrain textile machinery parts trade
- Bahrain washing machine trade
- Bahrain industrial washer trade
- Bahrain metal casting machine trade
- Bahrain rolling mill trade
- Bahrain metal press trade
- Bahrain wood working machine trade
- Bahrain machine tool parts trade
- Bahrain power tool trade
- Bahrain welding machine trade
- Bahrain calculator trade
- Bahrain computer trade
- Bahrain computer parts trade
- Bahrain crushing machine trade
- Bahrain glass working machine trade
- Bahrain plastic molding machine trade
- Bahrain specialized machinery trade
- Bahrain metal mold trade
- Bahrain valve trade
- Bahrain bearing trade
- Bahrain gearbox trade
- Bahrain gasket trade
- Bahrain machinery parts trade
Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…
- Bahrain electric motor trade
- Bahrain generator trade
- Bahrain motor parts trade
- Bahrain transformer trade
- Bahrain battery trade
- Bahrain accumulator trade
- Bahrain vacuum cleaner trade
- Bahrain electric appliance trade
- Bahrain ignition system trade
- Bahrain automotive lighting trade
- Bahrain electric furnace trade
- Bahrain electric welding machine trade
- Bahrain electric heater trade
- Bahrain phones and network equipment trade
- Bahrain microphone trade
- Bahrain video recorder trade
- Bahrain storage media trade
- Bahrain television camera trade
- Bahrain radar trade
- Bahrain monitor trade
- Bahrain electronics parts trade
- Bahrain traffic control equipment trade
- Bahrain alarm system trade
- Bahrain capacitor trade
- Bahrain high voltage switch trade
- Bahrain low voltage switch trade
- Bahrain control panel trade
- Bahrain electrical parts trade
- Bahrain light bulbs trade
- Bahrain semiconductors trade
- Bahrain integrated circuits trade
- Bahrain electrical machinery trade
- Bahrain electrical wire and cable trade
- Bahrain carbon brushes trade
- Bahrain electrical components trade
Chapter 86 · Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and…
Chapter 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling…
Chapter 88 · Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Chapter 89 · Ships, boats and floating structures
Chapter 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic…
- Bahrain optical fibres and lenses trade
- Bahrain spectacle frames trade
- Bahrain eyeglasses trade
- Bahrain lasers trade
- Bahrain navigation instruments trade
- Bahrain surveying instruments trade
- Bahrain medical instruments trade
- Bahrain therapeutic apparatus trade
- Bahrain orthopaedic appliances trade
- Bahrain x-ray apparatus trade
- Bahrain demonstration apparatus trade
- Bahrain temperature and humidity meters trade
- Bahrain pressure and flow meters trade
- Bahrain analytical instruments trade
- Bahrain utility meters trade
- Bahrain electrical measuring instruments trade
- Bahrain measuring instruments trade
- Bahrain control instruments trade
- Bahrain instrument parts trade
Chapter 91 · Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Chapter 93 · Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories…
Chapter 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress…
Chapter 95 · Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and…
Chapter 96 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Chapter 97 · Works of art; collectors' pieces and antiques
Bahrain on EximDataX
Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Values in US dollars.
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Trade data for Bahrain: questions
What does Bahrain import most?
By value in 2024: Iron ore ($1.37 billion), Aluminium oxide ($1.30 billion), Cars ($1.10 billion).
What are the main exports of Bahrain?
By value in 2024: Refined petroleum products ($5.49 billion), Aluminium ingots ($3.56 billion), Iron ore ($1.68 billion).
Who are the biggest trading partners of Bahrain?
Largest suppliers: Saudi Arabia, China, Australia. Largest export markets: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States.
Where can I get shipment-level Bahrain trade data?
Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
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