🇧🇭 Bahrain imports of aluminium oxide: 2024 trade data
Imports of aluminium oxide by Bahrain reached $1.30 billion in 2024 (3.00 million tonnes). It ranks 4th of 180 countries for imports of this product. Value rose 10% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 15% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.30B | 3.00M t |
| 2023 | $1.18B | 814.3K t |
| 2022 | $1.23B | 3.05M t |
| 2021 | $949.9M | 2.91M t |
| 2020 | $882.0M | 3.14M t |
| 2019 | $906.0M | 2.52M t |
| 2018 | $899.8M | 1.93M t |
| 2017 | $481.9M | 1.49M t |
Where Bahrain imports aluminium oxide from
One supplier dominates: Australia accounted for 96% of the value.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $1.25B | 96% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $32.3M | 2.5% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $17.9M | 1.4% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $1.1M | 0.1% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $113K | 0% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $46K | 0% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $44K | 0% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $28K | 0% |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | $25K | 0% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $24K | 0% |
Product types under HS 2818
| 2818.20 | Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum | 100% |
| 2818.10 | Aluminium oxide: artificial corundum | 0% |
| 2818.30 | Aluminium hydroxide | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2818.
Average import price per kg
The average declared value was about $0.43 per kg, close to the world average of $0.50.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Exports in the other direction
Bahrain exported $32.1 million of aluminium oxide in 2024 (34.4 thousand tonnes). The largest buyer markets were Turkey (17%), Japan (16%), United States (13%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 46%. Among the main buyer markets, Turkey grew fastest (+287% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $5.6M | 17% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $5.1M | 16% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $4.2M | 13% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $2.6M | 8.1% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $2.0M | 6.3% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $2.0M | 6.3% |
| Taiwan | $2.0M | 6.2% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $2.0M | 6.2% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $1.8M | 5.6% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $760K | 2.4% |
Who is behind these numbers in Bahrain?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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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. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 2818: Aluminium oxide (including artificial corundum); aluminium hydroxide.
Common questions
What is the value of aluminium oxide imported by Bahrain?
$1.30 billion in 2024, or 3.00 million tonnes.
Where does Bahrain import aluminium oxide from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Australia (96%), Indonesia (2%), Saudi Arabia (1%).
What is the average import price per kg?
The average declared import value was about $0.43 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.50 per kg.
Does Bahrain export aluminium oxide?
Yes, worth $32.1 million in 2024, mainly to Turkey, Japan, United States.
What is the HS code for aluminium oxide?
HS heading 2818. The six-digit codes under it split the product by type; the full list is on the HS 2818 page.
How can I find the companies behind this trade?
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