🇧🇭 Bahrain exports of storage media: 2024 trade data
Exports of storage media by Bahrain reached $14.3 million in 2024 (64 tonnes). That is 42% more than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 20% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14.3M | 64 t |
| 2023 | $10.1M | 4 t |
| 2022 | $10.3M | 20 t |
| 2021 | $6.1M | 17 t |
| 2020 | $7.4M | 20 t |
| 2019 | $6.2M | 20 t |
| 2018 | $2.1M | 7 t |
| 2017 | $4.0M | 8 t |
Where Bahrain exports storage media to
Oman alone took 65% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Hong Kong grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $9.3M | 65% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $2.0M | 14% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $1.4M | 10% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $574K | 4% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $374K | 2.6% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $303K | 2.1% |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | $104K | 0.7% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $98K | 0.7% |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | $57K | 0.4% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $28K | 0.2% |
Product types under HS 8523
| 8523.49 | Optical media: recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 86% |
| 8523.51 | Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 10% |
| 8523.52 | Semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 2.1% |
| 8523.29 | Magnetic media: other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 1.1% |
| 8523.59 | Semiconductor media: other than smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 0.1% |
| 8523.21 | Magnetic media: cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 0.1% |
| 8523.80 | Media n.e.c. in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 0% |
| 8523.41 | Optical media: unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8523.
Average export price per kg
The average declared value was about $224.04 per kg, close to the world average of $190.33.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Imports in the other direction
In 2024, Bahrain imported storage media worth $13.8 million (75 tonnes). Most of the value came from China (26%), Singapore (17%), Taiwan (9%). Among the main suppliers, Malaysia grew fastest (+129% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $3.6M | 26% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $2.3M | 17% |
| Taiwan | $1.2M | 9% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.1M | 8% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $905K | 6.6% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $904K | 6.6% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $618K | 4.5% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $576K | 4.2% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $496K | 3.6% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $319K | 2.3% |
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 8523: Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, excluding products of Chapter 37.
Common questions
What is the value of storage media imported by Bahrain?
$13.8 million in 2024, or 75 tonnes.
Where does Bahrain import storage media from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (26%), Singapore (17%), Taiwan (9%).
What is the average import price per kg?
The average declared import value was about $183.74 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $190.33 per kg.
Does Bahrain export storage media?
Yes, worth $14.3 million in 2024, mainly to Oman, Nigeria, Hong Kong.
What is the HS code for storage media?
HS heading 8523. The six-digit codes under it split the product by type; the full list is on the HS 8523 page.
How can I find the companies behind this trade?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds Bahrain trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships it there.
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