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Bahrain — Trade & Compliance

Bahrain's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

3
trade agreements
3
cargo treaties
4.86%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupHigh income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Bahrain beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Saudi Arabia16.1%
  2. 2United Arab Emirates9.4%
  3. 3USA6.5%
  4. 4South Africa5.6%
  5. 5India4.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1Saudi Arabia14.6%
  2. 2China13.4%
  3. 3Australia7.9%
  4. 4United Arab Emirates6.9%
  5. 5Brazil6.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Aluminium28.3%
  2. 2Mineral fuels & oils28.1%
  3. 3Ores, slag, ash9.8%
  4. 4Machinery & mechanical appliances4.8%
  5. 5Iron & steel3.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Vehicles8.9%
  2. 2Inorganic chemicals8.4%
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances8.2%
  4. 4Ships & boats8.2%
  5. 5Ores, slag, ash8.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Zambia+1.74pp
  2. 2Qatar+1.56pp
  3. 3Zimbabwe+1.51pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1Japan−3.65pp
  2. 2Oman−2.96pp
  3. 3USA−2.39pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils+6.20pp
  2. 2Vehicles+1.36pp
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances+1.08pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Iron & steel−4.79pp
  2. 2Aluminium−3.33pp
  3. 3Inorganic chemicals−1.92pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

United States - Bahrain2006
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)2003
CUGoods
Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA)1998
FTAGoods
World Bank DTA · 3 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1976176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
    Party · 201399 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 3 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
BHD
Bahraini Dinar
ISO numeric 0483 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
4.86%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Sheep and Goat Meat
28.7K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
2.8M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 44 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
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