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General profile: Bahrain

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
1.607 Millions
0.376 BHD/US$
45 488 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 785 km²
..
3.00 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-2.2 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
10 242
14 971
16 540
(e) 24 278
Merchandise imports
9 393
(e) 12 260
12 408
15 610
Merchandise trade balance
849
(e) 2 711
4 133
(e) 8 669
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
1 %1 %27 %27 %31 %31 %35 %35 %5 %5 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
4 0053 7971 8019889494 0053 7971 801988949
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
3 155
4 233
9 113
17 025
Services imports
1 416
1 905
6 592
12 374
Services trade balance
1 739
2 328
2 520
4 651
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
21.6
18.9
8.8
14.1
Travel
29.2
32.2
17.3
31.8
Other services
45.8
44.5
69.6
52.8
TRADE INDICES
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13413817613786104102928010098104939175638874701231281531361001021051019510011010910911710896120108108
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
15 969
25 713
31 051
45 488
GDP per capita, current US$
17 123
21 194
22 670
28 305
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
6.77
4.34
2.49
3.00
Current account balance, % of GDP
9.23
2.99
-2.42
5.02
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.376
0.376
0.376
0.376
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
43.117.022.988.971.643.117.022.988.971.6
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.6 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
1 048.67
155.85
64.89
2 477.93
FDI outflows
1 135.37
334.04
3 190.96
275.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
..
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
2 4787 2261 9511 7791 0211 5011 6541 426243651 5193 7291 545981562572 6389122 9151 04986551721780364FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
19.48
18.61
10.79
18.16
Balance, % of imports
30.23
36.54
15.03
24.99
Normalized balance
0.131
0.154
0.070
0.111
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
163163175162143144151143139154176192186128120118146138147148
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 90%Urban 90%Rural 10%Rural 10%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.009 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
380
613
601
221
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
367 589
379 817
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.11
0.25
4.02
-
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
2.09
2.81
4.61
-
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025