Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Bahrain

Imports (% of GDP) in Bahrain in 2024 — 69.99%. Ranked 34 in the world out of 172. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 31.36 pp.

2024 69.99% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 34of 172
Period maximum 105.54%1981
Period minimum 48.86%2010

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Bahrain, 1980–202440608010012019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 101.35%1981: 105.54%1982: 93.91%1983: 81.75%1984: 82.53%1985: 79.01%1986: 74.59%1987: 76.87%1988: 68.15%1989: 77.07%1990: 83.2%1991: 84.11%1992: 85.08%1993: 71%1994: 65.07%1995: 61.98%1996: 67.02%1997: 61.13%1998: 56.18%1999: 55.37%2000: 56.63%2001: 53.42%2002: 58.63%2003: 56.03%2004: 62.13%2005: 64.42%2006: 62.47%2007: 58.11%2008: 63.31%2009: 49.5%2010: 48.86%2011: 71.89%2012: 80.56%2013: 83.76%2014: 76.35%2015: 68.57%2016: 62.23%2017: 64.18%2018: 68.36%2019: 62.32%2020: 65.01%2021: 67.53%2022: 71.18%2023: 70.1%2024: 69.99%
Change over the period: −31.36 pp Annual average: -0.71 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahrain

Bahrain 69.99%
World 28.11%
Western Asia computed 30.86%
High-income countries computed 29.44%
Imports (% of GDP) — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 69.99 −0.1 pp
2023 70.1 −1.08 pp
2022 71.18 +3.65 pp
2021 67.53 +2.52 pp
2020 65.01 +2.68 pp
2019 62.32 −6.04 pp
2018 68.36 +4.18 pp
2017 64.18 +1.94 pp
2016 62.23 −6.34 pp
2015 68.57 −7.78 pp
2014 76.35 −7.41 pp
2013 83.76 +3.2 pp
2012 80.56 +8.67 pp
2011 71.89 +23.03 pp
2010 48.86 −0.64 pp
2009 49.5 −13.81 pp
2008 63.31 +5.2 pp
2007 58.11 −4.36 pp
2006 62.47 −1.95 pp
2005 64.42 +2.29 pp
2004 62.13 +6.1 pp
2003 56.03 −2.6 pp
2002 58.63 +5.21 pp
2001 53.42 −3.21 pp
2000 56.63 +1.25 pp
1999 55.37 −0.81 pp
1998 56.18 −4.94 pp
1997 61.13 −5.89 pp
1996 67.02 +5.04 pp
1995 61.98 −3.09 pp
1994 65.07 −5.93 pp
1993 71 −14.08 pp
1992 85.08 +0.97 pp
1991 84.11 +0.91 pp
1990 83.2 +6.13 pp
1989 77.07 +8.91 pp
1988 68.15 −8.71 pp
1987 76.87 +2.28 pp
1986 74.59 −4.42 pp
1985 79.01 −3.52 pp
1984 82.53 +0.79 pp
1983 81.75 −12.16 pp
1982 93.91 −11.64 pp
1981 105.54 +4.19 pp
1980 101.35

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.