Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Bahrain

Trade balance in Bahrain in 2024 — 8,259,042,553 US$. Ranked 37 in the world out of 171. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2,931%.

2024 8.26B US$ +3.62% vs 2023
World rank 37of 171
Period maximum 11.51B US$2022
Period minimum -587M US$1992

Trend over time

1980–2024 · US$

Trade balance — Bahrain, 1980–2024-5B05B10B15B19801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 272,486,336 US$1981: 385,638,032 US$1982: 444,947,074 US$1983: 139,361,170 US$1984: 103,191,489 US$1985: 435,638,564 US$1986: 424,202,128 US$1987: 507,712,766 US$1988: 660,638,298 US$1989: 425,531,915 US$1990: 886,169,681 US$1991: -490,957,713 US$1992: -587,234,043 US$1993: 163,563,830 US$1994: 401,329,787 US$1995: 673,670,213 US$1996: 714,627,394 US$1997: 607,713,032 US$1998: 44,414,628 US$1999: 1,052,925,532 US$2000: 2,043,882,979 US$2001: 1,812,765,957 US$2002: 1,331,914,894 US$2003: 1,775,797,872 US$2004: 2,166,223,404 US$2005: 3,109,840,426 US$2006: 4,103,191,489 US$2007: 4,688,031,915 US$2008: 4,955,053,191 US$2009: 4,350,797,872 US$2010: 4,783,244,681 US$2011: 7,102,659,574 US$2012: 5,659,840,426 US$2013: 5,771,542,553 US$2014: 5,520,212,766 US$2015: 3,503,457,447 US$2016: 2,830,585,106 US$2017: 3,005,585,106 US$2018: 2,910,372,340 US$2019: 4,356,648,936 US$2020: 1,952,393,617 US$2021: 7,657,180,851 US$2022: 11,513,031,915 US$2023: 7,970,212,766 US$2024: 8,259,042,553 US$
Change over the period: +7.99B (+2,930.99%) Average annual rate: 8.06 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Bahrain 8.26B US$
World computed 863B US$
Middle East & North Africa computed 25.42B US$
Western Asia computed 102B US$
High-income countries computed 621B US$
Trade balance — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 8.26B +289M +3.62%
2023 7.97B −3.54B −30.77%
2022 11.51B +3.86B +50.36%
2021 7.66B +5.7B +292.19%
2020 1.95B −2.4B −55.19%
2019 4.36B +1.45B +49.69%
2018 2.91B −95.21M −3.17%
2017 3.01B +175M +6.18%
2016 2.83B −673M −19.21%
2015 3.5B −2.02B −36.53%
2014 5.52B −251M −4.35%
2013 5.77B +112M +1.97%
2012 5.66B −1.44B −20.31%
2011 7.1B +2.32B +48.49%
2010 4.78B +432M +9.94%
2009 4.35B −604M −12.19%
2008 4.96B +267M +5.7%
2007 4.69B +585M +14.25%
2006 4.1B +993M +31.94%
2005 3.11B +944M +43.56%
2004 2.17B +390M +21.99%
2003 1.78B +444M +33.33%
2002 1.33B −481M −26.53%
2001 1.81B −231M −11.31%
2000 2.04B +991M +94.11%
1999 1.05B +1.01B +2,270.67%
1998 44.41M −563M −92.69%
1997 608M −107M −14.96%
1996 715M +40.96M +6.08%
1995 674M +272M +67.86%
1994 401M +238M +145.37%
1993 164M +751M +127.85%
1992 -587M −96.28M −19.61%
1991 -491M −1.38B −155.4%
1990 886M +461M +108.25%
1989 426M −235M −35.59%
1988 661M +153M +30.12%
1987 508M +83.51M +19.69%
1986 424M −11.44M −2.63%
1985 436M +332M +322.17%
1984 103M −36.17M −25.95%
1983 139M −306M −68.68%
1982 445M +59.31M +15.38%
1981 386M +113M +41.53%
1980 272M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

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