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Trade openness — Bahrain

Trade openness in Bahrain in 2024 — 157.48%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 172. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 53.02 pp.

2024 157.48% +0.03 pp vs 2023
World rank 14of 172
Period maximum 220.87%1981
Period minimum 113%1998

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Bahrain, 1980–202410015020025019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 210.5%1981: 220.87%1982: 198.55%1983: 166.77%1984: 167.39%1985: 168.51%1986: 161.4%1987: 166.89%1988: 152%1989: 163.82%1990: 184.83%1991: 158.87%1992: 159.29%1993: 144.76%1994: 136.47%1995: 134.09%1996: 144.33%1997: 130.67%1998: 113%1999: 124.74%2000: 135.81%2001: 127.03%2002: 131.13%2003: 128.09%2004: 140.74%2005: 148.31%2006: 147.1%2007: 137.79%2008: 145.88%2009: 117.96%2010: 115.56%2011: 167.53%2012: 178.82%2013: 184.59%2014: 168.58%2015: 147.92%2016: 132.82%2017: 136.43%2018: 144.08%2019: 135.42%2020: 135.46%2021: 153.8%2022: 167.14%2023: 157.45%2024: 157.48%
Change over the period: −53.02 pp Annual average: -1.2 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Bahrain 157.48%
World 56.72%
Middle East & North Africa 61.06%
Western Asia computed 64.3%
High-income countries computed 59.77%
Trade openness — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 157.48 +0.03 pp
2023 157.45 −9.69 pp
2022 167.14 +13.34 pp
2021 153.8 +18.34 pp
2020 135.46 +0.04 pp
2019 135.42 −8.66 pp
2018 144.08 +7.65 pp
2017 136.43 +3.61 pp
2016 132.82 −15.09 pp
2015 147.92 −20.66 pp
2014 168.58 −16.01 pp
2013 184.59 +5.77 pp
2012 178.82 +11.29 pp
2011 167.53 +51.97 pp
2010 115.56 −2.4 pp
2009 117.96 −27.92 pp
2008 145.88 +8.1 pp
2007 137.79 −9.32 pp
2006 147.1 −1.21 pp
2005 148.31 +7.58 pp
2004 140.74 +12.65 pp
2003 128.09 −3.04 pp
2002 131.13 +4.11 pp
2001 127.03 −8.78 pp
2000 135.81 +11.07 pp
1999 124.74 +11.73 pp
1998 113 −17.67 pp
1997 130.67 −13.66 pp
1996 144.33 +10.25 pp
1995 134.09 −2.39 pp
1994 136.47 −8.29 pp
1993 144.76 −14.53 pp
1992 159.29 +0.42 pp
1991 158.87 −25.96 pp
1990 184.83 +21.01 pp
1989 163.82 +11.82 pp
1988 152 −14.89 pp
1987 166.89 +5.49 pp
1986 161.4 −7.11 pp
1985 168.51 +1.13 pp
1984 167.39 +0.61 pp
1983 166.77 −31.77 pp
1982 198.55 −22.32 pp
1981 220.87 +10.37 pp
1980 210.5 —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CY Cyprus 190.4 BH Bahrain 157.48 AM Armenia 150.06 OM Oman 114.85 GE Georgia 103.46 KW Kuwait 93.99 AZ Azerbaijan 82.57 LB Lebanon 82.23 IQ Iraq 77.14 PS Palestine 74.59 SA Saudi Arabia 56.4 TR Türkiye 54.6 IL Israel 54.38
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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — the standard indicator of the trade openness of an economy. Values above 100% are not an anomaly: they mean that trade turnover exceeds annual GDP, which is typical of trading hubs and of small economies built into supply chains.

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

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