Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 8.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Bahrain, 1970–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, food exports in Bahrain stood at 8.7%.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 271.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Bahrain peaked at 8.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.
That places Bahrain 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.2% | — |
| 1971 | 3.5% | -32.7% |
| 1972 | 3.9% | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 4.2% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -51.1% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | -26.3% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | +154.1% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | +177.9% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -85.3% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | +48.5% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -47.7% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +21.5% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +81.9% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +21.2% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +136.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -88.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +436.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +66.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -46.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +53.3% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +51.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -40.7% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +112.2% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +3.8% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 8.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 77% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 8.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +436.0% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 8.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.0% | 5.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 3.5% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More private sector data for Bahrain
- Merchandise trade 87.6% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 57.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 16.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 12.97 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 16,531 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5403 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Bahrain?
- Food exports in Bahrain was 8.7% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
- How does Bahrain rank for food exports?
- Bahrain ranks 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.