International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Bahrain
Bahrain: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 1.72 billion current US$ in 2019. β Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Bahrain, 1995β2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.72 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 321.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Bahrain peaked at 4.34 billion current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 109.00 million current US$, in 1996.
Bahrain ranks 46th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 141.40 million current US$ | 109.00 million current US$ | 212.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 387.20 million current US$ | 224.00 million current US$ | 503.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 billion current US$ | 506.00 million current US$ | 4.34 billion current US$ | 10 |
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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)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.46 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Bahrain?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Bahrain was 1.72 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.34 billion current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.00 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Bahrain rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Bahrain ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 321.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.