International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Bahrain
Bahrain: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 673.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Bahrain, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 673.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
The figure is down 81.7% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Bahrain peaked at 4.25 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 247.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Bahrain ranks 81st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 247.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 263.00 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 311.00 million current US$ | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 366.00 million current US$ | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 518.00 million current US$ | +41.5% |
| 2000 | 573.00 million current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 630.00 million current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 740.00 million current US$ | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 720.00 million current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 864.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 920.00 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.05 billion current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 1.10 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.17 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.12 billion current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.36 billion current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 1.03 billion current US$ | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.18 billion current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 1.21 billion current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.71 billion current US$ | +123.9% |
| 2016 | 3.85 billion current US$ | +42.2% |
| 2017 | 4.25 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 3.69 billion current US$ | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 3.68 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 673.00 million current US$ | -81.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 673.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.53 billion current US$, 44% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 673.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 762.50 million current US$, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +123.9% | 1.21 billion current US$ | 2.71 billion current US$ |
| 2020 | -81.7% | 3.68 billion current US$ | 673.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 341.00 million current US$ | 247.00 million current US$ | 518.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 888.40 million current US$ | 573.00 million current US$ | 1.17 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 billion current US$ | 1.03 billion current US$ | 4.25 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 673.00 million current US$ | 673.00 million current US$ | 673.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Bahrain?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Bahrain was 673.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.25 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 247.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Bahrain rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Bahrain ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.