International tourism, receipts in Bahrain
Bahrain: International tourism, receipts was 2.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Bahrain, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Bahrain is 2.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 78.0% on the previous year and down 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Bahrain peaked at 16.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2020.
That places Bahrain 122nd out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.4% | — |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | +35.9% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +31.4% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -36.4% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +84.7% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +53.4% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -78.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 11.0% | 15.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 9.1% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 5.5% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 119 Honduras 3.0% compare
- 120 Luxembourg 3.0% compare
- 121 South Africa 2.9% compare
- 123 Pakistan 2.8% compare
- 124 India 2.8% compare
- 125 Uzbekistan 2.7% compare
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, receipts in Bahrain?
- International tourism, receipts in Bahrain was 2.8% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Bahrain ranks 122nd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.