Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 21.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Bahrain, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 21.1% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Bahrain peaked at 41.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2011.
That places Bahrain 101st out of 153 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.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.0% | — |
| 1991 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | +195.4% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | -53.0% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -81.6% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +63.9% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -71.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +335.6% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +31.8% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +58.1% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +42.4% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | -8.8% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 21.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 40% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 21.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.3%, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +335.6% | 1.7% | 7.4% |
| 1996 | +195.4% | 14.1% | 41.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 14.1% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 3.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 1.7% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 21.1% | 30.0% | 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)
- 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 medium and high-tech exports in Bahrain?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Bahrain was 21.1% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
- How does Bahrain rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Bahrain ranks 101st out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.