Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahrain
Bahrain: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 74.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahrain, 1974–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 74.9% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahrain peaked at 89.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 1997.
That places Bahrain 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 87.0% | — |
| 1975 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 84.1% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 83.7% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 83.0% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 80.7% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 82.9% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 79.5% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 73.0% | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 87.8% | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 81.9% | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 71.0% | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 66.7% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 78.5% | +21.8% |
| 1995 | 75.0% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 76.9% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 62.7% | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 65.7% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 64.8% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 77.7% | +19.9% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 70.9% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | -0.5% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 74.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 93% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 74.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.1%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.7% | 83.7% | 87.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 79.4% | 73.0% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 62.7% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 75.6% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 71.0% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 70.9% | 75.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 70 Greece 75.4% compare
- 71 Belize 75.3% compare
- 72 Costa Rica 75.3% compare
- 74 Chad 74.7% compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 74.6% compare
- 76 Madagascar 74.5% 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahrain?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bahrain was 74.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 1997.
- How does Bahrain rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Bahrain ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.