Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) was 3.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Bahrain, 1999–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Bahrain is 3.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 75.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Bahrain peaked at 10.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
That places Bahrain 101st out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.7% | — |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -32.0% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +150.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -45.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -42.3% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +75.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 3.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 2.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 3.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 89% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +150.2% | 3.1% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 3 |
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 tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Bahrain?
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Bahrain was 3.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products?
- Bahrain ranks 101st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead.