Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Bahrain
Bahrain: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple was 4.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Bahrain, 1999–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Bahrain is 4.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Bahrain peaked at 7.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2014.
Bahrain ranks 127th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.9% | — |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -35.9% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +1.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 4.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 4.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.0%, 79% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -35.9% | 7.9% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 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, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Bahrain?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Bahrain was 4.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2014.
- How does Bahrain rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Bahrain ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. 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. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.