Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bahrain
Bahrain: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 5.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bahrain, 1999–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bahrain stood at 5.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bahrain peaked at 7.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2014.
Bahrain ranks 171st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.4% | — |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -37.9% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 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)
- 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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bahrain?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bahrain was 5.5% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2014.
- How does Bahrain rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Bahrain ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).