Bahrain - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Bahrain was 21.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 62.49 in 1974, while its lowest value was 7.10 in 2010.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1974 62.49
1975 54.57
1976 44.36
1977 46.85
1979 52.21
1980 58.31
1981 61.37
1982 49.73
1983 44.66
1984 48.78
1985 48.78
1986 44.73
1987 50.16
1988 45.88
1989 45.47
1990 53.32
1991 42.86
1992 41.15
1993 37.27
1994 40.59
1995 45.53
1996 47.89
1997 47.97
1998 29.34
1999 29.52
2000 9.22
2001 10.82
2002 11.38
2003 11.18
2004 10.52
2005 8.17
2006 9.28
2007 9.35
2008 9.36
2009 10.66
2010 7.10
2011 50.78
2012 14.43
2013 57.52
2014 49.91
2015 38.47
2016 34.97
2017 20.81
2018 19.19
2019 18.13
2020 21.31

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Bahrain was 12,683,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,980,000,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 168,000,000 in 1965.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 180,000,000
1961 186,000,000
1962 201,000,000
1963 186,000,000
1964 180,000,000
1965 168,000,000
1966 176,000,000
1967 206,000,000
1968 193,000,000
1969 209,000,000
1970 247,000,000
1971 312,000,000
1972 376,000,000
1973 512,000,000
1974 1,127,000,000
1975 1,189,000,000
1976 1,668,000,000
1977 2,029,000,000
1978 2,045,000,000
1979 2,480,000,000
1980 3,483,000,000
1981 4,124,000,000
1982 3,614,000,000
1983 3,262,000,000
1984 3,480,000,000
1985 3,107,000,000
1986 2,405,000,000
1987 2,714,000,000
1988 2,593,000,000
1989 3,134,000,000
1990 3,712,000,000
1991 4,115,000,000
1992 4,263,000,000
1993 3,857,000,000
1994 3,761,000,000
1995 3,715,000,000
1996 4,272,000,000
1997 4,026,000,000
1998 3,566,000,000
1999 3,698,000,000
2000 4,633,000,000
2001 4,306,000,000
2002 5,013,000,000
2003 5,657,000,000
2004 7,385,000,000
2005 9,393,000,000
2006 10,515,000,000
2007 11,488,000,000
2008 14,980,000,000
2009 10,100,000,000
2010 12,260,000,000
2011 12,730,000,000
2012 10,891,000,000
2013 9,997,000,000
2014 12,216,000,000
2015 12,408,000,000
2016 11,579,000,000
2017 13,145,000,000
2018 14,871,000,000
2019 13,256,000,000
2020 12,683,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Bahrain was 74.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 95.36 in 1981, while its lowest value was 35.01 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1973 87.80
1974 91.21
1975 92.19
1976 92.69
1977 92.24
1978 93.59
1979 94.42
1980 93.64
1981 95.36
1982 94.34
1983 93.30
1984 93.49
1985 93.49
1986 91.10
1987 92.05
1988 87.81
1989 86.88
1990 86.84
1991 87.53
1992 86.38
1993 82.95
1994 86.28
1995 85.17
1996 86.66
1997 89.38
1998 84.86
1999 87.84
2000 41.99
2001 48.74
2002 51.58
2003 49.40
2004 44.95
2005 41.80
2006 35.01
2007 38.38
2008 40.32
2009 40.34
2010 36.72
2011 74.97
2012 49.68
2013 82.07
2014 79.03
2015 75.14
2016 73.11
2017 67.80
2018 65.37
2019 64.11
2020 74.36

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Bahrain was 25.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 35.52 in 2019, while its lowest value was 2.12 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1973 11.53
1974 7.64
1975 7.08
1976 6.69
1977 7.13
1978 5.68
1979 4.89
1980 3.07
1981 2.12
1982 2.42
1983 2.78
1984 2.93
1985 2.93
1986 5.71
1987 5.13
1988 6.44
1989 5.69
1990 4.73
1991 5.34
1992 6.26
1993 8.02
1994 12.08
1995 12.17
1996 10.91
1997 8.62
1998 14.78
1999 11.77
2000 13.37
2001 14.96
2002 14.66
2003 13.70
2004 12.89
2005 13.41
2006 10.28
2007 10.69
2008 16.84
2009 16.44
2010 26.48
2011 24.52
2012 26.03
2013 17.19
2014 20.29
2015 24.01
2016 23.89
2017 32.00
2018 34.06
2019 35.52
2020 25.25

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Bahrain was 4.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 17.52 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.72 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1973 4.53
1974 3.06
1975 3.69
1976 2.73
1977 3.83
1978 1.94
1979 1.73
1980 0.76
1981 0.72
1982 0.80
1983 0.91
1984 0.83
1985 0.83
1986 1.59
1987 1.54
1988 2.32
1989 1.54
1990 1.33
1991 1.75
1992 1.76
1993 2.42
1994 4.28
1995 4.23
1996 3.47
1997 2.68
1998 5.37
1999 3.57
2000 4.91
2001 5.83
2002 6.02
2003 5.78
2004 5.44
2005 6.19
2006 5.43
2007 6.09
2008 8.19
2009 9.10
2010 9.36
2011 11.22
2012 12.80
2013 9.58
2014 11.02
2015 13.52
2016 13.52
2017 17.12
2018 17.52
2019 16.07
2020 4.09

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Bahrain was 2.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 3.29 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1973 0.03
1974 0.01
1975 0.00
1976 0.01
1977 0.03
1978 0.08
1979 0.04
1986 0.17
1987 0.11
1988 0.25
1991 0.12
1993 0.01
1994 0.62
1995 0.59
1996 0.40
1997 0.37
1998 0.52
1999 0.36
2000 0.85
2001 0.39
2002 0.55
2003 0.64
2004 0.71
2005 0.62
2006 0.46
2007 0.55
2008 2.12
2009 0.81
2010 1.40
2011 1.62
2012 1.43
2013 1.14
2014 1.40
2015 1.59
2016 1.77
2017 2.56
2018 3.29
2019 2.79
2020 2.93

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Bahrain was 7.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 11.70 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.08 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1973 0.12
1974 0.11
1975 0.26
1976 0.17
1977 0.30
1978 0.15
1979 0.19
1980 0.09
1981 0.08
1982 0.16
1983 0.15
1984 0.26
1985 0.26
1986 0.48
1987 0.42
1988 0.52
1989 0.96
1990 0.97
1991 0.41
1992 0.82
1993 1.11
1994 1.74
1995 2.03
1996 1.92
1997 1.68
1998 2.75
1999 2.77
2000 2.38
2001 2.44
2002 1.90
2003 1.93
2004 1.90
2005 2.42
2006 1.38
2007 0.83
2008 2.58
2009 2.53
2010 11.70
2011 7.55
2012 5.32
2013 2.24
2014 2.62
2015 3.08
2016 2.64
2017 4.06
2018 5.24
2019 7.76
2020 7.23

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Bahrain was 1.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 2.50 in 1973, while its lowest value was 0.25 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1973 2.50
1974 1.36
1975 1.00
1976 0.62
1977 0.59
1978 0.93
1979 1.46
1980 0.32
1981 0.25
1982 0.29
1983 0.38
1984 0.37
1985 0.37
1986 1.03
1987 1.10
1988 1.14
1989 0.51
1990 0.43
1991 1.37
1992 1.45
1993 2.13
1994 1.95
1995 1.68
1996 1.64
1997 1.24
1998 1.87
1999 1.39
2000 1.69
2001 2.23
2002 1.99
2003 1.46
2004 0.98
2005 1.08
2006 0.88
2007 0.79
2008 0.82
2009 0.88
2010 0.85
2011 0.56
2012 0.87
2013 0.72
2014 0.95
2015 1.13
2016 1.24
2017 1.58
2018 1.43
2019 1.61
2020 1.87

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Bahrain was 8.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 8.47 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.06 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1973 3.77
1974 2.75
1975 1.71
1976 2.98
1977 2.16
1978 2.44
1979 1.33
1980 1.88
1981 1.06
1982 1.15
1983 1.32
1984 1.46
1985 1.46
1986 2.42
1987 1.96
1988 2.18
1989 2.65
1990 1.88
1991 1.65
1992 1.87
1993 1.82
1994 3.26
1995 3.41
1996 3.24
1997 2.49
1998 3.76
1999 3.34
2000 3.30
2001 3.79
2002 3.70
2003 3.44
2004 3.50
2005 2.84
2006 1.97
2007 2.24
2008 2.77
2009 2.91
2010 2.82
2011 2.95
2012 5.06
2013 2.78
2014 3.26
2015 3.94
2016 4.22
2017 5.85
2018 5.99
2019 6.59
2020 8.47

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Bahrain was 0.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 1.04 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1973 0.59
1974 0.36
1975 0.41
1976 0.18
1977 0.21
1978 0.14
1979 0.14
1980 0.02
1981 0.01
1982 0.02
1983 0.02
1984 0.02
1985 0.02
1986 0.02
1987 0.00
1988 0.03
1989 0.02
1990 0.11
1991 0.03
1992 0.36
1993 0.53
1994 0.24
1995 0.24
1996 0.25
1997 0.16
1998 0.50
1999 0.33
2000 0.25
2001 0.28
2002 0.50
2003 0.46
2004 0.35
2005 0.25
2006 0.16
2007 0.18
2008 0.36
2009 0.22
2010 0.35
2011 0.62
2012 0.55
2013 0.73
2014 1.04
2015 0.76
2016 0.50
2017 0.83
2018 0.60
2019 0.69
2020 0.66

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Bahrain was 0.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 54.71 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.21 in 2017.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1973 0.67
1974 1.15
1975 0.73
1976 0.62
1977 0.63
1978 0.73
1979 0.68
1980 3.29
1981 2.52
1982 3.25
1983 3.92
1984 3.58
1985 3.58
1986 3.19
1987 2.82
1988 5.76
1989 7.43
1990 8.43
1991 7.14
1992 7.37
1993 9.03
1994 1.64
1995 2.66
1996 2.43
1997 2.00
1998 0.36
1999 0.39
2000 44.64
2001 36.31
2002 33.76
2003 36.90
2004 42.16
2005 44.79
2006 54.71
2007 50.94
2008 42.84
2009 43.22
2010 36.80
2011 0.51
2012 24.29
2013 0.74
2014 0.68
2015 0.84
2016 2.99
2017 0.21
2018 0.57
2019 0.37
2020 0.39

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Bahrain was $8,269,122,000 as of 2020. Over the past 47 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $20,132,150,000 in 2014 and $509,410,000 in 1973.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1973 $509,410,000
1974 $1,131,650,000
1975 $1,197,960,000
1976 $1,664,050,000
1977 $2,031,720,000
1978 $2,043,890,000
1979 $2,485,010,000
1980 $3,483,790,000
1981 $4,124,010,000
1982 $3,614,130,000
1983 $3,341,980,000
1984 $3,523,580,000
1985 $3,150,798,000
1986 $2,405,074,000
1987 $2,713,587,000
1988 $2,662,383,000
1989 $3,133,635,000
1990 $3,711,138,000
1991 $4,236,502,000
1992 $4,556,049,000
1993 $4,315,680,000
1994 $3,761,757,000
1995 $3,715,698,000
1996 $4,092,564,000
1997 $4,238,120,000
1998 $3,469,658,000
1999 $3,428,918,000
2000 $4,656,012,000
2001 $4,317,616,000
2002 $5,035,406,000
2003 $5,683,729,000
2004 $6,615,806,000
2005 $9,377,878,000
2006 $9,002,247,000
2007 $11,572,260,000
2008 $18,470,020,000
2009 $12,028,630,000
2010 $16,045,590,000
2011 $17,689,170,000
2012 $14,297,670,000
2013 $18,665,630,000
2014 $20,132,150,000
2015 $16,449,660,000
2016 $14,804,140,000
2017 $13,156,730,000
2018 $14,868,960,000
2019 $12,378,850,000
2020 $8,269,122,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports