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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · BAHRAIN

What Bahrain Trades

In 2023, Bahrain sold about $12.4B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $15.4B in return. Its biggest customer was Saudi Arabia ($2.9B, 23% of exports); its biggest supplier, China ($2.1B). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$12.4B
GOODS IMPORTED$15.4B
TOP PARTNERSaudi Arabia

Where Bahrain sends its goods

Bahrain’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

1Saudi Arabia23.5%$2.9B
3United States8.4%$1.0B
4Netherlands4.4%$540M
6India3.1%$388M
7Oman3.1%$380M
8Turkiye3.0%$369M
9Kuwait2.5%$315M
10Algeria2.4%$298M
11Italy2.1%$255M
12Korea, Rep.1.9%$239M
13Spain1.7%$209M
14Morocco1.5%$191M
15Malaysia1.5%$190M
16Singapore1.3%$159M
17Libya1.2%$154M
18Germany1.2%$150M
19Brazil1.1%$137M
20Japan1.1%$134M
21Thailand1.1%$132M
22South Africa1.0%$125M
23Australia1.0%$125M
24Mexico0.9%$115M
25France0.9%$108M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports. 98.0% of exports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Where Bahrain buys its goods

Bahrain’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1China14.0%$2.1B
3Brazil9.1%$1.4B
4Australia8.2%$1.3B
5Saudi Arabia6.4%$976M
6United States6.3%$973M
7India4.8%$744M
8Japan4.5%$686M
9Germany3.4%$527M
10Italy2.6%$405M
11France2.6%$404M
12United Kingdom2.5%$379M
13Switzerland2.3%$359M
14Canada1.5%$233M
15Turkiye1.4%$214M
16Spain1.3%$205M
17Thailand1.3%$204M
18Kuwait1.2%$184M
19Korea, Rep.1.0%$160M
20Chile1.0%$154M
21Poland1.0%$151M
22Oman0.9%$137M
23Viet Nam0.8%$124M
24Netherlands0.8%$124M
25Egypt, Arab Rep.0.7%$113M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 98.8% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep.