Bahrain: Trade openness
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| Bahrain |
Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 157.48 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2024 |
| Average | 152.24 |
| Min - Max | 113.00 - 220.87 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 157.48 percent, an increase from 157.45 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 90.58 percent, based on data from 166 countries. Historically, the average for Bahrain from 1980 to 2024 is 152.24 percent. The minimum value, 113 percent, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 220.87 percent was recorded in 1981.
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| Recent values | Bahrain: Trade openness |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 157.48 |
| 2023 | 157.45 |
| 2022 | 167.14 |
| 2021 | 153.80 |
| 2020 | 135.46 |
| 2019 | 135.42 |
| 2018 | 144.08 |
| 2017 | 136.43 |
Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 123.40 | 2024 | percent |
| Trade openness | 157.48 | 2024 | percent |
| Financial openness | 2.290 | 2022 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 87.49 | 2024 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 41.30 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | 1.90 | 2024 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 69.99 | 2024 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 33.04 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 5.72 | 2024 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 2.70 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Current account, percent of GDP | 4.83 | 2024 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | 2.28 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | 17.49 | 2024 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | 8.26 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 5.27 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | -494.68 | 2024 | million USD |