Bahrain: Trade openness

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 Bahrain

Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP

 Latest value 157.83
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1980 - 2023
 Average 152.08
 Min - Max 113.00 - 220.87
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 157.83 percent, a decline from 166.35 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 95.00 percent, based on data from 154 countries. Historically, the average for Bahrain from 1980 to 2023 is 152.08 percent. The minimum value, 113 percent, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 220.87 percent was recorded in 1981. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Bahrain - Trade openness - Recent values chart

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Bahrain - Trade openness - historical chart - 1980-2023




Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 111.53 2021 percent
 Trade openness 157.83 2023 percent
 Financial openness 2.299 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 87.56 2023 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 40.35 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 29.47 2021 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 70.19 2021 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 32.38 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 15.83 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 6.84 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 6,119.41 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 5.86 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars 2.70 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 19.49 2021 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 7.97 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 5.12 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.00 2023 percent
 Remittances 0.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -1,604.26 2023 million USD
 Foreign exchange reserves 1.24 11/2024 billion
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