Australia is Bahrain’s top import partner

TDT | Manama

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Australia ranked first for imports to Bahrain, with a total of BD92 million (19%), followed by China with BD74 million (15%) and the United Arab Emirates with 37 million (7%).

This was based on a January 2025 Foreign Trade report released by the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA), which encompasses data on Trade Balance, Imports, national origin Exports and Re-exports.

As per the report, the value of non-oil imports has decreased by 7% reaching to BD496 million in January 2025 in comparison with BD535 million for same month in 2024. The top 10 countries for imports recorded 72% of the total value of imports.

Other Aluminum Oxide recorded as the top product imported to Bahrain with a total value of BD86 million (17%), followed by Non-Agglomerated Iron Ores and Concentrates with BD28 million (6%) and Private Cars being the third with BD21 million (4%).

Non-oil exports

On the other hand, the total value of non-oil exports (National Origin) increased slightly by 0.3% to reach BD351 million during January 2025, compared to BD350 million for same month in 2024.

The top 10 countries in exports (National Origin) accounted for 74% of the exports (National Origin) value.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked first among countries for then non-oil exports (National Origin) with BD79 million (23%). The UAE was second with BD42 million (12%) and Qatar was third with BD40 million (11%).