Trade in services (% of GDP) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 64.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Bahrain, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 64.7% for trade in services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Bahrain peaked at 64.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2011.
That places Bahrain 25th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 30.5% | — |
| 1976 | 28.1% | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 27.8% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 31.1% | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 25.2% | -19.0% |
| 1980 | 23.1% | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 24.6% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 31.3% | +27.1% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | -34.8% |
| 1984 | 30.8% | +51.1% |
| 1985 | 33.7% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 31.4% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 36.0% | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 34.0% | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 31.1% | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 17.3% | -44.3% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 20.9% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +50.3% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +165.2% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 64.7% | +3.8% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 64.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.3%, 2.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 64.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.9%, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +165.2% | 17.0% | 45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.5% | 25.2% | 31.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 20.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 17.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 19.2% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 17.0% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 54.9% | 64.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 22 Lebanon 72.5% compare
- 23 Turks and Caicos Islands 68.1% compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 66.5% compare
- 26 Estonia 59.3% compare
- 27 Kosovo 57.1% compare
- 27 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 57.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Bahrain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.81 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0127 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 389.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5659 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 284.15 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Bahrain?
- Trade in services in Bahrain was 64.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2011.
- How does Bahrain rank for trade in services?
- Bahrain ranks 25th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.