What is the value of US trade with Bahrain?
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The US imported $2.13 billion in goods and services from Bahrain and exported $1.8 billion to Bahrain in 2025. That means that the US imported $329 million more from Bahrain than we exported to it. Benefits of trade can include higher wages and job growth, a wider variety of products available at lower prices, increased productivity, and more efficient resource allocation.
$2.13B
Value of imports from Bahrain to the US (2025)
$1.8B
Value of exports from the US to Bahrain (2025)
Exports are goods and services the US sells to other countries. Imports are goods and services the US buys from other countries. Combining the value of imports and exports shows us how much trade happens between the US and other countries.
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) provides data for 71 of the US' trading partners (though not necessarily the top 71 trading partners). The partners they track accounted for 94% of total trade with the US in 2025.
How high is Bahrain ranked as a US trade partner?
BEA data ranks Bahrain as the US’ 65th top trading partner: In 2025, the US traded $3.92 billion in goods and services with Bahrain. Countries with similar trade values include Slovenia ($4B) and Bulgaria ($3.89B).
In 2025, the US traded $3.92 billion in goods and services with Bahrain.
Total trade value (imports + exports) with the US (2025), by select countries
Another way to look at international trade is through trade balance. A nation that imports more than it exports, has a trade deficit. One that exports more than it imports has a trade surplus. Neither is inherently good or bad; trade balance is just a metric that shows the relationship between imports and exports.
What is the trade balance with Bahrain?
The US has had a trade deficit with Bahrain every year from 2024 through 2025. The 2025 deficit was $329 million, an increase from 2024's deficit of $51 million.
The trade deficit with Bahrain increased to $329M in 2025.
Annual trade balance with Bahrain, not adjusted for inflation
What does the US import from Bahrain?
In 2025, 59.3% of imports from Bahrain to the US were goods. The largest category was industrial supplies and materials (items used up in the production process, like oil, chemicals, and plastic), accounting for $1.12 billion. The top three imports were industrial supplies and materials, consumer goods, and other merchandise. These categories accounted for $1.25 billion of total imports.
The other 40.7% were services, with government goods and services being the largest service category. Government goods and services accounted for $533 million.
Industrial supplies and materials made up 52.6% of US imports from Bahrain in 2025.
US imports from Bahrain by category (2025)
What does the US export to Bahrain?
In 2025, more US exports to Bahrain were goods — 71%. The largest export was other merchandise, which accounted for a value of $436 million. The top three exports were other merchandise, capital goods (tools used for the production process, like machinery and equipment), and industrial supplies and materials. These categories accounted for $958 million of exports to Bahrain.
The other 29% were services, with financial services being the largest service category. Financial services (services normally provided by banks and other financial institutions) accounted for $157 million.
Other merchandise made up 24.3% of US exports to Bahrain in 2025.
US exports to Bahrain by category (2025)
Value of imports and exports, by category (2025)
| 1. | Industrial supplies and materials | $1.12 billion |
| 2. | Government goods and services | $533 million |
| 3. | Business services | $164 million |
| 4. | Consumer goods | $70 million |
| 5. | Telecommunications and information services | $66 million |
| 6. | Other merchandise | $60 million |
| 7. | Travel | $43 million |
| 8. | Financial services | $40 million |
| 9. | Transport | $12 million |
| 10. | Capital goods | $7 million |
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