Imports as a share of GDP rose 3.06% to 0.674% in Bahrain in 2017, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in Bahrain reached an all time high of 1.20% in 1981 and an all time low of 0.495% in 2009. When compared to Bahrain's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Iran amounted to 0.238%, 0.478% in Kuwait, 0.373% in Qatar and 0.286% in Saudi Arabia in 2017.
Bahrain has been ranked 26th within the group of 163 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 22 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Bahrain | % | 0.871% | 0.795% | 0.718% | 0.654% | 0.673% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 0.234% | 0.215% | 0.193% | 0.208% | 0.238% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 0.360% | 0.369% | 0.414% | 0.399% | 0.356% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 0.702% | 0.678% | 0.590% | 0.547% | 0.556% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 0.267% | 0.315% | 0.449% | 0.485% | 0.466% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 0.201% | 0.187% | 0.171% | 0.162% | 0.176% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 0.297% | 0.310% | 0.366% | 0.418% | 0.386% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 0.308% | 0.338% | 0.378% | 0.307% | 0.293% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 0.488% | 0.443% | 0.456% | 0.399% | 0.311% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | ... | ... | 0.647% | 0.689% | 0.744% | 0.757% | 0.754% | ||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 0.302% | 0.284% | 0.248% | 0.300% | ... | ... | ... |
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