Bahrain is the 104th largest export economy in the world. In 2017, Bahrain exported $5.58B and imported $7.13B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $1.55B. In 2017 the GDP of Bahrain was $35.3B and its GDP per capita was $47.5k.

The top exports of Bahrain are Refined Petroleum ($2.1B), Raw Aluminium ($1.03B), Aluminium Wire ($286M), Aluminium Plating ($273M) and Iron Ore ($187M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Cars ($775M), Iron Ore ($328M), Gas Turbines ($321M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($152M) and Rolled Tobacco ($133M).

The top export destinations of Bahrain are the United States ($923M), South Africa ($389M), South Korea ($371M), Japan ($353M) and India ($337M). The top import origins are China ($898M), Japan ($666M), the United Kingdom ($631M), Germany ($505M) and India ($476M).

Bahrain is an island and borders Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia by sea.