The Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) has released its August 2026 foreign trade report, which covers data on the trade balance, imports, national origin exports and re-exports.
As per the report, the value of non-oil imports fell 16 per cent to BD409 million in August 2026, compared with BD489 million in the same month last year. The top 10 countries for imports accounted for 68 per cent of the total value of imports.
According to the report, China ranked first for imports to Bahrain, with a total of BD72 million (18 per cent), followed by the United Arab Emirates with BD44 million (11 per cent) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with BD42 million (10 per cent).
Other aluminium oxide was the top product imported to Bahrain with a total value of BD28 million (7 per cent), followed by turbo-jets of a thrust with BD15 million (4 per cent) and private cars in third place with BD14 million (3 per cent).
On the other hand, the total value of non-oil exports (national origin) fell 56 per cent to BD153 million in August 2026, compared with BD350 million in the same month last year. The top 10 countries in exports (national origin) accounted for 78 per cent of the exports (national origin) value.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked first among countries for the non-oil exports (national origin) with BD50 million (33 per cent). The United States of America was second with BD19 million (12.4 per cent) and the United Arab Emirates was third with BD18 million (11.8 per cent).
Unwrought aluminium alloys were the top product exported in August 2026 with BD42 million (27 per cent), followed by alloyed aluminium wire with a value of BD16 million (10 per cent) and non-alloyed aluminium wire with BD13 million (8 per cent).
The total value of non-oil re-exports fell 28 per cent to BD46 million in August 2026, compared with BD64 million in the same month last year. The top 10 countries in re-exports accounted for 84 per cent of the re-exported value. The United Arab Emirates ranked first with BD16 million (35 per cent), followed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with BD8 million (18 per cent) and the United States of America with BD4 million (9 per cent).
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As per the report, gold ingots were the top product re-exported from Bahrain with a value of BD8 million (17 per cent), followed by turbo-propellers of a power with BD3.8 million (8.3 per cent), and other parts of aeroplanes in third place with BD3.7 million (8.02 per cent).
As for the trade balance, which represents the difference between exports and imports, the trade deficit was BD210 million in August 2026, compared with a deficit of BD75 million in August last year.
Note: For more details, please visit the foreign trade page on the Bahrain Open Data Portal (www.data.gov.bh).
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