THE Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) has released its October 2025 Foreign Trade report, which encompasses data on trade balance, imports, national origin exports and re-exports.
As per the report, the total value of non-oil exports (national origin) was BD317 million during October 2025, compared to BD316m for the same month in 2024. The top 10 countries in exports accounted for 73 per cent of the exports value.
Saudi Arabia ranked first among countries for non-oil exports with BD77m (24pc). The UAE was second with BD36m (11.4pc), and the United States of America was third with BD35m (11pc).
Unwrought aluminium alloys were recorded as the top products exported in October with BD93m (29pc), followed by agglomerated iron ores and concentrates alloyed with a value of BD42m (13pc) and aluminium wire not alloyed with BD22m (7pc).
The total value of non-oil re-exports is BD75m during October, compared to BD75m for the same month in 2024. The top 10 countries in re-exports accounted for 80pc of the re-exported value. The UAE ranked first with BD31m (41pc), followed by Saudi Arabia with BD13m (17pc) and Hong Kong with BD6m (8pc).
As per the report, four wheel drive was the top product re-exported from Bahrain with a value of BD9m (12pc), followed by gold ingots with BD7m (9pc), and wristwatches precious metal came third with BD5m (7pc).
The value of non-oil imports increased by 12pc, reaching BD520m in October in comparison with BD463m for the same month in 2024. The top 10 countries for imports recorded 69pc of the total value of imports.
According to the report, China ranked first for imports to Bahrain, with a total of BD73m (14pc), followed by the UAE with BD65m (13pc) and Australia with BD41m (8pc).
Non-agglomerated iron ores and concentrates were recorded as the top product imported to Bahrain with a total value of BD52m (10pc), followed by other aluminium oxide with BD39m (8pc) and parts for aircraft engines being the third with BD38m (7pc).
As for the trade balance, which represents the difference between exports and imports, the deficit recorded BD128m in October 2025 compared to a deficit of BD72m in October 2024.
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