Tariff rate across all products in Bahrain

Bahrain: Tariff rate across all products was 3.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.7%
Change on year
up 75.1%
World rank
101st
of 184 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 1999
All-time low
2.0%
in 2020
Years of data
24
1999–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Bahrain, 1999–2022

2468101999201020221999: 10.7 %2000: 10.4 %2001: 8.5 %2002: 5.8 %2003: 5.8 %2004: 5.8 %2005: 5.1 %2006: 5 %2007: 4.5 %2008: 4.2 %2009: 4.6 %2010: 5.2 %2011: 3.1 %2012: 3.1 %2013: 3.8 %2014: 2.9 %2015: 3.3 %2016: 3.1 %2017: 7.8 %2018: 4.3 %2019: 3.5 %2020: 2 %2021: 2.1 %2022: 3.7 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 3.7% for tariff rate across all products in 2022.

That represents a change of up 75.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Bahrain peaked at 10.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.

Bahrain ranks 101st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Tariff rate across all products in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Tariff rate across all products in Bahrain, 1999 to 2022.
Year % Change
1999 10.7%
2000 10.4% -3.4%
2001 8.5% -17.9%
2002 5.8% -32.0%
2003 5.8% -0.5%
2004 5.8% +0.2%
2005 5.1% -10.9%
2006 5.0% -3.5%
2007 4.5% -9.7%
2008 4.2% -5.6%
2009 4.6% +9.0%
2010 5.2% +11.7%
2011 3.1% -38.8%
2012 3.1% +0.0%
2013 3.8% +19.4%
2014 2.9% -22.1%
2015 3.3% +12.6%
2016 3.1% -5.2%
2017 7.8% +150.2%
2018 4.3% -45.3%
2019 3.5% -18.2%
2020 2.0% -42.3%
2021 2.1% +3.5%
2022 3.7% +75.1%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 3.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 2.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 3.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 89% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Tariff rate across all products in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +150.2% 3.1% 7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.7% 10.7% 10.7% 1
2000s 6.0% 4.2% 10.4% 10
2010s 4.0% 2.9% 7.8% 10
2020s 2.6% 2.0% 3.7% 3

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 98 Dominican Republic 4.0% compare
  2. 99 Qatar 3.7% compare
  3. 100 Thailand 3.7% compare
  4. 102 Armenia 3.6% compare
  5. 103 Namibia 3.6% compare
  6. 103 Papua New Guinea 3.6% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Bahrain?
Tariff rate across all products in Bahrain was 3.7% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1999.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
How does Bahrain rank for tariff rate across all products?
Bahrain ranks 101st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tariff rate across all products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.