US trade (export - import) with Bahrain in 2015
Published or Updated: Feb 17, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Bahrain in 2015: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Bahrain
In 2015, US trade with Bahrain totaled $2,224.5 million, up 7.75% ($160.0 million) from 2014.
US exports to Bahrain in 2015 totaled $1,274.1 million, up 20.22% ($214.3 million) from 2014.
US imports from Bahrain in 2015 were $950.5 million, down 5.41% ($54.3 million) from 2014.
US trade surplus with Bahrain in 2015 was $323.6 million, a 489.11% increase ($268.6 million) over 2014.
Bahrain was the US 73rd largest trading partner in 2015 (up from 84th in 2014), accounting for 0.0584% of US total trade (up from 0.0512% in 2014).
Bahrain was the US 71st largest export market in 2015 (up from 80th in 2014), accounting for 0.0847% of US total exports (up from 0.0654% in 2014).
Bahrain was the US 77th largest supplier in 2015 (up from 78th in 2014), accounting for 0.0412% of US total imports (down from 0.0417% in 2014).
US Exports to Bahrain
The major share of US exports to Bahrain in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 50.16% of US total exports to Bahrain (58.02% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.41% of US total exports to Bahrain (5.52% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.62% of US total exports to Bahrain (7.05% in 2014);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.95% of US total exports to Bahrain (1.58% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.42% of US total exports to Bahrain (1.93% in 2014);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.37% of US total exports to Bahrain (1.57% in 2014).
The largest gains in US exports to Bahrain in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $127.6 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $72.2 million;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $44.3 million;
- Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 93) - an increase of $28.4 million;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $27.9 million;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $8.1 million;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $5.7 million;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $5.5 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Bahrain in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - a decrease of $73.4 million;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $21.3 million;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $4.8 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2014 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2015 over 2014 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 224.9 | 0.02 | 489.4 | -54.05 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 11,481.0 | 0.90 | 11,866.5 | -3.25 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 252.4 | 0.02 | 157.3 | 60.49 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 4,108.2 | 0.32 | 25,416.5 | -83.84 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 36.7 | 0.00 | 104.1 | -64.74 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 14.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 809.6 | 0.06 | 732.9 | 10.46 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 5,583.6 | 0.44 | 5,434.7 | 2.74 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 492.3 | 0.04 | 325.7 | 51.12 |
| 10 | Cereals | 572.3 | 0.04 | 554.3 | 3.24 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 107.3 | 0.01 | 542.6 | -80.23 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 632.9 | 0.05 | 850.4 | -25.57 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.9 | -100.00 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 226.1 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 581.3 | 0.05 | 443.3 | 31.14 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 229.7 | 0.02 | 247.8 | -7.32 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 986.1 | 0.08 | 919.2 | 7.28 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,534.8 | 0.12 | 864.5 | 77.53 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 4,239.4 | 0.33 | 3,668.8 | 15.55 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 6,044.2 | 0.47 | 4,410.0 | 37.06 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 18,214.1 | 1.43 | 15,265.2 | 19.32 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,024.2 | 0.16 | 1,619.7 | 24.98 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 668.2 | 0.05 | 560.7 | 19.18 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 29.0 | 0.00 | 11.0 | 164.43 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 2,633.5 | 0.21 | 2,714.3 | -2.98 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,459.0 | 0.19 | 2,560.1 | -3.95 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 45,261.9 | 3.55 | 985.9 | 4,490.82 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,682.1 | 0.13 | 1,368.6 | 22.90 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,341.1 | 0.34 | 5,632.1 | -22.92 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 55.8 | 0.00 | 75.7 | -26.32 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,245.9 | 0.18 | 4,514.6 | -50.25 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 4,222.7 | 0.33 | 2,831.0 | 49.16 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 3,527.0 | 0.28 | 3,999.8 | -11.82 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 559.7 | 0.04 | 420.7 | 33.03 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 5,670.9 | 0.45 | 177.7 | 3,090.98 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 10.0 | 0.00 | 3.3 | 202.27 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 8,258.4 | 0.65 | 6,856.9 | 20.44 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 28,116.0 | 2.21 | 28,614.2 | -1.74 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3,195.4 | 0.25 | 3,047.4 | 4.86 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 63.1 | 0.00 | 169.1 | -62.67 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 998.4 | 0.08 | 783.5 | 27.44 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 38.5 | 0.00 | 46.4 | -16.85 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3,127.0 | 0.25 | 3,086.1 | 1.33 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 9.1 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 1,049.1 | 0.08 | 506.1 | 107.31 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,161.0 | 0.25 | 2,306.2 | 37.06 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,167.4 | 0.25 | 3,761.0 | -15.78 |
| 50 | Silk | 33.2 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 454.87 |
| 52 | Cotton | 3,733.7 | 0.29 | 1,223.1 | 205.26 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 10.1 | 0.00 | 18.3 | -45.08 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 68.3 | 0.01 | 105.7 | -35.37 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 168.3 | 0.01 | 54.1 | 211.42 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 198.5 | 0.02 | 278.8 | -28.80 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 1,094.3 | 0.09 | 1,520.4 | -28.03 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 210.6 | 0.02 | 211.7 | -0.53 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 462.7 | 0.04 | 533.3 | -13.24 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 176.5 | 0.01 | 49.3 | 257.76 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,488.6 | 0.12 | 2,852.5 | -47.81 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 7,416.6 | 0.58 | 5,749.3 | 29.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 664.5 | 0.05 | 1,431.5 | -53.58 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,165.9 | 0.09 | 2,030.0 | -42.56 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 197.7 | 0.02 | 186.9 | 5.80 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 12.1 | 0.00 | 265.7 | -95.44 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 291.9 | 0.02 | 161.2 | 81.09 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 639.4 | 0.05 | 1,611.0 | -60.31 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 736.3 | 0.06 | 1,654.0 | -55.48 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,025.7 | 0.08 | 1,921.1 | -46.61 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 24,842.6 | 1.95 | 16,764.3 | 48.19 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 326.9 | 0.03 | 285.7 | 14.44 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 11,221.9 | 0.88 | 11,778.1 | -4.72 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,366.1 | 0.11 | 1,382.6 | -1.19 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 340.0 | 0.03 | 410.9 | -17.25 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,929.7 | 0.15 | 807.2 | 139.05 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 7.8 | 0.00 | 24.0 | -67.54 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 2.9 | 0.00 | 8.1 | -63.88 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 13.6 | 0.00 | 49.0 | -72.33 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 69.8 | 0.01 | 27.7 | 151.68 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,172.5 | 0.09 | 2,038.7 | -42.49 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,651.8 | 0.13 | 3,639.0 | -54.61 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 207,633.4 | 16.30 | 135,464.5 | 53.28 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 74,746.5 | 5.87 | 46,822.7 | 59.64 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 272.2 | 0.02 | 21.0 | 1,197.53 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 277,120.1 | 21.75 | 280,847.1 | -1.33 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 38,109.7 | 2.99 | 111,542.1 | -65.83 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 8,511.0 | 0.67 | 2,789.2 | 205.13 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 32,652.4 | 2.56 | 37,432.7 | -12.77 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 321.9 | 0.03 | 470.3 | -31.56 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 118.2 | 0.01 | 164.4 | -28.11 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 30,209.6 | 2.37 | 1,773.5 | 1,603.43 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 9,479.7 | 0.74 | 13,102.8 | -27.65 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 3,640.3 | 0.29 | 3,786.8 | -3.87 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 447.8 | 0.04 | 250.4 | 78.86 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 913.4 | 0.07 | 267.4 | 241.56 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 344,416.3 | 27.03 | 216,769.8 | 58.89 |
US Imports from Bahrain
The major share of US imports from Bahrain in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 31.92% of US total imports from Bahrain (26.48% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 23.24% of US total imports from Bahrain (24.28% in 2014);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 22.75% of US total imports from Bahrain (21.63% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 13.55% of US total imports from Bahrain (16.99% in 2014);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.53% of US total imports from Bahrain (2.49% in 2014).
The largest gains in US imports from Bahrain in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $40.0 million;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $7.6 million;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $5.9 million;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $4.2 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Bahrain in 2015 over the 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $42.0 million;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $31.6 million;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $10.5 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $10.0 million;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $7.2 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3.5 million;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3.3 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2014 USD thousand) |
Change in 2015 over 2014 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 28.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 90.7 | 0.01 | 237.8 | -61.88 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 733.4 | 0.08 | 1,509.6 | -51.42 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.7 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.4 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 128,810.3 | 13.55 | 170,766.7 | -24.57 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 4,193.6 | 0.44 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 46,227.1 | 4.86 | 49,555.6 | -6.72 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 128,403.4 | 13.51 | 159,973.4 | -19.73 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 31.6 | 0.00 | 24.1 | 31.29 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 6.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 6.1 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 42,008.0 | 4.42 | 34,415.4 | 22.06 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1.2 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 3.1 | 0.00 | 6.8 | -54.54 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.6 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 7.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 114.0 | 0.01 | 11.7 | 873.95 |
| 52 | Cotton | 433.1 | 0.05 | 787.2 | -44.99 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 790.2 | 0.08 | 1,089.1 | -27.44 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 37.0 | 0.00 | 0.8 | 4,625.80 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 30,064.6 | 3.16 | 29,262.3 | 2.74 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 101,290.3 | 10.66 | 108,526.9 | -6.67 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 83,553.3 | 8.79 | 77,638.0 | 7.62 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 43.1 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 160.8 | 0.02 | 108.0 | 48.92 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 275.2 | 0.03 | 163.4 | 68.43 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 14,564.9 | 1.53 | 25,070.6 | -41.90 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,096.7 | 0.22 | 4,894.0 | -57.16 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 215.3 | 0.02 | 64.9 | 231.50 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.2 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 301,098.2 | 31.68 | 261,122.6 | 15.31 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.4 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,415.4 | 0.46 | 7,903.6 | -44.13 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 108.4 | 0.01 | 131.6 | -17.59 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 255.1 | 0.03 | 915.7 | -72.14 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 100.0 | 0.01 | 144.2 | -30.68 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 532.4 | 0.06 | 400.4 | 32.96 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 9.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 9.0 | 0.00 | 161.3 | -94.45 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 51.8 | -100.00 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 5.3 | 0.00 | 101.2 | -94.72 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 59,770.5 | 6.29 | 69,752.5 | -14.31 |