Bahrain exports BD1.121 billion worth of products of national origins during Q4 2022

Bahrain exports BD1.121 billion worth of products of national origins during Q4 2022

The Information &eGovernment Authority (iGA) released its foreign trade report of Fourth quarter 2022, containing data on the balance of trade, imports, exports (national origin) and re-exports.

The value of imports increased by 0.3%, reaching to BD1.410 billion during Fourth quarter 2022 compared to BD1.406 billion for the same quarter of the previous year.

The top 10 countries accounted for 69% of the value of imports, while the remaining countries accounting for 31%.

China ranked first when it came to imports with a total value of BD183 million, United Arab Emirates was the second with BD133 million, and Brazil was the third with BD131 million.

Non-agglomerated iron ores and concentrates emerged as the top product imported into Bahrain with a total value of BD153 million, while Aluminum oxide was second with BD97 million, and gold ingots third with BD47 million.

The value of exports of national origin decreased by 6% reaching to BD1.121 billion during Fourth quarter 2022, compared with BD1.192 billion for the same quarter of the previous year.

The top 10 countries in terms of the value of exports of national origin accounted for 73% of the total value, while the remaining countries accounting for 27%.

Saudi Arabia ranked first among countries receiving Bahraini exports