Customs and other import duties in Bahrain
Bahrain: Customs and other import duties was 87.9% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Customs and other import duties in Bahrain, 1990–2013
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 87.9% for customs and other import duties in 2013.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 143.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Bahrain peaked at 88.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2004.
Bahrain ranks 1st of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.1% | — |
| 1991 | 46.3% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 47.8% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 45.1% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 41.1% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 45.6% | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 48.1% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 47.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 85.1% | +210.7% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 84.3% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.3% | 41.1% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 27.4% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 83.5% | 88.8% | 4 |
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- Arms imports 848.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 533.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 188.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 848.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 871.15 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0293 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Bahrain?
- Customs and other import duties in Bahrain was 87.9% in 2013, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2004.
- How does Bahrain rank for customs and other import duties?
- Bahrain ranks 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2013.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.