Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) 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 (% of tax revenue) 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% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 87.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 125.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 87.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.8%, 11.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +210.7% | 27.4% | 85.1% |
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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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.