Bahrain - Foreign trade

Petroleum products drive Bahrain's economy and export market (70%). Aluminum, which is manufactured in government-controlled enterprises, ranks as the country's second-largest export commodity (14%). Other exports include apparel (4.6%), iron (3.5%), and chemicals (2.5%).

In 2000 Bahrain's imports were distributed among the following categories:

Consumer goods	8.4%
Food	8.9%
Fuels	44.8%
Industrial supplies	22.4%
Machinery	10.3%
Transportation	3.6%

Principal trading partners in 2000 (in millions of US dollars) were as follows:

COUNTRY	EXPORTS	IMPORTS	BALANCE
United States	348	186	162
Saudi Arabia	244	2,273	-2,029
Japan	93	168	-75
United Arab Emirates	80	108	-28
Korea	66	74	-8
India	63	95	-32
Netherlands	44	37	7
Italy	38	96	-58
Germany	25	155	-130
China	25	115	-90
United Kingdom	11	167	-156