Two-way investment brief
Australia–Bahrain
Bahrain direct investment in Australia
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Total Bahrain investment in Australia
A$18 m
Australian direct investment in Bahrain
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Total Australian investment in Bahrain
A$31 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Bahrain in Australia
- Australia in Bahrain
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Bahrain → Australia
- Australia → Bahrain
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Bahrain trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$2.5 bn
Goods exports to Bahrain, 2025
A$2.2 bn
Goods imports from Bahrain, 2025
A$313 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Bahrain
- Imports from Bahrain
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Bahrain
- Imports from Bahrain
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Bahrain’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 2.9% | 3.1% | −0.5% | 4.5% | 2.8% |
| Inflation | 0.9% | −0.1% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Current account, % GDP | 4.8% | 5.9% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 3.9% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −11.0% | −13.0% | −10.6% | −9.1% | −8.6% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 133.7% | 147.6% | 152.4% | 154.5% | 157.3% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Bahrain
- —
- New Australian FDI in Bahrain
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Bahrain globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $275 m · 71st
- FDI inflows, 2024
- $2.7 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $49.0 bn
- Region · income
- Middle East & North Africa · High income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.