# Bahrain exports to Saudi Arabia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Bahrain to Saudi Arabia, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/BHR-SAU/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Bahrain reported $1.8B in goods exports to Saudi Arabia. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $1.8B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 82.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 6 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 39 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.6 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 58.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271012 | Not reported | $10.5B | 79.4% | High attention |
| 2 | 760120 | Aluminium: unwrought, alloys | $236.7M | 51.1% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 730810 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections | $185.3M | 36.7% | High attention |
| 4 | 720711 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness | $329.9M | 45% | High attention |
| 5 | 040630 | Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | $264.7M | 48.5% | Stable |
| 6 | 720310 | Ferrous products: obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | $886.9M | 58.2% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | $834.9M | 87.5% | Critical attention |
| 8 | 760612 | Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square) | $138.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $918.9M | 37.5% | Stable |
| 10 | 760511 | Aluminium: (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | $137.7M | 76.4% | Critical attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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