# Bahrain to Malaysia HS 850440 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for electrical static converters. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 55/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.3B
- Buyer market growth: +13.2%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 57.6%

## What the signal means

The signal points to a newly observed exporter-to-buyer relationship in the available reporting. It is a prompt for market research, not a forecast, order, or guarantee of commercial access. Compare demand, suppliers, access, and route history together before acting.

## Market opportunity

- Latest buyer imports: $1.3B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $1.6B
- Supplier countries observed: 98
- Average buyer imports: $541.9M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.3B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +8.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +13.2%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 57.6%
- Market concentration: 3,525
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 57.6%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 6,015 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 17.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $11.4K
- GDP per-person growth: +12.9%
- Population: 32,776k
- GDP: $372.7B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.7%
- Savings rate: 32.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $554.8 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Bahrain to Malaysia route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 850440 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $30.7M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $26.8M | -12.6% |
| 1997 | $37.7M | +40.4% |
| 1998 | $26.5M | -29.8% |
| 1999 | $62.0M | +134.5% |
| 2000 | $58.2M | -6.2% |
| 2001 | $70.7M | +21.5% |
| 2002 | $44.4M | -37.2% |
| 2003 | $56.6M | +27.4% |
| 2004 | $90.4M | +59.7% |
| 2005 | $125.4M | +38.8% |
| 2006 | $149.4M | +19.1% |
| 2007 | $144.9M | -3.0% |
| 2008 | $121.0M | -16.5% |
| 2009 | $137.5M | +13.7% |
| 2010 | $151.8M | +10.4% |
| 2011 | $187.2M | +23.3% |
| 2012 | $222.7M | +19.0% |
| 2013 | $344.2M | +54.6% |
| 2014 | $82.8M | -75.9% |
| 2015 | $44.0M | -46.9% |
| 2016 | $145.7M | +231.2% |
| 2017 | $160.1M | +9.9% |
| 2018 | $90.8M | -43.3% |
| 2019 | $162.3M | +78.7% |
| 2020 | $626.7M | +286.2% |
| 2021 | $220.9M | -64.7% |
| 2022 | $189.3M | -14.3% |
| 2023 | $229.9M | +21.4% |
| 2024 | $143.1M | -37.8% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Bahrain to SGP | HS 854232 | New corridor | $11.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhr-sgp-854232) |
| Bahrain to Taiwan | HS 271111 | New corridor | $10.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhr-twn-271111) |
| Bahrain to Germany | HS 870360 | New corridor | $7.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhr-deu-870360) |
| Bahrain to Germany | HS 870380 | New corridor | $7.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhr-deu-870380) |
| Bahrain to Taiwan | HS 270112 | New corridor | $6.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhr-twn-270112) |
| Bahrain to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 999999 | New corridor | $6.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhr-usa-999999) |
| Bahrain to Germany | HS 870340 | New corridor | $4.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhr-deu-870340) |
| Bahrain to Germany | HS 854129 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bhr-deu-854129) |

## Frequently asked questions

### What does a new corridor signal mean?

It identifies an exporter, buyer market, and HS6 combination included in the available new-corridor signal set for 2024. It is a research prompt, not a guarantee of demand or sales.

### Is the market opportunity reported trade?

Reported buyer imports and exporter share are observations. Any projection or share-gap measure is calculated from the available data and should not be treated as an order or forecast.

### What should exporters check next?

Validate product fit, buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, competition, and the depth of product-level history before pursuing the route.

## Method

The signal is a calculated research indicator based on available reported trade observations. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-09-02). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.