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India-Bahrain Economic
and Commercial Relations
Key Statistics (three years)
| |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| GDP (US$ billion) |
7.9 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
| Population |
650,604 |
672,123 |
689,418 |
| Per Capita Income (U.S.$) |
12,160 |
12,573 |
Not available |
| Total Imports (FOB-US$ billion) |
4.0 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
| Total Exports (FoB-US$ billion) |
5.6 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
| Key Products imported (2003) |
Machinery & equipments; Chemicals; Transport
Equipment & parts thereof; Base metals &
articles thereof; Foodstuffs including vegetables
and animals & animal products; Mineral products;
Plastics and articles thereof.
|
Top 10 trading partners
| Bahrain’s Non-oil imports
(US$) |
| Japan |
300,216,800 (10.01%) |
| Saudi Arabia |
259,412,200 (8.65%) |
| Australia |
225,647,700 (7.52%) |
| Germany |
193,223,100 (6.44%) |
| U.K. |
151,940,300 (5.06%) |
| U.S.A. |
151,172,900 (5.04%) |
| China |
147,890,600 (4.93%) |
| U.A.E. |
127,641,400 (4.25%) |
| India |
119,941,400 (4.04%) |
| Italy |
91,478,600 (3.05%) |
| Bahrain’s Non-oil exports
(US$) |
| Saudi Arabia |
255,462,800 (26.46%) |
| U.S.A. |
196,496,700 (12.66%) |
| India |
89,597,500 (5.80%) |
| Taiwan |
52,498,200 (3.38%) |
| U.A.E. |
50,825,700 (3.27%) |
| Qatar |
50,384,700 (3.24%) |
| Australia |
39,195,800 (2.52%) |
| Malaysia |
38,448,600 (2.48%) |
| Iran |
36,781,600 (2.37%) |
| Italy |
30,414,700 (1.96%) |
Trade Agreements with India :
(a) Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement
signed in April 1981.
(b) Air Services Agreement signed in April 2000.
(c) Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement signed
during Bahraini Prime Minister’s visit to India
in January 2004.
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Trade statistics with India
(past 5 years)
|
|
US$ (In Millions)
|
| |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
|
(a) Exports from India
|
83.52 |
108.16 |
109.29 |
134.55 |
119.94 |
| (b) Imports
from Bahrain |
103.41 |
62.34 |
78.32 |
52.24 |
89.60 |
| Total |
186.93 |
170.50 |
187.61 |
186.79 |
209.54 |
Broad group of products imported from India
Foodstuff, Textiles, Garments, Electrical appliances,
Engineering Goods, Chemicals & pharmaceuticals,
Construction Materials, sanitary ware, Auto Parts, Truck
Tyres.
Top items of imports from India
| (Rate
of Exchange : BD 1 = US$ 2.67) |
(Amount in Bahraini Dinars)
|
|
Sl.
No
|
Com. Code
|
Commodity
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
|
1
|
02
|
Meat and edible Meat Offal
|
1,294,321
|
1,924,137
|
1,397,695
|
|
2
|
03
|
Fish
|
421,699
|
383,002
|
353,806
|
|
3
|
04
|
Dairy Products
|
301,701
|
371,706
|
454,394
|
|
4
|
07
|
Edible Vegetables
|
3,107,662
|
4,419,163
|
3,104,253
|
|
5
|
08
|
Edible fruits and nuts
|
1,313,121
|
1,644,302
|
1,127,270
|
|
6
|
09
|
Coffee, Tea and Spices
|
1,426,732
|
1,566,398
|
1,322,058
|
|
7
|
10
|
Cereals
|
3,325,993
|
3,445,524
|
2,027,026
|
|
8
|
11
|
Products of the Milling Industry
|
39,743
|
656,482
|
85,350
|
|
9
|
12
|
Oil Seeds etc.
|
493,425
|
694,928
|
96,117
|
|
10
|
15
|
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and waxes
|
133,841
|
171,506
|
90.364
|
|
11
|
16
|
Preparations of meat or fish
|
14,474
|
7,776
|
52,782
|
|
12
|
17
|
Sugar and confectionery
|
29,957
|
51,336
|
140,521
|
|
13
|
19
|
Preparations of Cereals
|
124,132
|
150,071
|
150,472
|
|
14
|
20
|
Preparations of Vegetables, Fruits etc.
|
275,774
|
245,202
|
273,259
|
|
15
|
22
|
Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar
|
494,254
|
622,511
|
427,776
|
|
16
|
24
|
Tobacco and its products
|
8,473
|
29,545
|
109,439
|
|
17
|
25
|
Salt, Sulphur, Stones, Plastering Materials,
Lime and Cement
|
530,758
|
486,255
|
547,219
|
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Sl.
No
|
Com. Code
|
Commodity
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
|
18
|
28
|
Inorganic chemicals
|
120,577
|
183,779
|
193,279
|
|
19
|
29
|
Organic chemicals
|
231,473
|
236,311
|
217,932
|
|
20
|
30
|
Pharmaceutical Products
|
200,982
|
227,690
|
119,651
|
|
21
|
33
|
Essential Oils, Perfumes, Cosmetics & Toilet
preparations
|
597,356
|
829,244
|
837,377
|
|
22
|
34
|
Soap, Washing Preparations etc.
|
85,284
|
153,463
|
126,380
|
|
23
|
36
|
Explosives, Pyrotechnic Products etc.
|
130
|
50,646
|
92,939
|
|
24
|
38
|
Miscellaneous Chemical Products
|
139,233
|
259,318
|
320,588
|
|
25
|
39
|
Plastics and its products
|
834,784
|
975,346
|
699,810
|
|
26
|
40
|
Rubber and its products
|
449,582
|
448,023
|
460,847
|
|
27
|
42
|
Articles of Leather
|
130,783
|
143,797
|
150,861
|
|
28
|
44
|
Wood and its Articles
|
377,151
|
622,592
|
351,256
|
|
29
|
48
|
Paper and its products
|
272,527
|
258,894
|
206,598
|
|
30
|
49
|
Printed materials
|
99,990
|
124,201
|
102,240
|
|
31
|
52
|
Cotton
|
10,520,253
|
10,828,001
|
8,464,697
|
|
32
|
54
|
Manmade filaments
|
1,114,679
|
716,739
|
883,397
|
|
33
|
55
|
Manmade Staple Fibres
|
186,328
|
353,927
|
254,079
|
|
34
|
57
|
Carpets and other textile floor coverings
|
86,441
|
157,728
|
237,583
|
|
35
|
58
|
Special Woven Fabrics, Lave, Tapestries, Trimmings,
Embroidery
|
73,648
|
95,621
|
84,732
|
|
36
|
61
|
Apparels, knitted or crocheted
|
919,751
|
1,124,301
|
986,306
|
|
37
|
62
|
Apparels, not knitted or crocheted
|
1,663,600
|
1,778,398
|
1,985,263
|
|
38
|
63
|
Other made-up articles
|
235,917
|
267,787
|
261,533
|
|
39
|
64
|
Footwear, Gaiters etc.
|
160,999
|
131,231
|
124,756
|
|
40
|
68
|
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,
mica etc.
|
599,386
|
775,714
|
507,744
|
|
41
|
69
|
Ceramic products
|
312,409
|
375,090
|
622,745
|
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Sl.
No
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Com. Code
|
Commodity
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
|
42
|
70
|
Glass and Glass-wares
|
271,331
|
256,731
|
195,680
|
|
43
|
71
|
Pearls, Precious and semi-precious stones, metals,
coins etc.
|
430,336
|
1,371,839
|
575,486
|
|
44
|
72
|
Iron and Steel
|
1,542,954
|
1,651,700
|
1,311,753
|
|
45
|
73
|
Articles of Iron or Steel
|
1,318,225
|
1,359,473
|
1,781,938
|
|
46
|
74
|
Copper and its products
|
84,775
|
148,172
|
109,700
|
|
47
|
76
|
Aluminium and its products
|
176,568
|
2,279,869
|
5,421,331
|
|
48
|
82
|
Tools, Implements, Cutlery etc.
|
194,761
|
174,366
|
168,166
|
|
49
|
83
|
Miscellaneous articles of base-metal
|
223,023
|
323,273
|
315,542
|
|
50
|
84
|
Machinery, Boilers etc.
|
1,593,652
|
1,650,960
|
2,012,348
|
|
51
|
85
|
Electrical and electronic equipments
|
954,498
|
1,136,768
|
1,135,059
|
|
52
|
87
|
Vehicles and Parts
|
328,690
|
587,021
|
579,368
|
|
53
|
90
|
Optical, photo-graphic, Medical or surgical instruments
|
61,306
|
95,112
|
70,462
|
|
54
|
91
|
Clocks and Watches
|
149,829
|
144,994
|
157,507
|
|
55
|
94
|
Furniture, pre-fabri-cated buildings etc.
|
206,532
|
353,116
|
310,869
|
|
56
|
96
|
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
|
115,568
|
147,641
|
205,303
|
|
57
|
97
|
Arts and Antiques
|
27,394
|
12,424
|
138,072
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand total
|
40,930,901
|
50,392,877
|
44,921,888
|
Focus products for promoting Indian exports :
IT related products and services, Automobiles and parts,
Construction Materials, Foodstuffs, Textiles and Fabrics,
Engineering Goods, Electronic and Electrical items,
Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals including Hospital equipments.
Investments/Collaborations with India : Nil
Promotional activities planned over the next 12
months :
- Mission successfully organized a two-day Catalogue
Exhibition of Indian products and services in Bahrain
on 27-28 March 2004 which was inaugurated by Bahrain’s
Minister of Commerce. Nearly 450 Indian companies
had sent their product catalogues and brochures
covering a broad spectrum of the Indian economy
including the tourism industry.
- Mission will continue promoting Indian products
in Bahrain.
- The Mission held a preliminary meeting with leading
Indian businessmen in Bahrain and explored possibilities
of expanding trade between India and Bahrain. Follow-up
meetings are planned to discuss and execute specific
proposals.
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