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Where does Bahrain get its iron ore? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Bahrain imported $1.5 billion of iron ore (13 million tonnes), 0.9% of the world total. Brazil sold 74% of the total, followed by Chile (17%) and Canada (9%). Bahrain was the world’s 8th-largest importer of iron ore.

Summary

Value
$1.5billion
Tonnes
13million tonnes
Share of world total
0.9%
World rank
8th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 7 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Brazil1.1Tonnes: 9,829,012USD per tonne: $11774.1%Sea
Chile0.27Tonnes: 2,162,562USD per tonne: $12317.2%Sea
Canada0.13Tonnes: 1,018,502USD per tonne: $1328.7%Sea
Oman< 0.01Tonnes: 312USD per tonne: $930%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $1,4660%Sea
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $7360%Sea
Guinea< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,0200%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Brazil was its main source throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Brazil 1.1
  • Chile 0.27
  • Canada 0.13
  • Oman < 0.01
  • China < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Brazil0.041.1
Chile00.27
Canada00.13
Oman0< 0.01
China0< 0.01

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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