Egypt’s exports to Bahrain hit $ 450.7 million in 2021, compared to $139.3 million in 2020, marking an increase of 223.5 percent.
On the other hand, Egypt’s imports from Bahrain amounted to $466.5 million, compared to $261.7 million, with an increase of 78.2 percent
Trade exchange between Egypt and Bahrain surged 128.7 percent during 2021, to reach $917.2 million, compared to $401 million in 2020, according to a report by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) Monday.
The most important commodity groups exported by Egypt to Bahrain during 2021 were books, newspapers and pictures worth $387.1 million, fruits worth $9.3 million, machinery, appliances and electrical equipment worth $9.1 million, mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation worth $7.3 million, and vegetables and herbs worth $6.2 million.
While the most important commodity groups that Egypt imported from Bahrain during 2021 were metal ores worth $296.4 million, aluminum and its products worth $129.2 million, iron and steel worth $21.8 million, plastics and their products worth $4.1 million, and copper and its products worth $3.7 million.
According to the statistic-body, remittances from Egyptian expatriates in Bahrain decreased 18.5 percent, recording $127.7 million during the fiscal year 2019-2020, compared to $104.1 million during the fiscal year 2020-2021, while the remittances of Bahraini expatriates in Egypt amounted to $1.9 million during the fiscal year 2019-2020. compared to $1.8 million during the fiscal year 2020-2021, marking a hike of 1.2 percent.
Bahraini investments in Egypt amounted to $160.4 million during the fiscal year 2020-2021, compared to $174.6 million during the fiscal year 2019-2020, marking a decrease of 8.2 percent.
The population of Egypt recorded 103.8 million people in 2022, while the population of Bahrain recorded 1.8 million people in 2022, and the number of Egyptians in Bahrain, according to official estimates, reached over 23,000 until the end of 2021.
Source: State Information Service Egypt