Bahrain Fronteira

Visão geral da economia e do setor

Bahrain is a small island kingdom in the Arabian Gulf with a nominal GDP of approximately $49 billion in 2025, anchored by financial services, aluminium smelting, and residual oil revenues. The country is recognised as the primary banking and Islamic finance hub of the Gulf, hosting hundreds of licensed financial institutions and a growing fintech sector. Non-oil activities contributed roughly 86% of GDP in 2025, reflecting a decades-long diversification drive under the Bahrain Economic Vision 2030. Real GDP growth is estimated at 3.8% for 2025, supported by the non-oil sector expanding at around 4.5% following the ramp-up of the Bapco Modernisation Programme. The Bahrain Bourse lists approximately 36 companies across banking, materials, telecom, real estate, and services sectors, with the exchange's total market capitalisation at roughly BHD 7.6 billion (approximately $20 billion) in early 2025.

Setores-chave

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Macro

PIB nominal, USD	$49.00B
Crescimento do PIB real, anual	2.9%
Inflação anual	-0.1%
População pessoas	1.7M
PIB per capita USD	$29,340
Capitalização de mercado total cotado, USD	$20.10B
Cap. de mercado / PIB	41.0%
Desemprego	6.3%
Empresas listadas	36
Bolsa	Bahrain Bourse (BHB)

Ano dos dados: 2025. Fontes: https://bahrainbourse.com/en/Publications/Bulletins/Annual%20Bulletin/ATB%202026.pdf, https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/profile/BHR, https://www.agbi.com/economy/2026/02/bahrain-economy/, https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/bahrain-gdp/, https://tradingeconomics.com/bahrain/gdp, https://companiesmarketcap.com/bahrain/largest-companies-in-bahrain-by-market-cap/, https://capital.com/en-int/markets/shares/largest-bahrain-companies-by-market-cap, https://www.thearabtoday.com/top-10-listed-companies-in-bahrain-2025-best-performing-bahraini-stocks/, https://www.fccib.net/news/n/news/bahrain-bourse-listed-firms-net-profit-surges-to-23bn-in-2025.html, https://stockanalysis.com/list/bahrain-stock-exchange/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_Bourse, https://www.middleeastbriefing.com/news/bahrain-makes-golden-residency-visa-more-affordable-cuts-property-investment-threshold-by-35-percent/, https://iclg.com/practice-areas/foreign-direct-investment-regimes-laws-and-regulations/bahrain, https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-investment-climate-statements/bahrain, https://bahrainbourse.com/en/Quotes%20and%20Market/Stocks/foreign-ownership, https://www.mofne.gov.bh/media/rmsjxgdo/beq_2025_q3_english.pdf, https://kenyanwallstreet.com/blackrock-shuts-down-ishares-frontier-and-select-em-etf-fm-fund/, https://etfdb.com/etf/FM/, https://www.ceicdata.com/en/bahrain/bahrain-bourse-market-capitalization/market-capitalization-bahrain-bourse-bhb, https://nbbonline.com/news/20457/, https://www.gdnonline.com/Details/1381502/Bahrain-Bourse-listed-firms%E2%80%99-net-profit-surges-to-$23bn-in-2025.

Bolsa local e acesso

Bolsa	Bahrain Bourse
Código	BHB
Site	bahrainbourse.com
Moeda	BHD

Acesso por corretoras locais

As of early 2026, there are no dedicated single-country Bahrain ETFs listed in the US, and both major frontier markets ETFs (iShares FM and Invesco FRN) have been liquidated. Direct access to Bahrain-listed equities requires an account with a broker offering GCC market access; Interactive Brokers provides access to the Bahrain Bourse for international investors. Some Bahrain names such as GFH Financial Group are cross-listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), which may be more accessible. Foreign investors can hold shares on the Bahrain Bourse without ownership caps in most sectors. Settlement is in Bahraini Dinars, which is pegged to the US Dollar at a fixed rate of 1 BHD = 2.659 USD.

Corretoras globais com acesso a mercados estrangeiros

• Interactive Brokers — Direct access to 90+ markets worldwide, including many emerging exchanges.
• Saxo Bank — Multi-market access across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
• Charles Schwab (Global) — Foreign ordinary shares on select markets; US-listed ADRs and ETFs.
• Fidelity International Trading — International stock trading on a number of developed and emerging markets.

Listado apenas por conveniência — não constitui recomendação. Mercados disponíveis, taxas e regras de cadastro variam por corretora e pelo seu país de residência.

Relocalização e residência

Acesso para investidores estrangeiros

Bahrain is one of the most open GCC economies for foreign investment. The 2025 Foreign Direct Investment reforms (Decree-Law No. 38 of 2025) allow 100% foreign ownership across the vast majority of business activities, with only a limited list of sectors requiring 51% Bahraini ownership. Foreign investors can purchase shares on the Bahrain Bourse without general ownership caps; however, individual listed companies may have company-specific foreign ownership limits disclosed on the Bourse's website. Land ownership by non-GCC foreigners is permitted in designated freehold zones. There is no personal income tax, no capital gains tax, and no withholding tax on dividends for investors. The Bahraini Dinar is pegged to the US Dollar, eliminating exchange rate risk for USD-denominated investors.