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Bahrain

13. Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment Statistics

Table 2: Key Macroeconomic Data, U.S. FDI in Host Country/Economy

Host Country Statistical Source* USG or International Statistical Source USG or International Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
Economic Data Year Amount Year Amount
Host Country Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ($M USD) 2017 $3,540 2017 $3,543 https://www.cbb.gov.bh/fact-sheet  

https://data.worldbank.org/country/bahrain  

Foreign Direct Investment Host Country Statistical Source* USG or International Statistical Source USG or International Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
U.S. FDI in partner country ($M USD, stock positions) 2017 $3,165 2017 $423 BEA data available at https://www.bea.gov/international/direct-investment-and-multinational-enterprises-comprehensive-data  
Host country’s FDI in the United States ($M USD, stock positions) 2017 $2,573 2017 $281 https://www.selectusa.gov/country-fact-sheet/Bahrain  
http://www.data.gov.bh/en/ResourceCenter  
Total inbound stock of FDI as % host GDP N/A N/A 2017 77.5% UNCTAD data available at https://unctad.org/en/Pages/DIAE/World%20Investment%20Report/Country-Fact-Sheets.aspx  


Table 3: Sources and Destination of FDI

Direct Investment From/in Counterpart Economy Data
From Top Five Sources/To Top Five Destinations (US Dollars, Millions)
Inward Direct Investment Outward Direct Investment
Total Inward $26,574 100% Total Outward $19,233 100%
Kuwait $7,442 28% Kuwait $5,299 28%
Saudi Arabia $6,522 25% India $4,475 23%
Libya $3,348 13% United  States $1,266 7%
United Arab Emirates  $2,282 9% Cayman Islands $1,251 7%
Cayman Islands $1,742 7% Egypt $726 4%
“0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- USD 500,000.


Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment

Portfolio Investment Assets
Top Five Partners (Millions, US Dollars)
Total Equity Securities Total Debt Securities
All Countries $39,501 100% All Countries $8,261 100% All Countries $31,239 100%
UAE $5,502 14% Cayman Islands $2,036 25% UAE $4,936 16%
United States $5,145 13% United States $1,511 18% Turkey $4,072 13%
  Turkey $4,089 10% Saudi Arabia $708 9% United States $3,633 12%
Cayman Islands $3,252 9% UAE $565 7% Not Specified $2,508 8%
Qatar $2,794 7% Qatar $374 5% Qatar $2,420 8%
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