Manufacturing

Bahrain is home to an established and diverse manufacturing sector, with several proven heavy industries and a growing cluster in light manufacturing. The sector is the second largest contributor to the Kingdom’s non-oil real GDP (behind Financial Services) and employs 10% of the total workforce in the private sector with a Bahrainization rate of 25%. Bahrain hosts two significant factories, one of them is Bapco - the Gulf’s first refinery, and the second is Alba - the world’s largest single-site aluminum smelter outside of China - its recent line 6 expansion contributed to the pronounced growth in Bahrain’s non-oil merchandise exports. The Manufacturing sector is set to grow steadily with the implementation of the Economic Recovery Plan, and the Industrial Sector Strategy (2022-2026), which aims to attract international investment.

This analysis is conducted by Tamkeen’s Business and Sector Intelligence Unit.
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