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Bahrain VAT calculator (10%)

Bahrain VAT has been charged at 10% on most goods and services since 1 January 2022, up from 5% when VAT started on 1 January 2019, and is administered by the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR).

Add or remove Bahrain's 10% VAT in dinars to three decimal places, and recheck older invoices at the 5% rate that applied until 2021. Runs in your browser.

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Bahrain VAT rate (10% from 1 January 2022) and registration thresholds as published by the National Bureau for Revenue. Reviewed 30 October 2026.

The calculator applies the rate you choose. Whether a supply is standard-rated, zero-rated or exempt depends on Bahrain's VAT law for that product or service.

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Inputs

For a zero-rated supply, choose Custom rate below and enter 0.
Used only when the rate is Custom rate below.

Result

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Net amountBHD 100.000
VAT at 10%BHD 10.000
Gross amountBHD 110.000
Rate used10% standard rate

Registration thresholds apply to resident businesses. Non-resident suppliers generally must register whatever their turnover when no one else in the country accounts for the VAT.

A 2026 amendment to the GCC VAT Agreement makes 5% a minimum rate and lets each state set its own. No state had announced a change by 30 October 2026.

GCC VAT rates and registration thresholds (resident businesses)

CountryStandard rateIn force sinceMandatory registrationVoluntary registration
United Arab Emirates5%1 Jan 2018AED 375,000AED 187,500
Saudi Arabia15%1 Jul 2020SAR 375,000SAR 187,500
Bahrain10%1 Jan 2022BHD 37,500BHD 18,750
Oman5%16 Apr 2021OMR 38,500OMR 19,250
Country: Bahrain (BHD)
VAT rate: 10% (standard rate)
Calculation: VAT added to a net amount
Net amount: BHD 100.000
VAT: BHD 10.000
Gross amount: BHD 110.000
Rates in Bahrain: standard 10%
VAT registration (resident businesses): mandatory above BHD 37,500 of taxable supplies in 12 months; voluntary from BHD 18,750.
Rates reviewed 30 Oct 2026.

Examples

Add 10% VAT

BHD 250.000 net: VAT BHD 25.000, total BHD 275.000.

Extract VAT from a total

BHD 110.000 including VAT: net = 110 ÷ 1.1 = BHD 100.000, VAT BHD 10.000. At 10%, the VAT is one eleventh of a VAT-inclusive price.

Three decimal places

BHD 4.750 net: VAT BHD 0.475, total BHD 5.225. Bahraini amounts are written in fils, a thousandth of a dinar.

An invoice from 2021

Supplies before 1 January 2022 were taxed at 5%. BHD 200.000 net at 5% gives VAT BHD 10.000; choose Custom rate and enter 5 to recheck one.

How to use it

  1. Keep the country set to Bahrain, with the standard 10% rate.
  2. Enter the amount in dinars.
  3. Choose Add VAT to work up from a net price, or Remove VAT to work back from a VAT-inclusive total.
  4. Read the net amount, VAT and total to three decimals, then copy, download or print them.

Questions

What is the VAT rate in Bahrain?
10% since 1 January 2022, under Law 33 of 2021, which amended the VAT law. It was 5% from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021.
When does a business have to register for VAT in Bahrain?
When its taxable supplies over 12 months exceed BHD 37,500. It may register voluntarily from BHD 18,750.
Why are amounts shown to three decimals?
The Bahraini dinar is divided into 1,000 fils, so prices, VAT and totals are written to three decimal places and rounded to the fils.
How do I remove 10% VAT from a price?
Divide the price by 1.1 to get the net amount; the VAT is the difference. BHD 55.000 including VAT is BHD 50.000 net plus BHD 5.000 VAT.
Is my data sent anywhere?
No. The calculation runs entirely in your browser and nothing is uploaded.

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