Global rank
#47
Bahrain • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free49 · 25%
Visa on arrival30 · 15%
eTA7 · 4%
Visa required113 · 57%
Bloc
GCC
6
Union Members
World reach
43%
About the Bahrain passport
Ranked #47 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Bahrain passport offers more travel freedom than 77% of passports worldwide. Bahrain citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Bahrain citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Bahrain is 0%, with capital gains taxed at 0%. The country operates a zero tax regime, with no income tax liability for residents. For expatriates, the absence of income tax makes Bahrain one of the more tax-efficient jurisdictions globally.
Bahrain is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council, granting facilitated movement and residency rights across 6 Gulf states.
Where Bahrain passport holders can travel
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBotswanaBruneiBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCayman IslandsChinaComorosCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEthiopiaGeorgiaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasHong KongIndonesiaIranIraqJordanKazakhstanKenyaKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMauritiusMicronesiaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNepalNew ZealandNicaraguaOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePhilippinesQatarRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSouth KoreaSri LankaSurinameSyriaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUzbekistanVanuatuYemenZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuineaGuyanaHungaryIcelandIndiaIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanKiribatiLatviaLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMyanmarNamibiaNauruNetherlandsNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaint LuciaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTurkmenistanUgandaUnited StatesUruguayVatican CityVenezuelaVietnam
How Bahrain compares regionally
Among GCC member states, the Bahrain passport ranks 5th of 6 by mobility. The average passport rank across GCC member states is #38.