Bahrain VAT Calculator
Add 10% VAT to a price in Bahraini dinars, or find how much VAT is inside a total.
How your Bahrain VAT is worked out
Add VAT: amount × 1.10. Remove VAT: total × 10 ÷ 110.
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Work out the VAT
BHD 1,000.000 × 10%
= BHD 100.000 - 2
Add it on
BHD 1,000.000 + BHD 100.000
= BHD 1,100.000 - 3
Your VAT return
BHD 100.000 − BHD 0.000
= BHD 100.000 to pay
Read more: the formula, a worked example, what's zero-rated or exempt, and registration
The formula
Add VAT: total = price × 1.1
VAT = price × 10 ÷ 100
Remove VAT: VAT = total × 10 ÷ 110 (total ÷ 11)
price before VAT = total ÷ 1.1
From the VAT: price = VAT × 10, total = VAT × 11
VAT return: output VAT − input VAT = to pay (or back)
Zero-rated and exempt items add nothing to the VAT. Each line is rounded to the nearest fils (BHD 0.001), and the invoice totals add up the rounded lines.
Worked example
BHD 1,000 plus 10% VAT is BHD 1,000 × 10 ÷ 100 = BHD 100.000 of VAT, so the total is BHD 1,000 + BHD 100 = BHD 1,100.000. To take the VAT out of BHD 1,100, work out 1,100 × 10 ÷ 110 = BHD 100.000, leaving BHD 1,000.000. A common mistake is to take 10% of BHD 1,100, which gives BHD 110.000 instead of the correct BHD 100.000.
If this is your only sale in the period and you paid no VAT on purchases, your VAT return shows BHD 100.000 − BHD 0.000 = BHD 100.000 to pay.
Quantity, discount, rounding and mixed invoices
VAT is charged on the price after any discount shown on the invoice. 3 items at BHD 100 with a 10% discount come to BHD 300 × 0.9 = BHD 270, so VAT is BHD 27.000 and the total BHD 297.000. An invoice with BHD 200 of standard-rated goods, BHD 100 of zero-rated items and BHD 50 of exempt items carries VAT of BHD 20.000 only (10% of BHD 200), for a total of BHD 370.000. Taking the VAT out of BHD 100 gives 100 ÷ 1.1 = 90.90909…, which rounds to BHD 90.909, so the VAT is BHD 9.091.
Standard, zero-rated and exempt (Bahrain)
| Treatment | VAT | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 10% | Most goods and services |
| Zero-rated | 0% | Some supplies set out in Bahrain's VAT rules; VAT on related costs can usually be reclaimed |
| Exempt | none | Some supplies set out in Bahrain's VAT rules; VAT on related costs usually can't be reclaimed |
Which goods and services are zero-rated or exempt is set by Bahrain's VAT rules; check with the NBR for your own supplies.
Registration thresholds (Bahrain)
A business must register for VAT when its annual taxable supplies (standard-rated and zero-rated) exceed, or are expected to exceed, BHD 37,500. It may register voluntarily when its annual taxable supplies or expenses exceed BHD 18,750.
Rate history (Bahrain)
5% from 1 January 2019, 10% from 1 January 2022. Use the rate that applied on the date of the sale when you check an old invoice.
Sources
Checked on 13 October 2026 on the National Bureau for Revenue's own pages: the 5% and 10% rates and their start dates (NBR: what is VAT) and the BHD 37,500 and BHD 18,750 thresholds (NBR VAT registration). For general information only: check with the NBR or a registered tax adviser before you issue invoices or file a return.
Common questions
How do I calculate 10% VAT in Bahrain?
Multiply the price by 10 and divide by 100 to get the VAT, or multiply it by 1.1 to get the total. BHD 1,000 plus 10% VAT is BHD 100.000 of VAT, so the total is BHD 1,100.000. The dinar has 1,000 fils, so amounts are shown to 3 decimals.
How do I remove VAT from a price in Bahrain?
Multiply the VAT-inclusive total by 10 and divide by 110 (the same as dividing by 11) to get the VAT, or divide the total by 1.1 to get the price before VAT. BHD 1,100 ÷ 11 = BHD 100 of VAT, leaving BHD 1,000. Taking 10% of BHD 1,100 gives BHD 110, which is wrong.
When does a business have to register for VAT in Bahrain?
A business must register when its annual taxable supplies (standard-rated and zero-rated) exceed, or are expected to exceed, BHD 37,500. It may register voluntarily when its annual taxable supplies or expenses exceed BHD 18,750. That's the rule on the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) site.
When did Bahrain VAT go up to 10%?
Bahrain brought in VAT at 5% on 1 January 2019 and raised the standard rate to 10% on 1 January 2022. Use the rate that applied on the date of the sale when you check an old invoice.
What is zero-rated and exempt under Bahrain VAT?
Zero-rated supplies are taxed at 0%, so no VAT is added but VAT on related costs can usually be reclaimed. Exempt supplies carry no VAT, and VAT on related costs usually can't be reclaimed. Which supplies fall into each group is set by Bahrain's VAT rules, so check with the NBR for your goods or services.
How do I work out the VAT to pay on my Bahrain VAT return?
Take the VAT you paid on business costs (input VAT) away from the VAT you charged on sales (output VAT). If the answer is positive, you pay it to the NBR; if it's negative, the difference can be reclaimed or carried forward. With BHD 100 of output VAT and no input VAT, you pay BHD 100.
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