Bahrain VAT Calculator (10%) Widget
Add 10% VAT to a net price or take it out of an inclusive one under Bahrain's VAT Law, rounded to the fils - and see why basic food and new-build construction carry no VAT for different reasons than a flat rental.
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How it works
Bahrain introduced VAT at 5% on 1 January 2019 and raised it to 10% from 1 January 2022 under Law No. 33 of 2021, which also let contracts signed before the change keep 5% for up to a year. Adding VAT multiplies the net amount by 10%; removing it divides the inclusive amount by 1.10, so BHD 110 is BHD 100 plus BHD 10. Amounts are rounded to the fils, three decimals. The VAT Law zero-rates fifteen categories - basic food items on the official list, basic and preventive healthcare and medicines, education, local transport, construction of new buildings, oil and gas, investment metals and exports among them - so the supplier charges no VAT but recovers its input tax. Margin-based financial services and the sale or lease of land and buildings, residential and commercial, are exempt instead: no VAT and no recovery. The widget is the same GCC VAT engine as A2Z's UAE, Saudi and Oman calculators with Bahrain's rate.
Calculation method
- Adding: VAT = net x 10%
- Removing: net = total / 1.10
- Zero-rated and exempt: VAT = 0
- Rounded to the fils (BHD 0.001)
Worked examples
Adding VAT
Inputs: BHD 100.000 net
Result: VAT BHD 10.000; total BHD 110.000
Removing VAT
Inputs: BHD 110.000
Result: Net BHD 100.000
A calculation aid, not tax advice. The National Bureau for Revenue decides how a supply is treated.
Limitations
- Does not decide whether a supply is zero-rated or exempt.
- Transitional 5% contracts are not modelled.
- Rounding across invoice lines is not applied.
Where publishers use it
- A Bahrain shop's price list showing VAT-inclusive prices
- An accountant's NBR compliance article
- A contractor quoting new-build work at 0%
- A Manama Souq trader pricing goods inclusive of VAT
- A Seef district restaurant printing VAT-inclusive menus
Questions
What is the VAT rate in Bahrain?
10% from 1 January 2022 (Law No. 33 of 2021). It was 5% from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021.
How do I remove 10% VAT in Bahrain?
Divide the VAT-inclusive price by 1.10. BHD 110 is BHD 100 net plus BHD 10 VAT.
Is rent subject to VAT in Bahrain?
The sale or lease of land and buildings, residential and commercial, is exempt under Article 55 of the VAT Law, so no VAT is charged and related input tax is not recoverable.
Rules and official sources
Every legal or regulatory figure this widget uses is listed here, with the official page it was read from. The widget reads them from A2Z's rule file for Bahrain; when a rule changes, the widget changes with it.
| Rule | Official source | In force from | Last verified | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain VAT standard rate 10% from 1 Jan 2022 (5% from 1 Jan 2019 to 31 Dec 2021; contracts signed before the change could keep 5% for up to a year). Zero-rated (VAT Law Art. 53): basic food items, basic and preventive healthcare and medicines, education, local transport, construction of new buildings, oil and gas, investment metals, exports and others. Exempt (Arts. 54-55): margin-based financial services and the sale or lease of land and buildings, residential and commercial. |
Law No. 33 of 2021 amending the VAT Law (Decree-Law No. 48 of 2018) Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (LLOC) - Arts. 3 and 5 |
1 Jan 2022 | 7 Oct 2026 | 5 Apr 2027 |
Sources
- Law No. 33 of 2021 amending the VAT Law (Decree-Law No. 48 of 2018) - Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (LLOC) . Arts. 3 and 5. Verified 2026-10-07.
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