Bahrain TRA Posts BHD 15.4M Financial Surplus for 2025 as Telecom Licensing Fees Lead Revenue Generation
MANAMA — The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Kingdom of Bahrain recorded a net financial surplus of BHD 15.4 million ($40.85 million) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, according to official financial statements detailing the regulator’s annual revenues and expenditures.
The performance reflects sustained stability across the Kingdom's telecommunications sector, showing a minor adjustment from the BHD 15.9 million surplus registered in 2024. Total operating revenues held steady at BHD 21.15 million in 2025, compared to BHD 21.16 million recorded in the previous fiscal year.
Operating Revenue Breakdown:
Annual Telecom Licensing Fees: Retained the position as the primary revenue driver, contributing BHD 8.4 million.
Spectrum & Frequency Amortization: Accounted for BHD 5.2 million.
Frequency & Spectrum Usage Fees: Generated BHD 3.5 million.
Other Regulatory Incomes: Contributed approximately BHD 2.3 million.
Numbering Allocation Fees: Yielded BHD 1.07 million.
Fines & Application Filing Fees: Totaled approximately BHD 451,000.
Operational Expenditures & Balance Sheet Metrics: Operating expenditures rose to BHD 7.1 million in 2025, up from BHD 6.6 million in 2024. Staff and personnel costs formed the single largest operational outlay at BHD 4.0 million, followed by general and administrative expenses of BHD 1.1 million, and specialized legal and advisory consulting fees totaling BHD 737,000.
The statements also recorded a provision for doubtful debts against other receivables of BHD 567,000, depreciation expenses of BHD 563,000, marketing and promotional outlays of BHD 48,000, and lease interest expenses of BHD 21,000—bringing net operating profit to BHD 14.0 million at year-end.
Non-operating revenues contributed an additional BHD 1.3 million in 2025, bolstered by a BHD 1.2 million gain from fair value adjustments on investments, interest income of BHD 102,000, and miscellaneous earnings of BHD 14,000.
The robust financial position provides the regulator with sustained fiscal resilience to oversee critical national infrastructure, expand 5G-Advanced and satellite spectrum allocations, and advance Bahrain’s digital economy initiatives under its national telecommunications plans.
