Best Credit Cards in Bahrain — Compare 33 Cards
Every credit card we can verify as issued in Bahrain — 33 cards from 7 banks — with the minimum salary, annual fee, interest rate and salary-transfer rule each bank publishes. Filter them below, or use the guided finder.
Best credit cards in Bahrain — our picks
One card per job, chosen by a stated rule, with the number that wins it. No bank holds two slots while another qualifies.
You do not have to move your salary to this bank.
Chosen by: Bank does not require your salary to be transferred to it, then the lowest minimum salary. Picked from 33 qualifying cards.
Go to bh.kfh.com Ahli United Bank B.S.C's site — this card is not linked directly
Airport lounge access.
Chosen by: Publishes airport lounge access, then the lowest annual fee. Picked from 22 qualifying cards.
Card details On Buzdy — no verified issuer link on file yet
Sharia-compliant structure, with a published profit rate of 21.6% a year.
Chosen by: Sharia-compliant card, then the lowest profit rate. Picked from 22 qualifying cards.
Card details On Buzdy — no verified issuer link on file yet
At 18% a year this is the cheapest published rate we hold for this market — it only matters if you revolve a balance.
Chosen by: Lowest published monthly interest / profit rate in this market. Picked from 33 qualifying cards.
Go to nbbonline.com National Bank of Bahrain's site — this card is not linked directly
Headline cashback of up to 5% — check which categories it applies to before you assume it covers everything.
Chosen by: Highest published headline cashback rate. Picked from 6 qualifying cards.
Go to ithmaarbank.com Ithmaar Bank B.S.C. ( c )'s site — this card is not linked directlyCompare all 33 Bahrain credit cards
Figures are as each bank publishes them. 0 of 33 cards state a minimum monthly salary, 0 state an annual fee, 33 state an interest or profit rate and 33 state whether a salary transfer is required. A dash means the bank does not publish that figure — not that it is zero.
Default ranking: cards are ordered by how much of the decision they let you make — how many of the four numbers (minimum salary, annual fee, rate, salary transfer) the bank publishes, then how many benefits are documented, then user rating. It is not a paid placement and it is not alphabetical. Use the sort links in the table header to rank by fee, rate or salary instead.
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Every figure comes from the issuing bank's own published terms, stored per card. Country attribution uses the product's own market, not the bank's branch footprint, so a multinational's Hong Kong catalogue never appears here. Interest and profit rates are annualised figures as published; a few banks quote a monthly rate instead, so confirm the basis with the issuer before you compare two cards on rate alone. Verify the current terms with the bank before you apply.
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More about credit cards in Bahrain
The 33 cards compared above are every credit card we can attribute to Bahrain itself, from 7 issuing banks — a card is counted here only when the product's own market and the issuing bank agree, so a multinational's catalogue from another country is never folded in. Figures are in BHD as published by each bank.
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What is the best cashback credit card in Bahrain?
We track 5 cashback cards in Bahrain. Titanium credit Card from Ithmaar Bank B.S.C. ( c ) publishes: Up to 5% Automatic Monthly Cash Back.. The right one depends on where you actually spend — the finder above ranks them for your profile.
What salary do I need for a credit card in Bahrain?
Published minimum income requirements in our Bahrain data include Minimum salary AED 30,000; Minimum salary AED 15,000. Enter your salary above and the finder only shows cards you meet the stated requirement for.
How does the card finder pick a card?
It scores every card we hold for Bahrain against your salary, your biggest spending category and whether you want cashback, miles, no fee or a Shariah-compliant card, then shows the top five with the reasons for each.