Thailand and Bahrain first established relations in 1972, a year following the independence of the Gulf Arab nation from the United Kingdom.

[1] Since 15th century, Arab traders, including those from the Gulf nations, began establishing its foothold in then-Siam, the old name of Thailand, and the link between Thailand to many Arab nations, notably the Gulf where majority came from, including Bahrain, continues to even today.

[1] The latest new business venture between the two countries is a new 6,700-square-metre (72,000 sq ft) Thai shopping centre in Manama, set to launch in the first half of 2019 and described as an opportunity for Thai small and medium-sized enterprises to reach a huge potential market of Saudi shoppers,[4] said to be the biggest economic centre in Bahrain, with import and exports between the two countries expected to be worth around US$400m annually.

[5][6] On November the same year, Thai Mart, Thailand's largest chain store, officially opened its supermarket in Bahrain to boost the relations.

[4][13] On 11 February 2019, it was announced by the Thai Office of the Attorney-General (OAG)[14] that the extradition case against Al-Araibi had been dropped by the criminal court at Bahrain's request after pressures from Australia, human rights groups like Amnesty International and FIFA.