Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 9 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Bahrain, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Bahrain stood at 9 number. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Bahrain peaked at 11 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9 number, in 2019.
Bahrain ranks 175th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 number | — |
| 2008 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 number | -18.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 9 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.05 number, 69% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 9 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.5 number, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 number | 11 number | 11 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.8 number | 9 number | 11 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More private sector data for Bahrain
- Merchandise trade 87.6% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 57.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 16.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 16,531 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5403 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Bahrain?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Bahrain was 9 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 11 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 number in 2019.
- How does Bahrain rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Bahrain ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all interactions of the building company’s employees or any party acting on its behalf with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies and public inspectors. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect the warehouse to water and sewerage are included. All procedures that are legally required and that are done in practice by a majority of companies are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases.