Dealing with construction permits: Procedures 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 172nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
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)
- Commercial service exports 17.02 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 33.4% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 20.9% (2024)
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 172nd out of 185 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.