Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Global: Ease of doing business score was 76.03 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Bahrain, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Bahrain is 76.03 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 14.1% over five years.
That places Bahrain 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66.64 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 68.71 DB17-20 methodology | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 69.09 DB17-20 methodology | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 70.14 DB17-20 methodology | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 76.03 DB17-20 methodology | +8.4% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 76.03 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.07 DB17-20 methodology, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 76.03 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 60.95 DB17-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 global: ease of doing business score in Bahrain?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Bahrain was 76.03 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 76.03 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.64 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Bahrain rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Bahrain ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.