Number of male sole proprietors in Bahrain
Bahrain: Number of male sole proprietors was 1,093 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of male sole proprietors in Bahrain, 2019–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2024, number of male sole proprietors in Bahrain stood at 1,093. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Bahrain ranks 67th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of male sole proprietors in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,359 | — |
| 2020 | 1,254 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1,311 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1,122 | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 1,117 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,093 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,359 | 1,359 | 1,359 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,179 | 1,093 | 1,311 | 5 |
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 number of male sole proprietors in Bahrain?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Bahrain was 1,093 in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,359 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,093 in 2024.
- How does Bahrain rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Bahrain ranks 67th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of male sole proprietors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.