Share of female business owners in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of female business owners was 5.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female business owners in Bahrain, 2019–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total business owners.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female business owners in Bahrain is 5.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 67.1% on the previous year and down 77.5% over ten years.
Bahrain ranks 70th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of female business owners in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.5% | — |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -67.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 5.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 5.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.0%, 34% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 5.1% | 23.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 67 Nepal 10.3%
- 68 United Arab Emirates 8.8%
- 69 Tajikistan 7.8%
- 71 Bangladesh 3.9% compare
- 72 Afghanistan 2.0%
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 share of female business owners in Bahrain?
- Share of female business owners in Bahrain was 5.1% 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 share of female business owners recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2024.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of female business owners?
- Bahrain ranks 70th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. 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 Share of female business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female business is the proportion of female newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.