Share of female directors in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of female directors was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female directors 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 directors.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female directors in Bahrain is 4.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 66.9% on the previous year and down 78.1% over ten years.
Bahrain ranks 69th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of female directors in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.0% | — |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -66.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 4.4% | 19.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 66 Palestine, State of 9.0% compare
- 67 Egypt 8.8%
- 68 Iraq 7.2%
- 70 Bangladesh 3.9% compare
- 71 Afghanistan 1.8%
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 directors in Bahrain?
- Share of female directors in Bahrain was 4.4% 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 directors recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2024.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of female directors?
- Bahrain ranks 69th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. 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 directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.