Share of female sole proprietors in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of female sole proprietors was 50.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female 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. Measured in % of sole proprietors.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female sole proprietors in Bahrain is 50.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
That places Bahrain 9th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of female sole proprietors in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 46.9% | — |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 50.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 48.6% | 51.3% | 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 share of female sole proprietors in Bahrain?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Bahrain was 50.3% 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 sole proprietors recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2019.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Bahrain ranks 9th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female sole proprietors is the proportion of female newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy 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.