Share of male business owners in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of male business owners was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male 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
In 2024, share of male business owners in Bahrain stood at 94.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
That places Bahrain 3rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of male business owners in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 77.5% | — |
| 2020 | 76.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +12.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 94.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 94.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.0%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.5% | 77.5% | 77.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 76.8% | 94.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 1 Afghanistan 98.0%
- 2 Bangladesh 96.1% compare
- 4 Tajikistan 92.2%
- 5 United Arab Emirates 91.2%
- 6 Nepal 89.7%
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 male business owners in Bahrain?
- Share of male business owners in Bahrain was 94.9% 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 male business owners recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of male business owners?
- Bahrain ranks 3rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 male business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male business is the proportion of male 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.