Share of male directors in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of male directors was 95.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male 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 male directors in Bahrain is 95.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
That places Bahrain 3rd out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of male directors in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 80.0% | — |
| 2020 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 80.1% | 95.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 1 Afghanistan 98.2%
- 2 Bangladesh 96.1% compare
- 4 Iraq 92.8%
- 5 Egypt 91.2%
- 6 Palestine, State of 91.0% compare
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 directors in Bahrain?
- Share of male directors in Bahrain was 95.6% 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 directors recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2019.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of male directors?
- Bahrain ranks 3rd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male directors is the proportion of male 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.