Starting a business: Minimum capital in Bahrain
Bahrain: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 2.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Bahrain, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 2.9% for starting a business: minimum capital in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Bahrain peaked at 429.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2017.
Bahrain ranks 43rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 429.3% | — |
| 2004 | 391.3% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 350.9% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 279.3% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 255.9% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 210.1% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 195.2% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 222.9% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 259.8% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 229.9% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 226.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 192.2% | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 189.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -98.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 301.7% | 195.2% | 429.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 133.3% | 2.9% | 259.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 40 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.6% compare
- 41 Norway 4.3% compare
- 42 Senegal 3.0% compare
- 44 Côte d'Ivoire 2.7% compare
- 45 El Salvador 2.6% compare
- 46 Gabon 2.4% 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 starting a business: minimum capital in Bahrain?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Bahrain was 2.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 429.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2017.
- How does Bahrain rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Bahrain ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The paid-in minimum capital requirement re?ects the amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a third-party before registration or up to three months after incorporation. It is calculated as percentage of income per capita. Any legal limitation of the company’s operations or decisions related to the payment of the minimum capital requirement is recorded. In case the legal minimum capital is provided per share, it is assumed 5 shareholders own the company and the legal minimum capital is multiplied by 5 shares. If an economy requires a minimum capital but allows businesses to pay only a part of it before registration, only this part is recorded.