Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 99.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Bahrain, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Bahrain stood at 99.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Bahrain peaked at 99.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
That places Bahrain 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 2.2% | — |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +467.2% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +145.8% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +31.8% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +88.5% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 99.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 99.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +467.2% | 2.2% | 12.3% |
| 2006 | +145.8% | 12.3% | 30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 0.0% | 51.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 35.1% | 99.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 146 Gabon 99.4% compare
- 147 El Salvador 99.3% compare
- 148 Côte d'Ivoire 99.3% compare
- 150 Senegal 99.2% compare
- 151 Norway 98.9% compare
- 152 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 98.8% 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: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Bahrain?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Bahrain was 99.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Bahrain rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Bahrain ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.9%. 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: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for the paid-in minimum capital requirement benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.