Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 6 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Bahrain, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Bahrain stood at 6 number. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Bahrain peaked at 7 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6 number, in 2016.
Bahrain ranks 94th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 number | — |
| 2008 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 number | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 number | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 6 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 6 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6 number, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 number | 7 number | 7 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.6 number | 6 number | 7 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 94 United States 6 number compare
- 94 Chile 6 number compare
- 94 Djibouti 6 number compare
- 94 Gambia 6 number compare
- 94 Grenada 6 number compare
- 94 Guatemala 6 number compare
- 94 Guinea 6 number compare
- 94 Hungary 6 number compare
- 94 Lesotho 6 number compare
- 94 Maldives 6 number compare
- 94 Myanmar 6 number compare
- 94 North Macedonia 6 number compare
- 94 Papua New Guinea 6 number compare
- 94 Portugal 6 number compare
- 94 Puerto Rico 6 number compare
- 94 Romania 6 number compare
- 94 Sao Tome and Principe 6 number compare
- 94 Switzerland 6 number compare
- 94 East Timor 6 number compare
- 94 Ukraine 6 number compare
- 94 Yemen 6 number 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: procedures required - men in Bahrain?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Bahrain was 6 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 7 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 number in 2016.
- How does Bahrain rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Bahrain ranks 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures for men records all the procedures required in practice for five male married entrepreneurs to start and operate a local limited liability company. A procedure is de?ned as any interaction of the company founders with external parties. Both pre- and post-incorporation procedures that are officially required or commonly done in practice are recorded.