Starting a business - Score in Bahrain
Bahrain: Starting a business - Score was 89.59 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Bahrain, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Bahrain is 89.59, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Bahrain peaked at 89.59 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 71.83, in 2011.
Bahrain ranks 68th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 72.1 | — |
| 2008 | 74.98 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 75.91 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 74.17 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 71.83 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 73.72 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 73.9 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.06 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 76.23 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.54 | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 89.59 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.57 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.59 | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 89.59 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 89.59 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.84, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.33 | 72.1 | 75.91 | 3 |
| 2010s | 80.42 | 71.83 | 89.59 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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 - score in Bahrain?
- Starting a business - score in Bahrain was 89.59 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 89.59 in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.83 in 2011.
- How does Bahrain rank for starting a business - score?
- Bahrain ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.