Starting a business: Time - Men in Bahrain
Bahrain: Starting a business: Time - Men was 8 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Bahrain, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Bahrain stood at 8 days. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Bahrain peaked at 9 days in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8 days, in 2016.
Bahrain ranks 127th of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 days | 9 days | 9 days | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.6 days | 8 days | 9 days | 10 |
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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)
- Commercial service exports 17.02 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 33.4% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 20.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Bahrain?
- Starting a business: time - men in Bahrain was 8 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 9 days in 2007.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 days in 2016.
- How does Bahrain rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Bahrain ranks 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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: Time - Men (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for men captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five male married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.