Starting a business: Time - Men (days) 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 128th 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: Time - Men in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9 days | — |
| 2008 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 days | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 days | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 8 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 8 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 127 Mexico 8.41 days compare
- 128 Afghanistan 8 days compare
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- 128 Germany 8 days compare
- 128 Guinea-Bissau 8 days compare
- 128 South Korea 8 days compare
- 128 Madagascar 8 days compare
- 128 Sierra Leone 8 days compare
- 128 Slovenia 8 days compare
- 128 Sri Lanka 8 days 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: 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 128th out of 191 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.