Bahrain vs Gambia: Time required to start a business

Bahrain
8.3 days
in 2019
Gambia
8 days
in 2019
Bahrain rank
130th
Gambia rank
131st

Time required to start a business over time

  • Bahrain
  • Gambia
1015202530200520122019

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 8.3 days against 8 days in Gambia, a difference of 0.3 days.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Gambia ahead.

Bahrain ranks 130th and Gambia ranks 131st of 188 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Gambia Difference Ahead
2000s 9.3 days 28.67 days 19.37 days Gambia
2010s 8.91 days 24.2 days 15.29 days Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time required to start a business, Bahrain or Gambia?
Bahrain, at 8.3 days against 8 days in Gambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in time required to start a business between Bahrain and Gambia?
0.3 days, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Gambia?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Bahrain and Gambia rank globally for time required to start a business?
Bahrain ranks 130th and Gambia ranks 131st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Time required to start a business. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.