Time required to start a business in Bahrain
Bahrain: Time required to start a business was 8.3 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Bahrain, 2007–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, time required to start a business in Bahrain stood at 8.3 days. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Bahrain peaked at 9.4 days in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.3 days, in 2016.
Bahrain ranks 130th 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.
Time required to start a business in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.3 days | — |
| 2008 | 9.3 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.3 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.3 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.3 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.3 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.3 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.4 days | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.3 days | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.3 days | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 8.3 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.3 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.3 days | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 8.3 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.5 days, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 8.3 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3 days | 9.3 days | 9.3 days | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.91 days | 8.3 days | 9.4 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More reference data data for Bahrain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Bahrain?
- Time required to start a business in Bahrain was 8.3 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 days in 2014.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 days in 2016.
- How does Bahrain rank for time required to start a business?
- Bahrain ranks 130th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.