Bahrain - Ease of doing business

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in Bahrain was 3.11 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 3.84 in 2016, while its lowest value was 1.22 in 2011.

Definition: New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations registered in the calendar year.

Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/entrepreneurship).

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Year Value
2006 1.57
2007 1.82
2008 1.87
2009 1.24
2010 1.42
2011 1.22
2012 1.34
2013 1.41
2014 1.40
2015 1.49
2016 3.84
2017 3.59
2018 3.11

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Bahrain was 69.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.00 in 2018 and a minimum value of 69.00 in 2019.

Definition: Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2009 85.00
2010 85.00
2011 85.00
2012 85.00
2013 85.00
2014 85.00
2015 85.00
2016 85.00
2017 85.00
2018 85.00
2019 69.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Bahrain was 13.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 14.70 in 2009, while its lowest value was 13.50 in 2010.

Definition: Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2007 14.70
2008 14.70
2009 14.70
2010 13.50
2011 13.50
2012 13.50
2013 13.50
2014 13.50
2015 13.50
2016 13.50
2017 13.50
2018 13.50
2019 13.50

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Bahrain was 0.300 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 0.300 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2007.

Definition: Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000
2017 0.300
2018 0.300
2019 0.300

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Bahrain was 0.000 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 0.000 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2007.

Definition: Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000
2019 0.000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment