Bahrain

Ease of Doing Business in

Bahrain

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Bahrain. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region Middle East & North Africa
Income Category High income
Population 807,131
GNI Per Capita (US$) 20,475.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
38 33 down -5
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 82 78 up -4
Dealing with Construction Permits 7 5 up -2
Getting Electricity 49 49 No change
Registering Property 30 28 up -2
Getting Credit 126 116 up -10
Protecting Investors 79 74 up -5
Paying Taxes 18 16 up -2
Trading Across Borders 49 51 up 2
Enforcing Contracts 114 116 up 2
Resolving Insolvency 25 26 up 1

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Starting a Business

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2012 Rank 82 DB 2011 Rank 78 Change in Rank down-4
Indicator Bahrain Middle East & North Africa OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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Procedures (number)
7 8 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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Time (days)
9 20 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
0.7 35.0 4.7

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
259.8 86.7 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain lease agreement to prove location 1 day no charge
2 Draft standard Memorandum of Association and obtain preliminary approval from the Ministry of Commerce at the Bahrain Investment Center’s one-stop shop 1 day no charge
3 Obtain approval from the Municipality 3 days no charge
4 Notarize Memorandum of Association 1 day 27 BHD
5 Open an account at the bank and obtain proof of deposit of capital 1 day no charge
6 Obtain Certificate of Registration from Ministry of Commerce 1 day 30 BHD
7 Register the company and employees with the General Organisation for Social Insurance (GOSI) 1 day no charge

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