| Bahrain | |
| Rank: 63 · Score: 46.0 |
| Basic facts | ||||
| Population (millions) | 1.5 | IPOs and pulic issues (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP (US$ billions) | 44.2 | M&A volume (quartile) | 2nd | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | 30,017.1 | Venture capital investments (quartile) | 3rd | |
| GDP growth (per cent) | 3.0 | Private equity investments (quartile) | Bottom |
Performance Overview
| Indicator | Rank / 125 | Rank Trend | Score | |
| VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index | 63 | 74, 74, 70, 60, 62 | 46.0 | |
| 1 | Economic Activity | 72 | 52, 49, 35, 52, 53 | 70.2 |
| 2 | Depth of Capital Market | 68 | 82, 76, 72, 53, 57 | 32.0 |
| 3 | Taxation | 40 | 123, 123, 124, 122, 85 | 101.3 |
| 4 | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance | 41 | 74, 77, 88, 84, 84 | 77.5 |
| 5 | Human and Social Environment | 47 | 68, 73, 73, 76, 78 | 35.1 |
| 6 | Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 80 | 41, 40, 41, 41, 45 | 40.7 |
| Historic performance, 2019-2023 | Key driver performance, 2023 |
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Peer Group Comparison
| Regional Peers | Economic Activity | Depth of Capital Market | Taxation | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance |
Human and Social Environment |
Entrepreneurial Opportunites |
| Oman | 76.4 | 51.6 | 113.3 | 67.7 | 34.3 | 31.1 |
| Kuwait | 77.9 | 45.5 | 113.9 | 66.9 | 29.1 | 38.7 |
| Qatar | 83.7 | 32.8 | 127.8 | 47.2 | 42.1 | 50.7 |
| Bahrain | 70.2 | 32.0 | 101.3 | 77.5 | 35.1 | 40.7 |
| Jordan | 50.1 | 32.6 | 87.8 | 67.4 | 35.5 | 45.6 |
| Lebanon | 13.5 | 12.4 | 104.4 | 42.7 | 24.9 | 47.7 |
| Syria | 54.4 | 5.0 | 73.9 | 38.8 | 10.2 | 28.3 |
Last updated: 4 Nov 2023