Quick Business Stats

In the vein of “note to self”:

• 96% of businesses in Bahrain are SMEs
• 17,717 registered businesses (paid up at the chamber?)
• 679 businesses employ more than 50 people
• 3,475 employ 10 – 49 people
• 13,563 employ 1 – 9 people
• 30% of the SME workforce are Bahraini nationals
• that constitutes 48% of the Bahraini workforce

Source: EDB presentation at the Chamber of Commerce launching the increased productivity program in the private sector.