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🇧🇭 Bahrain
Manama · BHD
The smallest Gulf economy, an early diversifier into financial services and aluminium, with a fiscal position more sensitive to oil prices than its neighbours.
Verified · updated 13 Sept 2026
Key indicators
Labour snapshot
1.1%
Unemployment rate (total)
World Bank, World Development Indicators·2025(estimate)·13 Jul 2026·About this indicator
70.4%
Labour force participation (total)
World Bank, World Development Indicators·2025(estimate)·13 Jul 2026·About this indicator
Nationalisation programme
Labour Market Regulatory Authority
Bahrainisation is implemented through the Labour Market Regulatory Authority, which links work-permit fees and quotas to the share of Bahraini employees.
Official source ↗Sovereign funds
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Sources
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · data.worldbank.org