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    Bahrain

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    Asia · #37 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    64.0▼ -2.4 YoY
    ●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE

    Bahrain scores 64.0 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #37 of 117 economies. That is down 2.4 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 86.4. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 37.5. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264854606672
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220240481216
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #64of 145 ranked economies▼ 10 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202440475465
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.95% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    65
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.28
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.73
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 27% on the IEPA composite but the bottom 49% on productive capability. The wider system is converting more than the productive base alone would predict, which puts the question on how durable that is. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Minerals7 of 48 made · 46% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies15 of 104 made · 37% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals10 of 157 made · 13% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture8 of 200 made · 16% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts5 of 155 made · 15% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods2 of 73 made · 4% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods2 of 78 made · 14% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 8% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 3% made, and only 4% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 50 OF 65 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Glaziers' putty$10B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY +0.27
    Polymers of ethylene$74B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY +0.20
    Hair products$17B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY +0.16
    Aluminum containers, <300 liters$7B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.13
    Other prepared or preserved meat$20B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY -0.01
    Chocolates$39B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.21
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 450 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇸🇰Slovakia61.8→🇲🇳Mongolia62.0→🇪🇸Spain62.0→🇯🇵Japan61.5→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    30organizations indexed across 7 types · 24 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    13
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    4
    Innovation hubs
    4
    Government bodies
    3
    Health research
    3
    Accelerators
    2
    Research organizations
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 30 indexed
    Flat6Labs Bahrain
    Accelerators · Manama
    Brinc Batelco IoT Hub
    Accelerators · Manama
    Arab Open University
    Universities & research bodies · Manama · 2002
    Royal University for Women
    Universities & research bodies · Riffa · 2005
    Salmaniya Medical Complex
    Health research · Manama · 1979
    International Hospital of Bahrain
    Health research · Manama · 1978
    FabLab BH
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Manama
    Bahrain FinTech Bay
    Innovation hubs · Manama
    Tamkeen
    Government bodies · Manama
    MYSIC: Ministry of Youth and Sports Innovation Center
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Um Al-Hassam, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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    Bahrain: common questions

    What is Bahrain's IEPA score?
    Bahrain scores 64.0 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #37 of 117 economies.
    What is Bahrain's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 86.4. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Bahrain back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 37.5, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Bahrain compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Slovakia (61.8), Mongolia (62.0), Spain (62.0), Japan (61.5).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Bahrain →