Bahrain is placed at the Intermediate stage in the 2025 release. National AI strategy: 1st generation; dedicated governance bodies: 3; AI-relevant regulations: 4; data protection law: 2018.
- National AI strategy
- 1st generation
- Dedicated AI governance bodies
- 3
- AI-relevant regulations
- 4
- Data protection law
- 2018
- International frameworks referenced
- 1
- OECD.AI registered initiatives
- 0
- GDP per capita, 2023 (US$)
- 29,290
Index pillars
Indicators
Position among Arab League states with data
Oxford Insights AI readiness, 202559.57
UN E-Government Development Index, 2024rank 180.9196
Human Capital Index, 20240.8680
ITU Global Cybersecurity Index77.86
National Cyber Security Index25.97
Internet users, 2023 (% of population)100.00
AI publications, 202325
Trends
AI readiness score
Human Capital Index
AI publications per year
Typology coding
- Governance type
- Ministerial
- Regulatory approach
- Licensing-based (draft AI law)
- Enforcement model
- Proposed (custodial and financial penalties)
- Sovereignty posture
- Aspirational
- International alignment
- GCC-oriented
- Cluster label (M3)
- Gulf Early Legislator
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Contact the LabCite this profile
Arab AI Governance Lab (2025). Bahrain: country profile. https://arablab.ai/countries/bahrain/ Data: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MOVIFA
Sources: Oxford Insights; UN DESA; World Bank WDI; ITU; e-Governance Academy; OECD.AI; Lab coding (F1, M3).