DECEMBER 2025 – BAHRAIN
STATUTORY CONTRIBUTION CHANGES FOR 2026
It is important that employers note the following:
Social Insurance Increase
With the implementation of Law No. (14) of 2022, effective from May 2022, the social insurance contribution of the Bahraini national workers’ employers’ contribution was increased by 2% as of May 2022 and will be increased by 1% at the beginning of each year, beginning in January 2023 and ending January 2028. This will bring the total percentage of the employer’s contribution to 20% by 2028.
Effective 1 January 2026, the employer’s contribution rate to the Social Insurance Organisation (SIO) for Bahraini employees will increase by 1 percentage point.
Below is an illustration of the contributions up to the year 2028.
To view Law no. 14 of 2022, follow the link.
