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Introduction

The eGovernment Channels Statistics provides us with vital information about our customers preferences and needs, the statistics help us identifying any emerging trends at which we can respond better.

This page contains the monthly statistics for all eGovernment program channels. 

Click here to download the latest eGovernment channels statistics (Microsoft Excel, 124KB, 4 sheets).

For More information about the Kingdom of Bahrain facts & figures click here.

National Portal Statistics

Month   Aug 2018 Sept 2018 Oct 2018
eServices Visits 455,394 489,866 476,239
Page Views 3,291,918 3,499,607 3,704,694
Number of Financial Transactions 87,044 94,790 96,641
Total Value of Financial Transactions (BD) 10,659,660 9,358,716 9,076,615
No. of pages viewed per visit  7.2 7.1 7.3
Average time spent per visit  00:09:31 00:09:25 00:09:39
  • Total Number of page views of eGovernment Portal since its creation* reached 186,384,508 views.
  • Total Number of Financial Transactions conducted via the Portal since its creation* is 3,761,270**.
  • Total Value of Financial Transactions since Portal creation* reached BD 308,478,482**.
  • The statistics are updated on monthly basis (Last update: 1 November, 2018). 

*The Portal was launched on 23rd, May, 2007.
**Includes Sijilat Portal transaction from December 2014 to date.

 

Annual Total Number of Page Views

  • The statistics graph is updated on monthly basis (Last update: 1 November, 2018).

 

Annual Total Value of Financial Transactions

  •  The statistics graph is updated on monthly basis (Last update: 1 November, 2018). 

eServices Summary by Government Entity

  Ministry/Agency Completed In Progress
1 Bahrain Airport Company 1  
2 Bahrain Bourse 2  
3 Bahrain Center for Studies & Research 3  
4 Bahrain Economic Development Board 4  
5 Bahrain Institute of Political Development 4  
6 Bahrain Institute of Public Administration 4  
7 Bahrain Polytechnic 1  
8 Bahrain Tourism & Exhibitions Authority 11  
9 Civil Services Bureau 13 1
10 Electricity & Water Authority 18 6
11 Eskan Bank 10  
12 Information & eGovernment Authority 29 13
13 Information Affairs Authority 5  
14 Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) 3  
15 Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission  1  
16 Ministry of Education 16 4
17 Ministry Of Finance 2  
18 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10  
19 Ministry of Health 32  
20 Ministry Of Housing 6  
21 Ministry Of Industry, Commerce & Tourism 13 8
22 Ministry of Interior 1  
23 Ministry of Interior - Customs Affairs 11  
24 Ministry of Interior - General Directorate of Nationality, Passport and Residence 7 12
25 Ministry of Interior - General Directorate of Traffic  14 2
26 Ministry Of Justice & Islamic Affairs & Awqaf - Islamic Affairs 32  
27 Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs & Awqaf 50 11
28 Ministry Of Labour & Social Development 26  
29 Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications 18  
30 Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning 39  
31 Ministry of Youth & Sports Affairs 5 3
32 ​​​Education & Training Quality Authority (BQA) 6  
33 National Oil and Gas Authority 2  
34 NHRA (National Health Regulatory Authority) 2  
35 Public Prosecution 3  
36 Social Insurance Organization 15 5
37 Survey & Land Registration Bureau 11  
38 Tenders Board 8  
39 United Insurance 4  
40 University of Bahrain 6  
41 VIVA 3  
42 Zain 3  
  Grand Total 454 65

 

Total number of active services 341
Total number of active service on the national portal  303
Total number of active services on the mobile apps 38
Number of temporarily disabled services due to maintenance 31
Number of Removed services* 82
Total number of launched services on the national portal 454

*Removed eServices include revamped eServices that were integrated with existing eServices/apps, or were replaced with an alternative eService/app or it has become an obsolete service.
 

Enabling eTransformation in Public Services

Based on the wise leadership aspirations and Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030 which meet the National eGovernment Strategy and aim at eTransformation as well as advancing government services to the highest levels; the Change Management Department at the Information & eGovernment Authority has been restructured in an aim to direct all entities in utilizing eServices and delivering them to beneficiaries – citizens and residents via the various online channels as the first option. Additionally, achieve high utilization rates that contribute in raising the efficiency in delivering government services and reducing their costs through the methodologies of change management and in collaboration with providers of such services to achieve public satisfaction in government services.

The wise leadership was keen to support this trend through fruitful cooperation between the authority and the Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister to accomplish the highest rates of utilization of 25 eService carefully selected based on the above criteria. Collaborated efforts in the various government entities have contributed in the success of achieving the target of making the eChannels the first choice in completing transactions. Below is a list of some services that are good examples of this success: 

 

  Sector eService Channel Percentage of eTransformation
1 Employment  Registering New Users for Online Training  National eGovernment Portal %100
Issuing of Salary or Service Certificate  

National eGovernment Portal

Mobile App

 %100
View Current Bill – Social Security National eGovernment Portal %100
Adjustment of Annual Wage – Social Security National eGovernment Portal %94
Registration of National Labor National eGovernment Portal %68
2
 		 Business and Trade Lease Registration  National eGovernment Portal %100
Online Tenders – Suppliers  National eGovernment Portal %85
3 Legislation and Courts  Submission of Execution File Applications National eGovernment Portal %36

Open file of Execution File

(Fee payments of opening the file is available on the Kiosks and on the portal) 

 National eGovernment Portal %36
Enquiry of Execution File Applications National eGovernment Portal %100
Payment of Execution File National eGovernment Portal %36
4 Education  Online Admission Service   National eGovernment Portal %90
Issuing Copies of Student Certificates  National eGovernment Portal %59
5 Health, Safety & Environment Request of Issuing Birth Certificates 

National eGovernment Portal

 Kiosks  

 %95

 

 

Transaction Services Usage

Second Quarter 2018

  eService Usage
1 Pay Electricity and Water Bill 86,617
2 Commercial Registration Services 41,487
3 Book Driving Test Appointment 21,569
4 Identity Card Renewal 11,709
5 Vehicle Registration Renewal 11,679
6 University of Bahrain Course Payment 11,117
7 Bill Enquiry and Payment 7,326
8 Payment of Traffic Contraventions 7,066
9 ​Identity Card Issuance 6,007
10 Passport Renewal Services  5,013

 

First Quarter 2018

  eService Usage
1 Pay Electricity and Water Bill 74,891
2 SIJILAT 44,029
3 Payment of Traffic Contraventions 20,165
4 University of Bahrain Course Payment 8,449
5 Vehicle Registration Renewal 6,705
6 Bill Enquiry and Payment 5,885
7 VIVA Services 4,978
8 Request for Birth Certificate 4,410
9 Driving License Renewal 4,009
10 Passport Renewal Services  3,397

 

Previous Years

2017

  eService Usage
1 Payment of Traffic Contraventions 696,521
2 Pay Electricity and Water Bill 460,578
3 Vehicle Registration Renewal 149,494
4 Identity Card Renewal 128,801
5 Bill Enquiry and Payment 118,488
6 Passport Renewal Services  105,572
7 Driving License Renewal 76,430
8 Issuing Copies of Student Certificates 48,075
9 Replace Lost or Damaged ID Card 41,196

2016

  eService Usage
1 Electricity & Water Bill Payment 288,190
2 SIJILAT 168,983
3 Traffic Contraventions 30,537
4 University of Bahrain Course Payment 26,646
5 Electricity and Water Services 19,717
6 Viva Services 16,977
7 Vehicle Renewal 16,253
8 Driving License Renewal 12,877
9 eBirth 9,256
10 Zain Services 7,907

2015

  eService Usage
1 Electricity & Water Bill Payment 252,962
2 Sijilat 49,616
3 University Of Bahrain Course Payment 37,061
4 Payment of Traffic Contraventions 25,409
5 VIVA Services 13,555
6 Electricity and Water Services 12,785
7 Driving License Renewal 8,020
8 Lease Contract Registration 7,687
9 Vehicle Renewal 7,360
10 Zain Services 5,018

National Contact Centre Statistics

Month   Aug 2018 Sept 2018 Oct 2018
Number of Calls  28,700 38,787 38,222
Number of Live Chat Sessions 5,621 5,934 6,376
Number of Financial Transactions 18 21 2
Total Value of Financial Transactions (BD) 5,606 2,919 220
  • The statistics are updated on monthly basis (Last update: 1  November, 2018).

eGovernment App Store / Mobile Apps

Month   Aug 2018 Sept 2018 Oct 2018
Total Services Usage 576,476 684,200 863,765
Number of Financial Transactions 19,976 19,892 23,326
Total Value of Financial Transactions (BD)  1,360,273 1,303,445 1,520,621
Number of Applications Downloads 35,242 42,858 44,698
Total number of active Mobile Apps 11
  • The statistics are updated on monthly basis (Last update: 1 November, 2018).

eGovernment Kiosk Statistics

Month   Aug 2018 Sept 2018 Oct 2018
Total Services Usage 12,882, 13,148 15,053
Number of Financial Transactions 3,362 2,989 3,806
Total Value of Financial Transactions (BD) 113,777 122,835 145,032
Number of active services on Kiosks 10
  • The statistics are updated on monthly basis (Last update: 1 November, 2018).


Page Last Updated: 12 Nov, 2018