Women Business and the Law Index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Women Business and the Law Index was 88.75 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women Business and the Law Index in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 88.75 for women business and the law index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index in El Salvador peaked at 88.75 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.5, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 51st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women Business and the Law Index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.5 | — |
| 1971 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 66.25 | +26.2% |
| 1995 | 66.25 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.25 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 78.12 | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 78.12 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 78.12 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 78.12 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 78.12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.25 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 81.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.75 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.25 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.75 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 88.75 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.75 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.75 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.75 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.75 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.75 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.75 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.31 | 52.5 | 78.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.88 | 78.12 | 83.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.25 | 83.75 | 88.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.75 | 88.75 | 88.75 | 4 |
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More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index in El Salvador?
- Women business and the law index in El Salvador was 88.75 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 88.75 in 2016.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for women business and the law index?
- El Salvador ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.