Women Business and the Law Index in France
France: Women Business and the Law Index was 100 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
100
in 2017
All-time low
53.75
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index in France, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
France recorded 100 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 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index in France peaked at 100 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.75, in 1970.
France ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women Business and the Law Index in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.75 | — |
| 1971 | 56.25 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 59.38 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 59.38 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 59.38 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 62.5 | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 65.62 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 70.62 | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 73.75 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 76.88 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 76.88 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 76.88 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 76.88 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 76.88 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.25 | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 89.38 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 89.38 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 89.38 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.88 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 91.88 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.38 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 97.5 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.44 | 53.75 | 62.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.25 | 62.5 | 76.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.44 | 76.88 | 86.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.5 | 86.25 | 97.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.25 | 97.5 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More gender data for France
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,528 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9027 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 310,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 325,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 312,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 326,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 325,263 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 340,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 341,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 357,036 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index in France?
- Women business and the law index in France was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2017.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.75 in 1970.
- How does France rank for women business and the law index?
- France ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.