Women Business and the Law Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Women Business and the Law Index was 65.62 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women Business and the Law Index in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 65.62 for women business and the law index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index in Sri Lanka peaked at 65.62 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.38, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women Business and the Law Index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54.38 | — |
| 1971 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 54.38 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60.62 | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 60.62 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60.62 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60.62 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 60.62 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60.62 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.62 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60.62 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60.62 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60.62 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.12 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.62 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.38 | 54.38 | 54.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.38 | 54.38 | 54.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.88 | 54.38 | 60.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.62 | 60.62 | 63.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.12 | 63.12 | 63.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.38 | 63.12 | 65.62 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 164,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index in Sri Lanka?
- Women business and the law index in Sri Lanka was 65.62 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 65.62 in 2022.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.38 in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for women business and the law index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.