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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score in Benin

Benin: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score was 100 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
100
in 2022
All-time low
50
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score in Benin, 1970–2023

020406080100197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Benin recorded 100 for women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score in Benin peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50, in 1970.

Benin 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 (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score in Benin, year by year

Year Value Change
1970 50 —
1971 50 +0.0%
1972 50 +0.0%
1973 50 +0.0%
1974 50 +0.0%
1975 50 +0.0%
1976 50 +0.0%
1977 50 +0.0%
1978 50 +0.0%
1979 50 +0.0%
1980 50 +0.0%
1981 50 +0.0%
1982 50 +0.0%
1983 50 +0.0%
1984 50 +0.0%
1985 50 +0.0%
1986 50 +0.0%
1987 50 +0.0%
1988 50 +0.0%
1989 50 +0.0%
1990 50 +0.0%
1991 50 +0.0%
1992 50 +0.0%
1993 50 +0.0%
1994 50 +0.0%
1995 50 +0.0%
1996 50 +0.0%
1997 50 +0.0%
1998 50 +0.0%
1999 50 +0.0%
2000 50 +0.0%
2001 50 +0.0%
2002 50 +0.0%
2003 50 +0.0%
2004 50 +0.0%
2005 75 +50.0%
2006 75 +0.0%
2007 75 +0.0%
2008 75 +0.0%
2009 75 +0.0%
2010 75 +0.0%
2011 75 +0.0%
2012 75 +0.0%
2013 75 +0.0%
2014 75 +0.0%
2015 75 +0.0%
2016 75 +0.0%
2017 75 +0.0%
2018 75 +0.0%
2019 75 +0.0%
2020 75 +0.0%
2021 75 +0.0%
2022 100 +33.3%
2023 100 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 50 50 50 10
1980s 50 50 50 10
1990s 50 50 50 10
2000s 62.5 50 75 10
2010s 75 75 75 10
2020s 87.5 75 100 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score in Benin?
Women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score in Benin was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 50 in 1970.
How does Benin rank for women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score?
Benin ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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