Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: 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 2018
All-time low
50
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score in Burkina Faso, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score in Burkina Faso stood at 100. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score in Burkina Faso peaked at 100 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 50, in 1970.
Burkina Faso 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 Burkina Faso, 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 | 75 | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 100 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 75, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80 | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 4 |
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More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score in Burkina Faso?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score in Burkina Faso was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2018.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.