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

Canada: 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 1978
All-time low
75
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

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

020406080100197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Canada 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.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score in Canada peaked at 100 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 75, in 1970.

Canada 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 Canada, year by year

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 80 75 100 10
1980s 100 100 100 10
1990s 100 100 100 10
2000s 100 100 100 10
2010s 100 100 100 10
2020s 100 100 100 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score in Canada?
Women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score in Canada was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 1978.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 75 in 1970.
How does Canada rank for women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score?
Canada ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), entrepreneurship score rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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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