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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score in Botswana

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

Latest (2023)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
100
in 2008
All-time low
60
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score in Botswana, 1970–2023

020406080100197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Botswana peaked at 100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 60, in 1970.

Botswana 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), Marriage Score in Botswana, year by year

Year Value Change
1970 60 —
1971 60 +0.0%
1972 60 +0.0%
1973 60 +0.0%
1974 60 +0.0%
1975 60 +0.0%
1976 60 +0.0%
1977 60 +0.0%
1978 60 +0.0%
1979 60 +0.0%
1980 60 +0.0%
1981 60 +0.0%
1982 60 +0.0%
1983 60 +0.0%
1984 60 +0.0%
1985 60 +0.0%
1986 60 +0.0%
1987 60 +0.0%
1988 60 +0.0%
1989 60 +0.0%
1990 60 +0.0%
1991 60 +0.0%
1992 60 +0.0%
1993 60 +0.0%
1994 60 +0.0%
1995 60 +0.0%
1996 60 +0.0%
1997 60 +0.0%
1998 60 +0.0%
1999 60 +0.0%
2000 60 +0.0%
2001 60 +0.0%
2002 60 +0.0%
2003 60 +0.0%
2004 60 +0.0%
2005 80 +33.3%
2006 80 +0.0%
2007 80 +0.0%
2008 100 +25.0%
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 60 60 60 10
1980s 60 60 60 10
1990s 60 60 60 10
2000s 74 60 100 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), marriage score in Botswana?
Women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Botswana was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2008.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 60 in 1970.
How does Botswana rank for women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score?
Botswana ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage 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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