Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score was 80 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
105th
of 188 countries
All-time high
80
in 2015
All-time low
20
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score in Dominican Republic, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Dominican Republic is 80, measured in 2023. 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), marriage score in Dominican Republic peaked at 80 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20, in 1970.
That places Dominican Republic 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20 | — |
| 1971 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 40 | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60 | +50.0% |
| 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 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80 | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 80 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 80% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 80 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100, 80% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22 | 20 | 40 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46 | 40 | 60 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70 | 60 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 105 Benin 80 compare
- 105 Burkina Faso 80 compare
- 105 Bahamas 80 compare
- 105 Bhutan 80 compare
- 105 Central African Republic 80 compare
- 105 Chile 80 compare
- 105 Côte d'Ivoire 80 compare
- 105 Estonia 80 compare
- 105 Ethiopia 80 compare
- 105 Gabon 80 compare
- 105 Guatemala 80 compare
- 105 Guyana 80 compare
- 105 Honduras 80 compare
- 105 Italy 80 compare
- 105 Japan 80 compare
- 105 Cambodia 80 compare
- 105 Saint Lucia 80 compare
- 105 Madagascar 80 compare
- 105 Myanmar 80 compare
- 105 Mauritius 80 compare
- 105 Panama 80 compare
- 105 Peru 80 compare
- 105 Russian Federation 80 compare
- 105 El Salvador 80 compare
- 105 San Marino 80 compare
- 105 South Sudan 80 compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 80 compare
- 105 Suriname 80 compare
- 105 Thailand 80 compare
- 105 Timor-Leste 80 compare
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 80 compare
- 105 Türkiye 80 compare
- 105 Tanzania, United Republic of 80 compare
- 105 Uruguay 80 compare
- 105 Vanuatu 80 compare
- 105 Zambia 80 compare
- 105 Zimbabwe 80 compare
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Dominican Republic?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Dominican Republic was 80 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2015.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score?
- Dominican Republic ranks 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.