Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score in Kuwait
Kuwait: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score was 40 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score in Kuwait, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Kuwait is 40, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Kuwait peaked at 40 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Kuwait, 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 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 161 Bahrain 40 compare
- 161 Brunei Darussalam 40 compare
- 161 Cameroon 40 compare
- 161 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 40 compare
- 161 Comoros 40 compare
- 161 Haiti 40 compare
- 161 Indonesia 40 compare
- 161 Malaysia 40 compare
- 161 Saudi Arabia 40 compare
- 161 Eswatini 40 compare
- 161 Syrian Arab Republic 40 compare
More gender data for Kuwait
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,410 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,410 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Kuwait?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Kuwait was 40 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2020.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score?
- Kuwait ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.