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

Samoa: 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 2013
All-time low
80
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

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

020406080100197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Samoa 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 Samoa peaked at 100 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 80, in 1970.

Samoa 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 Samoa, year by year

Year Value Change
1970 80 —
1971 80 +0.0%
1972 80 +0.0%
1973 80 +0.0%
1974 80 +0.0%
1975 80 +0.0%
1976 80 +0.0%
1977 80 +0.0%
1978 80 +0.0%
1979 80 +0.0%
1980 80 +0.0%
1981 80 +0.0%
1982 80 +0.0%
1983 80 +0.0%
1984 80 +0.0%
1985 80 +0.0%
1986 80 +0.0%
1987 80 +0.0%
1988 80 +0.0%
1989 80 +0.0%
1990 80 +0.0%
1991 80 +0.0%
1992 80 +0.0%
1993 80 +0.0%
1994 80 +0.0%
1995 80 +0.0%
1996 80 +0.0%
1997 80 +0.0%
1998 80 +0.0%
1999 80 +0.0%
2000 80 +0.0%
2001 80 +0.0%
2002 80 +0.0%
2003 80 +0.0%
2004 80 +0.0%
2005 80 +0.0%
2006 80 +0.0%
2007 80 +0.0%
2008 80 +0.0%
2009 80 +0.0%
2010 80 +0.0%
2011 80 +0.0%
2012 80 +0.0%
2013 100 +25.0%
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 80 80 10
1980s 80 80 80 10
1990s 80 80 80 10
2000s 80 80 80 10
2010s 94 80 100 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 Samoa?
Women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Samoa was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2013.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 80 in 1970.
How does Samoa rank for women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score?
Samoa ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa 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
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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