Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score in Senegal
Senegal: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score was 60 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score in Senegal, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Senegal stood at 60. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Senegal peaked at 60 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 40, in 1970.
Senegal ranks 143rd of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40 | — |
| 1971 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60 | +50.0% |
| 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 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
| 1990s | 42 | 40 | 60 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 143 United Arab Emirates 60 compare
- 143 Burundi 60 compare
- 143 Bangladesh 60 compare
- 143 Congo 60 compare
- 143 Algeria 60 compare
- 143 Eritrea 60 compare
- 143 Guinea 60 compare
- 143 Gambia 60 compare
- 143 Guinea-Bissau 60 compare
- 143 Israel 60 compare
- 143 Lebanon 60 compare
- 143 Morocco 60 compare
- 143 Maldives 60 compare
- 143 Pakistan 60 compare
- 143 Philippines 60 compare
- 143 Chad 60 compare
- 143 Tunisia 60 compare
More gender data for Senegal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,600 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,563 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,563 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Senegal?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score in Senegal was 60 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 1999.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score?
- Senegal ranks 143rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), marriage score rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.