Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score was 25 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score in Afghanistan stood at 25. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score in Afghanistan peaked at 50 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 181st 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), Mobility Score in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25 | — |
| 1971 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35 | 25 | 50 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5 | 25 | 50 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score in Afghanistan?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score in Afghanistan was 25 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2016.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score?
- Afghanistan ranks 181st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.