Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score was 75 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
135th
of 188 countries
All-time high
75
in 1970
All-time low
75
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score in Burkina Faso, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 75 for women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score in 2023. That is the highest 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 Burkina Faso peaked at 75 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 75, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75 | — |
| 1971 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 75 is above the median for low income countries, which is 75, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 75 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 135 Antigua and Barbuda 75 compare
- 135 Benin 75 compare
- 135 Barbados 75 compare
- 135 Botswana 75 compare
- 135 Central African Republic 75 compare
- 135 Comoros 75 compare
- 135 Dominica 75 compare
- 135 Algeria 75 compare
- 135 Guinea-Bissau 75 compare
- 135 Equatorial Guinea 75 compare
- 135 Guyana 75 compare
- 135 Libya 75 compare
- 135 Saint Lucia 75 compare
- 135 Madagascar 75 compare
- 135 Mali 75 compare
- 135 Myanmar 75 compare
- 135 Namibia 75 compare
- 135 Niger 75 compare
- 135 Nigeria 75 compare
- 135 Nepal 75 compare
- 135 Pakistan 75 compare
- 135 Philippines 75 compare
- 135 Papua New Guinea 75 compare
- 135 Senegal 75 compare
- 135 Solomon Islands 75 compare
- 135 Somalia 75 compare
- 135 Suriname 75 compare
- 135 Seychelles 75 compare
- 135 Chad 75 compare
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 75 compare
- 135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 75 compare
- 135 Vanuatu 75 compare
- 135 Samoa 75 compare
- 135 Zambia 75 compare
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score in Burkina Faso?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score in Burkina Faso was 75 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 75 in 1970.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.