Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Belgium
Belgium: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score was 100 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
100
in 1998
All-time low
60
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Belgium, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Belgium is 100, measured 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), parenthood score in Belgium peaked at 100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 60, in 1970.
Belgium 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), Parenthood Score in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60 | — |
| 1971 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 80 | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74 | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 4 |
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More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Belgium?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Belgium was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1998.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score?
- Belgium ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.