Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Benin

Benin: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score was 60 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
60
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 188 countries
All-time high
80
in 1974
All-time low
60
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Benin, 1970–2023

020406080197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Benin recorded 60 for women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in 2023. 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), parenthood score in Benin peaked at 80 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 60, in 1970.

That places Benin 76th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Benin, 1970 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1970 60
1971 60 +0.0%
1972 60 +0.0%
1973 60 +0.0%
1974 80 +33.3%
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 60 -25.0%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 72 60 80 10
1980s 80 80 80 10
1990s 80 80 80 10
2000s 66 60 80 10
2010s 60 60 60 10
2020s 60 60 60 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 76 Angola 60 compare
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  7. 76 Djibouti 60 compare
  8. 76 Dominican Republic 60 compare
  9. 76 Algeria 60 compare
  10. 76 Ethiopia 60 compare
  11. 76 Fiji 60 compare
  12. 76 Gambia 60 compare
  13. 76 Equatorial Guinea 60 compare
  14. 76 Guatemala 60 compare
  15. 76 Hong Kong, China 60 compare
  16. 76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 60 compare
  17. 76 Israel 60 compare
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  19. 76 Lao People's Democratic Republic 60 compare
  20. 76 Mexico 60 compare
  21. 76 Mali 60 compare
  22. 76 Myanmar 60 compare
  23. 76 Mozambique 60 compare
  24. 76 Mauritania 60 compare
  25. 76 Mauritius 60 compare
  26. 76 Malaysia 60 compare
  27. 76 Niger 60 compare
  28. 76 Oman 60 compare
  29. 76 Philippines 60 compare
  30. 76 Rwanda 60 compare
  31. 76 Singapore 60 compare
  32. 76 Sierra Leone 60 compare
  33. 76 Sao Tome and Principe 60 compare
  34. 76 Suriname 60 compare
  35. 76 Chad 60 compare
  36. 76 Timor-Leste 60 compare
  37. 76 Tanzania, United Republic of 60 compare
  38. 76 Uzbekistan 60 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Benin?
Women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Benin was 60 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 80 in 1974.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 60 in 1970.
How does Benin rank for women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score?
Benin ranks 76th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin 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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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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