Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score was 80 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 188 countries
All-time high
80
in 1993
All-time low
60
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Burkina Faso, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 80 for women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood 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), parenthood score in Burkina Faso peaked at 80 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 60, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 39th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Burkina Faso, 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 | 80 | +33.3% |
| 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 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 80 is above the median for low income countries, which is 40, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 80 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74 | 60 | 80 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 39 Albania 80 compare
- 39 Azerbaijan 80 compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80 compare
- 39 Belarus 80 compare
- 39 Brazil 80 compare
- 39 Switzerland 80 compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 80 compare
- 39 Cameroon 80 compare
- 39 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 80 compare
- 39 Finland 80 compare
- 39 Gabon 80 compare
- 39 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 80 compare
- 39 Georgia 80 compare
- 39 Kazakhstan 80 compare
- 39 Korea 80 compare
- 39 Morocco 80 compare
- 39 North Macedonia 80 compare
- 39 Malta 80 compare
- 39 Montenegro 80 compare
- 39 New Zealand 80 compare
- 39 Panama 80 compare
- 39 Peru 80 compare
- 39 Paraguay 80 compare
- 39 Russian Federation 80 compare
- 39 Senegal 80 compare
- 39 El Salvador 80 compare
- 39 Seychelles 80 compare
- 39 Togo 80 compare
- 39 Tajikistan 80 compare
- 39 Türkiye 80 compare
- 39 Ukraine 80 compare
- 39 Uruguay 80 compare
- 39 United States of America 80 compare
- 39 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 80 compare
- 39 Viet Nam 80 compare
- 39 South Africa 80 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), parenthood score in Burkina Faso?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Burkina Faso was 80 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 1993.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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), 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.