Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score was 20 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
20
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 188 countries
All-time high
20
in 1970
All-time low
20
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Sri Lanka stood at 20. 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 Sri Lanka peaked at 20 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 20, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20 | — |
| 1971 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 148 Afghanistan 20 compare
- 148 Antigua and Barbuda 20 compare
- 148 Bangladesh 20 compare
- 148 Bahamas 20 compare
- 148 Congo 20 compare
- 148 Egypt 20 compare
- 148 Eritrea 20 compare
- 148 Ghana 20 compare
- 148 Guinea 20 compare
- 148 Guinea-Bissau 20 compare
- 148 Grenada 20 compare
- 148 Honduras 20 compare
- 148 Iraq 20 compare
- 148 Jamaica 20 compare
- 148 Cambodia 20 compare
- 148 Kiribati 20 compare
- 148 Lebanon 20 compare
- 148 Liberia 20 compare
- 148 Lesotho 20 compare
- 148 Pakistan 20 compare
- 148 Puerto Rico 20 compare
- 148 Sudan 20 compare
- 148 Eswatini 20 compare
- 148 Thailand 20 compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 20 compare
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20 compare
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Sri Lanka?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Sri Lanka was 20 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 1970.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score?
- Sri Lanka ranks 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.