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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score in Austria

Austria: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score was 100 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
100
in 2009
All-time low
25
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score in Austria, 1970–2023

20406080100197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2023, women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Austria stood at 100. 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), pay score in Austria peaked at 100 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1970.

That places Austria 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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), Pay Score in Austria, year by year

Year Value Change
1970 25 —
1971 25 +0.0%
1972 25 +0.0%
1973 25 +0.0%
1974 25 +0.0%
1975 25 +0.0%
1976 25 +0.0%
1977 25 +0.0%
1978 25 +0.0%
1979 50 +100.0%
1980 50 +0.0%
1981 50 +0.0%
1982 50 +0.0%
1983 50 +0.0%
1984 50 +0.0%
1985 50 +0.0%
1986 50 +0.0%
1987 50 +0.0%
1988 50 +0.0%
1989 50 +0.0%
1990 50 +0.0%
1991 50 +0.0%
1992 50 +0.0%
1993 50 +0.0%
1994 50 +0.0%
1995 50 +0.0%
1996 50 +0.0%
1997 50 +0.0%
1998 50 +0.0%
1999 50 +0.0%
2000 50 +0.0%
2001 50 +0.0%
2002 50 +0.0%
2003 75 +50.0%
2004 75 +0.0%
2005 75 +0.0%
2006 75 +0.0%
2007 75 +0.0%
2008 75 +0.0%
2009 100 +33.3%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.5 25 50 10
1980s 50 50 50 10
1990s 50 50 50 10
2000s 70 50 100 10
2010s 100 100 100 10
2020s 100 100 100 4

Countries ranked near Austria

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  8. 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100 compare
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  11. 1 Switzerland 100 compare
  12. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100 compare
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  15. 1 Czechia 100 compare
  16. 1 Germany 100 compare
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  19. 1 Spain 100 compare
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  24. 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100 compare
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  27. 1 Grenada 100 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Austria?
Women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Austria was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), pay score recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2009.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), pay score recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1970.
How does Austria rank for women business and the law index (wbl), pay score?
Austria ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), pay score rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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