Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score in Benin
Benin: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score was 75 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
75
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score in Benin, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Benin recorded 75 for women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Benin peaked at 75 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.
Benin ranks 73rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 50 | — |
| 1999 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 | 0 | 50 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.75 | 50 | 75 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 73 Armenia 75 compare
- 73 Antigua and Barbuda 75 compare
- 73 Bahamas 75 compare
- 73 Brazil 75 compare
- 73 Brunei Darussalam 75 compare
- 73 Botswana 75 compare
- 73 Chile 75 compare
- 73 Cape Verde 75 compare
- 73 Cyprus 75 compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 75 compare
- 73 Eritrea 75 compare
- 73 Micronesia, Federated States of 75 compare
- 73 Georgia 75 compare
- 73 Gambia 75 compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 75 compare
- 73 Hong Kong, China 75 compare
- 73 Hungary 75 compare
- 73 Indonesia 75 compare
- 73 Kazakhstan 75 compare
- 73 Cambodia 75 compare
- 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75 compare
- 73 Libya 75 compare
- 73 Lesotho 75 compare
- 73 Maldives 75 compare
- 73 Mexico 75 compare
- 73 Malta 75 compare
- 73 Malaysia 75 compare
- 73 Namibia 75 compare
- 73 Nicaragua 75 compare
- 73 Palau 75 compare
- 73 Puerto Rico 75 compare
- 73 Singapore 75 compare
- 73 El Salvador 75 compare
- 73 San Marino 75 compare
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 75 compare
- 73 Suriname 75 compare
- 73 Slovakia 75 compare
- 73 Slovenia 75 compare
- 73 Seychelles 75 compare
- 73 Thailand 75 compare
- 73 Tonga 75 compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 75 compare
- 73 Türkiye 75 compare
- 73 Uruguay 75 compare
- 73 United States of America 75 compare
- 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 75 compare
- 73 Samoa 75 compare
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More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,071 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 225,605 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Benin?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Benin was 75 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), pay score recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 75 in 2021.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), pay score recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for women business and the law index (wbl), pay score?
- Benin ranks 73rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), pay score rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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), Pay Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.