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

Netherlands: 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 1989
All-time low
25
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

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

20406080100197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2023, women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Netherlands stood at 100. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Netherlands peaked at 100 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1970.

That places Netherlands 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 Netherlands, 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 50 +100.0%
1976 50 +0.0%
1977 50 +0.0%
1978 50 +0.0%
1979 50 +0.0%
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 75 +50.0%
1987 75 +0.0%
1988 75 +0.0%
1989 100 +33.3%
1990 100 +0.0%
1991 100 +0.0%
1992 100 +0.0%
1993 100 +0.0%
1994 100 +0.0%
1995 100 +0.0%
1996 100 +0.0%
1997 100 +0.0%
1998 100 +0.0%
1999 100 +0.0%
2000 100 +0.0%
2001 100 +0.0%
2002 100 +0.0%
2003 100 +0.0%
2004 100 +0.0%
2005 100 +0.0%
2006 100 +0.0%
2007 100 +0.0%
2008 100 +0.0%
2009 100 +0.0%
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 37.5 25 50 10
1980s 62.5 50 100 10
1990s 100 100 100 10
2000s 100 100 100 10
2010s 100 100 100 10
2020s 100 100 100 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Netherlands?
Women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Netherlands was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), pay score recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 1989.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), pay score recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1970.
How does Netherlands rank for women business and the law index (wbl), pay score?
Netherlands ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), pay score rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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