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

Romania: 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 2003
All-time low
50
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

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

020406080100197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2023, women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Romania 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 Romania peaked at 100 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 50, in 1970.

Romania ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Romania, year by year

Year Value Change
1970 50 —
1971 50 +0.0%
1972 50 +0.0%
1973 50 +0.0%
1974 50 +0.0%
1975 50 +0.0%
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 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 75 +50.0%
2003 100 +33.3%
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 50 50 50 10
1980s 50 50 50 10
1990s 50 50 50 10
2000s 87.5 50 100 10
2010s 100 100 100 10
2020s 100 100 100 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Albania 100 compare
  2. 1 United Arab Emirates 100 compare
  3. 1 Australia 100 compare
  4. 1 Austria 100 compare
  5. 1 Burundi 100 compare
  6. 1 Belgium 100 compare
  7. 1 Bulgaria 100 compare
  8. 1 Bahrain 100 compare
  9. 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100 compare
  10. 1 Bhutan 100 compare
  11. 1 Canada 100 compare
  12. 1 Switzerland 100 compare
  13. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100 compare
  14. 1 Comoros 100 compare
  15. 1 Costa Rica 100 compare
  16. 1 Czechia 100 compare
  17. 1 Germany 100 compare
  18. 1 Denmark 100 compare
  19. 1 Ecuador 100 compare
  20. 1 Spain 100 compare
  21. 1 Estonia 100 compare
  22. 1 Finland 100 compare
  23. 1 France 100 compare
  24. 1 Gabon 100 compare
  25. 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100 compare
  26. 1 Equatorial Guinea 100 compare
  27. 1 Greece 100 compare
  28. 1 Grenada 100 compare
  29. 1 Guyana 100 compare
  30. 1 Croatia 100 compare
  31. 1 Haiti 100 compare
  32. 1 Ireland 100 compare
  33. 1 Iceland 100 compare
  34. 1 Italy 100 compare
  35. 1 Jordan 100 compare
  36. 1 Kenya 100 compare
  37. 1 Kiribati 100 compare
  38. 1 Kosovo 100 compare
  39. 1 Liberia 100 compare
  40. 1 Saint Lucia 100 compare
  41. 1 Lithuania 100 compare
  42. 1 Luxembourg 100 compare
  43. 1 Latvia 100 compare
  44. 1 Republic of Moldova 100 compare
  45. 1 Marshall Islands 100 compare
  46. 1 Mongolia 100 compare
  47. 1 Mauritius 100 compare
  48. 1 Malawi 100 compare
  49. 1 Netherlands 100 compare
  50. 1 Norway 100 compare
  51. 1 Nepal 100 compare
  52. 1 New Zealand 100 compare
  53. 1 Peru 100 compare
  54. 1 Philippines 100 compare
  55. 1 Poland 100 compare
  56. 1 Portugal 100 compare
  57. 1 Paraguay 100 compare
  58. 1 Rwanda 100 compare
  59. 1 Saudi Arabia 100 compare
  60. 1 Sierra Leone 100 compare
  61. 1 Serbia 100 compare
  62. 1 South Sudan 100 compare
  63. 1 Sweden 100 compare
  64. 1 Togo 100 compare
  65. 1 Timor-Leste 100 compare
  66. 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 100 compare
  67. 1 Uganda 100 compare
  68. 1 Uzbekistan 100 compare
  69. 1 Viet Nam 100 compare
  70. 1 South Africa 100 compare
  71. 1 Zambia 100 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Romania?
Women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Romania was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), pay score recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2003.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), pay score recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 50 in 1970.
How does Romania rank for women business and the law index (wbl), pay score?
Romania ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), pay score rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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