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

Uruguay: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score was 75 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
75
in 2018
All-time low
50
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

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

020406080197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Uruguay 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 Uruguay peaked at 75 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 50, in 1970.

That places Uruguay 73rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score in Uruguay, 1970 to 2023.
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 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 75 +50.0%
2019 75 +0.0%
2020 75 +0.0%
2021 75 +0.0%
2022 75 +0.0%
2023 75 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 50 50 50 10
1980s 50 50 50 10
1990s 50 50 50 10
2000s 50 50 50 10
2010s 55 50 75 10
2020s 75 75 75 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 73 Armenia 75 compare
  2. 73 Antigua and Barbuda 75 compare
  3. 73 Benin 75 compare
  4. 73 Bahamas 75 compare
  5. 73 Brazil 75 compare
  6. 73 Brunei Darussalam 75 compare
  7. 73 Botswana 75 compare
  8. 73 Chile 75 compare
  9. 73 Cape Verde 75 compare
  10. 73 Cyprus 75 compare
  11. 73 Dominican Republic 75 compare
  12. 73 Eritrea 75 compare
  13. 73 Micronesia, Federated States of 75 compare
  14. 73 Georgia 75 compare
  15. 73 Gambia 75 compare
  16. 73 Guinea-Bissau 75 compare
  17. 73 Hong Kong, China 75 compare
  18. 73 Hungary 75 compare
  19. 73 Indonesia 75 compare
  20. 73 Kazakhstan 75 compare
  21. 73 Cambodia 75 compare
  22. 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75 compare
  23. 73 Libya 75 compare
  24. 73 Lesotho 75 compare
  25. 73 Maldives 75 compare
  26. 73 Mexico 75 compare
  27. 73 Malta 75 compare
  28. 73 Malaysia 75 compare
  29. 73 Namibia 75 compare
  30. 73 Nicaragua 75 compare
  31. 73 Palau 75 compare
  32. 73 Puerto Rico 75 compare
  33. 73 Singapore 75 compare
  34. 73 El Salvador 75 compare
  35. 73 San Marino 75 compare
  36. 73 Sao Tome and Principe 75 compare
  37. 73 Suriname 75 compare
  38. 73 Slovakia 75 compare
  39. 73 Slovenia 75 compare
  40. 73 Seychelles 75 compare
  41. 73 Thailand 75 compare
  42. 73 Tonga 75 compare
  43. 73 Trinidad and Tobago 75 compare
  44. 73 Türkiye 75 compare
  45. 73 United States of America 75 compare
  46. 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 75 compare
  47. 73 Samoa 75 compare
  48. 73 Zimbabwe 75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Uruguay?
Women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Uruguay was 75 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), pay score recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 75 in 2018.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), pay score recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 50 in 1970.
How does Uruguay rank for women business and the law index (wbl), pay score?
Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), pay score rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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