Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score was 25 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 188 countries
All-time high
25
in 1970
All-time low
0
in 1988
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 25 for women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in Afghanistan peaked at 25 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1988.
Afghanistan ranks 166th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score in Afghanistan, 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 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 25 | — |
| 2000 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20 | 0 | 25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5 | 0 | 25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 166 Angola 25 compare
- 166 Bangladesh 25 compare
- 166 Bulgaria 25 compare
- 166 Bhutan 25 compare
- 166 China 25 compare
- 166 Algeria 25 compare
- 166 Eritrea 25 compare
- 166 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25 compare
- 166 Kazakhstan 25 compare
- 166 Kuwait 25 compare
- 166 Lebanon 25 compare
- 166 Libya 25 compare
- 166 Republic of Moldova 25 compare
- 166 Myanmar 25 compare
- 166 Mongolia 25 compare
- 166 Romania 25 compare
- 166 Somalia 25 compare
- 166 South Sudan 25 compare
- 166 Slovakia 25 compare
- 166 Viet Nam 25 compare
- 166 Yemen 25 compare
- 166 South Africa 25 compare
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in Afghanistan?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in Afghanistan was 25 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), pension score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 1970.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), pension score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1988.
- How does Afghanistan rank for women business and the law index (wbl), pension score?
- Afghanistan ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), pension score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.