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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score in Bahrain

Bahrain: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score was 100 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
100
in 2022
All-time low
25
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score in Bahrain, 1970–2023

20406080100197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 100 for women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in Bahrain peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1970.

That places Bahrain 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), Pension Score in Bahrain, 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 50 +100.0%
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 50 +0.0%
2019 50 +0.0%
2020 75 +50.0%
2021 75 +0.0%
2022 100 +33.3%
2023 100 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 32.5 25 50 10
1980s 50 50 50 10
1990s 50 50 50 10
2000s 50 50 50 10
2010s 50 50 50 10
2020s 87.5 75 100 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in Bahrain?
Women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in Bahrain was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), pension score recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), pension score recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1970.
How does Bahrain rank for women business and the law index (wbl), pension score?
Bahrain ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), pension score rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain 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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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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