Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score in China
China: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score was 25 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 188 countries
All-time high
50
in 1970
All-time low
25
in 2008
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score in China, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
China recorded 25 for women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in 2023. That is the lowest 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), pension score in China peaked at 50 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2008.
China ranks 166th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score in China, 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 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 | -50.0% |
| 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 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45 | 25 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 166 Afghanistan 25 compare
- 166 Angola 25 compare
- 166 Bangladesh 25 compare
- 166 Bulgaria 25 compare
- 166 Bhutan 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 China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in China?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in China was 25 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), pension score recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 1970.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), pension score recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2008.
- How does China rank for women business and the law index (wbl), pension score?
- China ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), pension score rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.