Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score in Iraq
Iraq: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score was 50 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
50
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 188 countries
All-time high
75
in 1970
All-time low
50
in 2016
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score in Iraq, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in Iraq is 50, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in Iraq peaked at 75 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2016.
Iraq ranks 137th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75 | — |
| 1971 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65 | 50 | 75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 137 Albania 50 compare
- 137 Azerbaijan 50 compare
- 137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50 compare
- 137 Belarus 50 compare
- 137 Brazil 50 compare
- 137 Switzerland 50 compare
- 137 Colombia 50 compare
- 137 Czechia 50 compare
- 137 Georgia 50 compare
- 137 Honduras 50 compare
- 137 Croatia 50 compare
- 137 Kyrgyzstan 50 compare
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- 137 Lithuania 50 compare
- 137 North Macedonia 50 compare
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- 137 Mozambique 50 compare
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- 137 Panama 50 compare
- 137 Poland 50 compare
- 137 Russian Federation 50 compare
- 137 Serbia 50 compare
- 137 Syrian Arab Republic 50 compare
- 137 Tajikistan 50 compare
- 137 Türkiye 50 compare
- 137 Uzbekistan 50 compare
- 137 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 50 compare
More gender data for Iraq
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,091 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3028 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,846 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,846 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 566,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 596,188 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 558,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 587,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 550,204 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in Iraq?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), pension score in Iraq was 50 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), pension score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 75 in 1970.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), pension score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2016.
- How does Iraq rank for women business and the law index (wbl), pension score?
- Iraq ranks 137th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), pension score rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.