Women Business and the Law Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Women Business and the Law Index was 60 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women Business and the Law Index in Cameroon, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 60 for women business and the law index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index in Cameroon peaked at 60 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.62, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women Business and the Law Index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.62 | — |
| 1971 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 45.62 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.62 | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.62 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60 | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.62 | 45.62 | 45.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.62 | 45.62 | 45.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.12 | 45.62 | 50.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.62 | 50.62 | 50.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.44 | 50.62 | 60 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 4 |
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More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 452,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 436,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 444,018 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index in Cameroon?
- Women business and the law index in Cameroon was 60 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2017.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.62 in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for women business and the law index?
- Cameroon ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.