Women Business and the Law Index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Women Business and the Law Index was 91.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women Business and the Law Index in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 91.88 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 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index in Costa Rica peaked at 91.88 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women Business and the Law Index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55 | — |
| 1971 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 63.12 | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 65.62 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 75 | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 77.5 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.12 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 86.25 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.88 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 91.88 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.88 | 55 | 63.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.12 | 63.12 | 65.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.31 | 65.62 | 77.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78 | 77.5 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.31 | 80 | 83.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.06 | 86.25 | 91.88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 36 Sierra Leone 92.5 compare
- 37 Hong Kong, China 91.88 compare
- 37 Kosovo 91.88 compare
- 37 Rwanda 91.88 compare
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,413 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index in Costa Rica?
- Women business and the law index in Costa Rica was 91.88 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 91.88 in 2022.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for women business and the law index?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.