Women Business and the Law Index in Libya
Libya: Women Business and the Law Index was 50 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
50
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 188 countries
All-time high
50
in 2010
All-time low
36.25
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index in Libya, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, women business and the law index in Libya stood at 50. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index in Libya peaked at 50 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 36.25, in 1970.
Libya ranks 175th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.25 | — |
| 1971 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 36.25 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 38.75 | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 | +29.0% |
| 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 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.25 | 36.25 | 36.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.75 | 36.25 | 38.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.75 | 38.75 | 38.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.75 | 38.75 | 38.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 172 Brunei Darussalam 53.12 compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 51.88 compare
- 174 Egypt 50.62 compare
- 176 Bangladesh 49.38 compare
- 177 Iraq 48.12 compare
- 177 Mauritania 48.12 compare
More gender data for Libya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,888 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 63,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 61,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 64,892 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index in Libya?
- Women business and the law index in Libya was 50 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2010.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.25 in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for women business and the law index?
- Libya ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.