Women Business and the Law Index in Netherlands
Netherlands: Women Business and the Law Index was 100 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women Business and the Law Index in Netherlands, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 100 for women business and the law index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index in Netherlands peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.62, in 1970.
Netherlands ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women Business and the Law Index in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.62 | — |
| 1971 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 68.75 | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 68.75 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 68.75 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 68.75 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 68.75 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 71.88 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 71.88 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 71.88 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 71.88 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 71.88 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 71.88 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 75 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.12 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 83.12 | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 83.12 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 83.12 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 83.12 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 86.25 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.25 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 89.38 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 89.38 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 89.38 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.38 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 89.38 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.38 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.38 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.38 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.5 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 92.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.5 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.19 | 65.62 | 68.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.44 | 71.88 | 78.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.31 | 83.12 | 89.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.56 | 89.38 | 95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.25 | 95 | 97.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.75 | 97.5 | 100 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 90,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 95,138 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index in Netherlands?
- Women business and the law index in Netherlands was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.62 in 1970.
- How does Netherlands rank for women business and the law index?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.