Women Business and the Law Index in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Women Business and the Law Index was 83.75 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women Business and the Law Index in Saint Lucia, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 83.75 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 unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index in Saint Lucia peaked at 83.75 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 43.75, in 1970.
That places Saint Lucia 77th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women Business and the Law Index in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.75 | — |
| 1971 | 50 | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 52.5 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 63.12 | +20.2% |
| 1991 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.12 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.62 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.62 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80.62 | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 80.62 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.62 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.62 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.62 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.62 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.62 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.75 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.75 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.62 | 43.75 | 52.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.38 | 63.12 | 65.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.56 | 80.62 | 83.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.75 | 83.75 | 83.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.75 | 83.75 | 83.75 | 4 |
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More gender data for Saint Lucia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 29.85 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9128 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 974 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 986 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 996 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index in Saint Lucia?
- Women business and the law index in Saint Lucia was 83.75 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.75 in 2007.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.75 in 1970.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for women business and the law index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 77th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.