Women Business and the Law Index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Women Business and the Law Index was 86.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.88
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 188 countries
All-time high
86.88
in 2007
All-time low
36.88
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index in Zimbabwe, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 86.88 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 unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index in Zimbabwe peaked at 86.88 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 36.88, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 61st of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.88 | — |
| 1971 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52.5 | +42.4% |
| 1984 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 52.5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 55 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 57.5 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 57.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 66.88 | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 66.88 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.88 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 66.88 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 66.88 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 70 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.62 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 75.62 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.62 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.38 | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 86.88 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.88 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.88 | 36.88 | 36.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.31 | 36.88 | 55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.94 | 55 | 70 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.19 | 70 | 86.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.88 | 86.88 | 86.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.88 | 86.88 | 86.88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 60 Slovakia 87.5 compare
- 61 Guyana 86.88 compare
- 63 Cape Verde 86.25 compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 86.25 compare
- 63 Nicaragua 86.25 compare
- 63 East Timor 86.25 compare
More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,958 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 238,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 230,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 234,853 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index in Zimbabwe?
- Women business and the law index in Zimbabwe was 86.88 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 86.88 in 2007.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.88 in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for women business and the law index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 61st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.