Women, Business and the Law Index in Ghana
Ghana: Women, Business and the Law Index was 75 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women, Business and the Law Index in Ghana, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 75 index (0–100) 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 unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Ghana peaked at 75 index (0–100) in 2007 and was at its lowest, 46.25 index (0–100), in 1970.
Ghana ranks 122nd 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.25 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 46.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 54.38 index (0–100) | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 54.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 54.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 54.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 54.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75 index (0–100) | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.75 index (0–100) | 46.25 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.38 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 54.38 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.19 index (0–100) | 54.38 index (0–100) | 57.5 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.25 index (0–100) | 57.5 index (0–100) | 75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 75 index (0–100) | 75 index (0–100) | 75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 75 index (0–100) | 75 index (0–100) | 75 index (0–100) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 433,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 417,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 429,268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women, business and the law index in Ghana?
- Women, business and the law index in Ghana was 75 index (0–100) in 2023, according to Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women, business and the law index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 75 index (0–100) in 2007.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.25 index (0–100) in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for women, business and the law index?
- Ghana ranks 122nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women, Business and the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 means equal legal rights for men and women. It is the average score of eight categories: mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pension.