Women, Business and the Law Index in Peru
Peru: Women, Business and the Law Index was 95 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women, Business and the Law Index in Peru, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
Peru recorded 95 index (0–100) 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 up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Peru peaked at 95 index (0–100) in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50 index (0–100), in 1970.
That places Peru 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women, Business and the Law Index in Peru, year by year
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 66.25 index (0–100) | +32.5% |
| 1986 | 66.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 66.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 66.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 66.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 66.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 66.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.12 index (0–100) | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 63.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 68.75 index (0–100) | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 77.5 index (0–100) | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 77.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80.62 index (0–100) | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 80.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.88 index (0–100) | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 86.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90 index (0–100) | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 90 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.5 index (0–100) | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 92.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95 index (0–100) | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 95 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 95 index (0–100) is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.5 index (0–100), 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 95 index (0–100) is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.5 index (0–100), 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50 index (0–100) | 50 index (0–100) | 50 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.12 index (0–100) | 50 index (0–100) | 66.25 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.44 index (0–100) | 63.12 index (0–100) | 80.62 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.94 index (0–100) | 80.62 index (0–100) | 90 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5 index (0–100) | 92.5 index (0–100) | 95 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 95 index (0–100) | 95 index (0–100) | 95 index (0–100) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women, business and the law index in Peru?
- Women, business and the law index in Peru was 95 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 95 index (0–100) in 2016.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 index (0–100) in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for women, business and the law index?
- Peru ranks 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.