Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Botswana
Botswana: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score was 60 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
60
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 188 countries
All-time high
60
in 2005
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Botswana, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 60 for women business and the law index (wbl), assets score 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 (wbl), assets score in Botswana peaked at 60 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.
That places Botswana 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 20 | — |
| 1972 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60 | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40 | 20 | 60 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 134 Burundi 60 compare
- 134 Brunei Darussalam 60 compare
- 134 Chile 60 compare
- 134 Cameroon 60 compare
- 134 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 60 compare
- 134 Congo 60 compare
- 134 Guinea 60 compare
- 134 Gambia 60 compare
- 134 Guinea-Bissau 60 compare
- 134 Equatorial Guinea 60 compare
- 134 Haiti 60 compare
- 134 Indonesia 60 compare
- 134 Madagascar 60 compare
- 134 Malaysia 60 compare
- 134 Philippines 60 compare
- 134 Eswatini 60 compare
- 134 Chad 60 compare
- 134 Tanzania, United Republic of 60 compare
- 134 Samoa 60 compare
More financial sector data for Botswana
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 46,448 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.35 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.65 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.65 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.65 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,051 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -25.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,051 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Botswana?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Botswana was 60 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2005.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for women business and the law index (wbl), assets score?
- Botswana ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.