Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Brunei
Brunei: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score was 60 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
60
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 188 countries
All-time high
60
in 2001
All-time low
40
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Brunei, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Brunei 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Brunei peaked at 60 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 40, in 1970.
Brunei ranks 134th 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 (WBL), Assets Score in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40 | — |
| 1971 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 60 is below the median for high income countries, which is 100, 60% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 60 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90, 67% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58 | 40 | 60 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 134 Burundi 60 compare
- 134 Botswana 60 compare
- 134 Chile 60 compare
- 134 Cameroon 60 compare
- 134 Democratic Republic of Congo 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 60 compare
- 134 Samoa 60 compare
More financial sector data for Brunei
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 103.37 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 75.48 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 103.37 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Brunei?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Brunei was 60 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2001.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for women business and the law index (wbl), assets score?
- Brunei ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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.