Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Kenya
Kenya: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score was 80 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 188 countries
All-time high
80
in 2014
All-time low
40
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 80 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 up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Kenya peaked at 80 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 40, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 115th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40 | — |
| 1971 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60 | +50.0% |
| 1974 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 80 | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54 | 40 | 60 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72 | 60 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 115 Antigua and Barbuda 80 compare
- 115 Benin 80 compare
- 115 Bhutan 80 compare
- 115 Ghana 80 compare
- 115 India 80 compare
- 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 80 compare
- 115 Liberia 80 compare
- 115 Sri Lanka 80 compare
- 115 Mali 80 compare
- 115 Myanmar 80 compare
- 115 Nigeria 80 compare
- 115 Nepal 80 compare
- 115 Papua New Guinea 80 compare
- 115 Solomon Islands 80 compare
- 115 Sierra Leone 80 compare
- 115 Seychelles 80 compare
- 115 Uganda 80 compare
- 115 Zambia 80 compare
More financial sector data for Kenya
- 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.2328 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 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 Kenya?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Kenya was 80 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2014.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for women business and the law index (wbl), assets score?
- Kenya ranks 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.