Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Namibia
Namibia: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score was 100 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Namibia, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Namibia stood at 100. 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 Namibia peaked at 100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 60, in 1970.
Namibia ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60 | — |
| 1971 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 100 | +66.7% |
| 1997 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76 | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Namibia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 58,055 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 732.96 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Namibia?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Namibia was 100 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1996.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for women business and the law index (wbl), assets score?
- Namibia ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.