Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score was 80 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
80
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 188 countries
All-time high
80
in 1970
All-time low
80
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Papua New Guinea stood at 80. 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 Papua New Guinea peaked at 80 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 80, in 1970.
Papua New Guinea ranks 115th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80 | — |
| 1971 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 80 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 80 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 115 Antigua and Barbuda 80 compare
- 115 Benin 80 compare
- 115 Bhutan 80 compare
- 115 Ghana 80 compare
- 115 India 80 compare
- 115 Kenya 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 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 Papua New Guinea
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0743 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0543 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0743 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Papua New Guinea was 80 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 1970.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for women business and the law index (wbl), assets score?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.