Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Samoa
Samoa: 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 2011
All-time low
40
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Samoa 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.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Samoa peaked at 60 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 40, in 1970.
That places Samoa 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Samoa, 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 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60 | +50.0% |
| 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% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 60 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 60% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa'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 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58 | 40 | 60 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 134 Burundi 60 compare
- 134 Brunei 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
More financial sector data for Samoa
- 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 11.51 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 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 8.41 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 11.51 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 Samoa?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Samoa was 60 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2011.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for women business and the law index (wbl), assets score?
- Samoa ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.