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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score was 40 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
40
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 188 countries
All-time high
40
in 1970
All-time low
40
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023

010203040197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2023, women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Saudi Arabia stood at 40. 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 Saudi Arabia peaked at 40 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 40, in 1970.

That places Saudi Arabia 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Saudi Arabia, 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 40 +0.0%
2012 40 +0.0%
2013 40 +0.0%
2014 40 +0.0%
2015 40 +0.0%
2016 40 +0.0%
2017 40 +0.0%
2018 40 +0.0%
2019 40 +0.0%
2020 40 +0.0%
2021 40 +0.0%
2022 40 +0.0%
2023 40 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 40 40 40 10
1980s 40 40 40 10
1990s 40 40 40 10
2000s 40 40 40 10
2010s 40 40 40 10
2020s 40 40 40 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 154 Afghanistan 40 compare
  2. 154 United Arab Emirates 40 compare
  3. 154 Bangladesh 40 compare
  4. 154 Bahrain 40 compare
  5. 154 Comoros 40 compare
  6. 154 Djibouti 40 compare
  7. 154 Algeria 40 compare
  8. 154 Egypt 40 compare
  9. 154 Micronesia, Federated States of 40 compare
  10. 154 Iran, Islamic Republic of 40 compare
  11. 154 Iraq 40 compare
  12. 154 Jordan 40 compare
  13. 154 Kiribati 40 compare
  14. 154 Kuwait 40 compare
  15. 154 Lebanon 40 compare
  16. 154 Libya 40 compare
  17. 154 Morocco 40 compare
  18. 154 Maldives 40 compare
  19. 154 Oman 40 compare
  20. 154 Pakistan 40 compare
  21. 154 Qatar 40 compare
  22. 154 Sudan 40 compare
  23. 154 Senegal 40 compare
  24. 154 Somalia 40 compare
  25. 154 Syrian Arab Republic 40 compare
  26. 154 Tunisia 40 compare
  27. 154 Vanuatu 40 compare
  28. 154 Yemen 40 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Saudi Arabia?
Women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Saudi Arabia was 40 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 40 in 1970.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 40 in 1970.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for women business and the law index (wbl), assets score?
Saudi Arabia ranks 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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