Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Tonga
Tonga: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score was 20 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
20
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
183rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
20
in 1970
All-time low
20
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Tonga, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Tonga is 20, measured in 2023. 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 Tonga peaked at 20 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 20, in 1970.
That places Tonga 183rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20 | — |
| 1971 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 20 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 20% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 20 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90, 22% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 183 South Sudan 20 compare
- 185 Marshall Islands 0
- 185 Mauritania 0
- 185 Niger 0
- 185 Palau 0
More financial sector data for Tonga
- 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 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 45.37 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 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 33.13 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 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 45.37 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 Tonga?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), assets score in Tonga was 20 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 1970.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), assets score recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for women business and the law index (wbl), assets score?
- Tonga ranks 183rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), assets score rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga 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.