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Women, Business and the Law
dataset for the current reporting year, as well as historical, topic-specific, and thematic research datasets.
WBL2026 Data
Historical Data
Data by WBL Topic
Data by Research Topic
WBL 2026 Data
The WBL 2026 dataset is available in Excel and Stata formats and covers 190 economies across 10 topics, providing data on legal frameworks, supportive frameworks, and enforcement perceptions. A reproducibility package with code and documentation is available to support transparent analysis and replication.
The 2026 edition also includes data recalculated under the WBL 1.0 methodology, extending the historical series and enabling consistent comparisons over time. It further includes 2024–2025 data aligned with the 2026 methodology to ensure continuity across editions.
WBL 2026 Dataset
Women, Business and the Law 2026 edition data
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Download Legal Frameworks Data (Stata Format)
Download Supportive Frameworks Data (Stata Format)
Download Enforcement Perceptions Data (Stata Format)
Reproducibility Package
Reproducibility packages for the WBL 2026 data construction and the WBL 2026 Report are available in the World Bank Reproducible Research Repository. Access links below.
Data Reproducibility Package
Report Reproducibility Package
WBL 2024–2025 Data (2026 Methodology)
Women, Business and the Law 2024–2025 data under the
WBL 2026 Methodology
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WBL 2026 1.0
Women, Business and the Law 2026 edition data recalculated using the
WBL 1.0 methodology
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Historical Data
Women, Business and the Law 1.0 Data for 1971-2024
The
Women, Business and the Law
2024 data cover 190 economies across 10 topics, providing data on legal frameworks, supportive frameworks, and enforcement opinions.
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Women, Business and the Law 2024 Data
Discover WBL 2024 through comprehensive data encompassing legal frameworks, supportive frameworks, and expert opinions. Delve into new areas of safety and childcare with detailed information
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Download Legal Frameworks Dataset (Stata File)
Download Supportive Frameworks Dataset (Stata File)
Download Expert Opinions by Economy (Stata File)
Download Expert Opinions by Respondent (Stata File)
Data by WBL Topic
Data is organized across 10 topics—Safety, Mobility, Work, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Childcare, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pensions—highlighting laws, policies, and enforcement perceptions that shape women’s economic opportunities.
Safety
Download WBL 2026 Data on Safety
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Mobility
Download WBL 2026 Data on Mobility
Work
Download WBL 2026 Data on Work
Pay
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Marriage
Download WBL 2026 Data on Marriage
Parenthood
Download WBL 2026 Data on Parenthood
Childcare
Download WBL 2026 Data on Childcare
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Entrepreneurship
Download WBL 2026 Data on Entrepreneurship
Assets
Download WBL 2026 Data on Assets
Pension
Download WBL 2026 Data on Pension
Data by Research Topic
These datasets offer deeper insights into specific themes and country contexts. They include data on: pilot research related to the implementation of laws, national financial inclusion strategies, legal frameworks affecting the rights of women with disabilities, and subnational data for Nigeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
National Financial Inclusion Strategies
Explore a dataset on the emerging trends in national financial inclusion strategies that support women’s entrepreneurship in 190 economies. Fifty-two economies worldwide had valid financial inclusion strategies in force as of June 30, 2022. Also, an increasing number of financial inclusion strategies are now highlighting the need to promote women’s financial inclusion. This research was conducted in collaboration with CGAP based on data collected with the help of Women, Business, and the Law’s network of local experts.
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The Rights of Women with Disabilities
Explore a data set on the Rights of Women with Disabilities in 190 economies. The 11 non-scored questions explore how laws include or exclude women with disabilities from accessing economic opportunities. The research was designed in collaboration with disability rights experts and data was collected with the help of Women, Business and the Law’s network of local legal experts.
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Tackling Legal and Policy Barriers at the Local Level
The World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law produces in-depth studies capturing differences on how laws, regulations, and policies affect women’s economic opportunities and private sector development within a single economy. By collecting data from various regions, these studies provide subnational data that inform legal and policy reform across all levels of government.
Women, Business and the Law deep-dive
Measuring the Legal Environment in Practice
Following pilot studies in 2022 and 2023, Women, Business and the Law 2024 now covers 190 economies. It measures women’s economic inclusion across three pillars: legal frameworks (laws), supportive frameworks (implementation policies), and expert opinions on women’s outcomes.
WBL 2024
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Women, Business and the Law
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Women, Business and the Law
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