Women, Business and the Law (WBL) data is available for the period from 1971 to 2023 (calendar years 1970 to 2022). By developing a time series and further researching the interaction between inequality of opportunity for women and labor market dynamics, Women, Business and the Law strengthens insights into how women¡¯s employment and entrepreneurship are affected by legal gender discrimination, and in turn how this affects economic outcomes.
Our datasets
Visualize 50 Years of Gender Data
Visualize firm-level data in over 160 economies
World Bank Enterprise Surveys offer an expansive array of economic data on 225,000+ firms in over 160 countries. The data is presented in a variety of ways useful to researchers, policy makers, journalists, and others. Note that data users should exercise caution when comparing raw data and point estimates between surveys that did and did not adhere to the Enterprise Surveys Global Methodology.
Type of data available:
Percent of firms competing against unregistered or informal firms
The global state of business readiness
ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº¡¯s corporate flagship project, B-READY, conducts annual assessments of the global business environment. It replaces and improves upon the Doing Business project.
DECIG provides data and analysis on private sector development and the global business environment.