(2025) Ayiti Patisipasyon Ekonomik Fanm yo - Aperçu Ekonomi
Rezime — Dokiman Bankmondyal la analize patisipasyon ekonomik fanm yo nan Ayiti nan plizyè dimansyon tankou patisipasyon nan fòs travay la, enklizyon finansye, kad legal yo, ak nòm sosyal yo. Dokiman an prezante done konparatif ki montre jan Ayiti ap fè konpare ak mwayèn mondyal yo, rejyonal yo ak gwoup revni yo.
Dekouve Enpotan
- To patisipasyon fanm yo nan fòs travay la nan Ayiti se 59,98%, ki pi wo pase mwayèn mondyal la 51,1%.
- Sèlman 30,05% fanm yo gen kont bank, sa ki montre gen pi ti enklizyon finansye.
- Fanm yo ap fè fas ak restriksyon legal nan pòpriyete ak aplikasyon pou paspò.
- Dekalaj edikasyon ant sèks yo kontinye ak sèlman 9,2% fanm yo ki fini lekòl segondè kont 15,0% gason yo.
- To travay enfomal la pou fanm yo rive nan 93,8%, sa ki limite aksè yo nan opòtinite ekonomi fomal yo.
Deskripsyon Konple
Dokiman konplè Prosperity Data360 Bankmondyal la egzamine patisipasyon ekonomik fanm yo nan Ayiti nan plizyè fason analitik. Dokiman an kouvri patisipasyon nan fòs travay la, avèk Ayiti ki montre yon to patisipasyon fanm nan fòs travay la 59,98% nan 2024, ki pi wo pase anpil kominote rejyonal yo. Sepandan, peyi a ap fè fas ak defi enpòtan yo nan enklizyon finansye, ak sèlman 30,05% fanm yo ki gen kont bank nan 2017.
Analiz la revele twou enpòtan yo nan kad legal ak règleman Ayiti pou egalite sèks yo. Pandan fanm yo ka fè anpil aktivite ekonomik sou menm pye ak gason yo, gen kèk restriksyon enpòtan ki rete, sitou nan dwa pou gen pòpriyete ak aplikasyon pou paspò. Endèks Enstitisyon Sosyal ak Sèks (SIGI) 46,4 endike gen diskriminasyon modere kont fanm yo nan enstitisyon sosyal yo, pi wo pase mwayèn rejyonal la (21,2) ak mwayèn mondyal la (28,99).
Done edikasyon yo montre gen dekalaj ki kontinye nan sèks yo, ak to ki konnen li ak ekri pou gason yo nan 72,9% konpare ak 63,9% pou fanm yo nan 2017. To yo ki fini lekòl segondè yo montre diferans yo ki pi klè, ak sèlman 9,2% fanm ki gen 25 ane ak plis ki fini lekòl segondè kont 15,0% gason yo. Dekalaj edikasyon sa yo gen konsekans alontèm pou patisipasyon ekonomik fanm yo ak opòtinite yo pou yo avanse.
Dokiman an tou mete aksan sou kote done yo pa disponib, sitou konsènan pòpriyete biznis, antreprenè, ak aksè nan teknoloji. To travay enfomal la pou fanm yo rive nan 93,8%, ki endike pi gwo majorite fanm yo ki aktif ekonomikman ap travay andeyò estrikti ekonomi fomal yo, sa ki limite aksè yo nan pwoteksyon sosyal ak opòtinite pou yo grandi.
Teks Konple Dokiman an
Teks ki soti nan dokiman orijinal la pou endeksasyon.
Prosperity
Data360 Economy Snapshot
Female Economic Participation
HAITI
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN (LCN) ; LOWER MIDDLE INCOME
Firms with majority
female ownership
Data not available
SOURCE: ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
Female labor force
participation rate
59.98% (2024)
SOURCE: WDI
Women with access
to mobile phones
Data not available
SOURCE: GLOBAL FINDEX
Women with
bank accounts
30.05% (2017)
SOURCE: GLOBAL FINDEX
SOCIAL NORMS
General
Share of adults (age 15+) without a national IDFemale mean age at marriage Female mean age at first childbirth
SOURCE: ID4D FINDEX SURVEY SOURCE: GENDER STATISTICS SOURCE: OECD
Health, Education and Time Management
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births Fertility Rate, in births per woman
SOURCE: WORLD BANK SOURCE: WORLD BANK
Time spent in unpaid work (%) Educational attainment (%)
SOURCE: GENDER STATISTICS SOURCE: EDUCATION STATISTICS
Women of reproductive age that have their family planning needs met 44.0% (2017)
SOURCE: WORLD BANK
Prosperity Data360 UPDATED ON: 2025-10-07
Public Disclosure Authorized
Public Disclosure Authorized
Public Disclosure Authorized
Public Disclosure Authorized
Gender-Based Violence Mobility
Can a woman choose where to live in the same way as a man? No
Can a woman travel outside her home in the same way as a man?Yes
Can a woman apply for a passport in the same way as a man? No
SOURCE: WHO SOURCE: WOMEN, BUSINESS & THE LAW
Voice & Agency
Women in Ministerial Level Positions (Rank) NA
SOURCE: WEF GLOBAL GENDER GAP REPORT
Political participation score of the country 2.5/10 (2024)
SOURCE: BTI
Social Institutions Gender Index (SIGI)* SIGI Regional Average SIGI Global Average
46.4 (2023) 21.2 (2023) 28.99 (2023)
*SIGI measures discrimination against women in social institutions (0 = no discrimination; 100 = absolute discrimination). SOURCE: GENDER INDEX
BUSINESS CLIMATE
Labor Force
Labor force participation rate (%) Informal employment (%)
SOURCE: WBG - WDI SOURCE: ILOSTAT
Employment, by type (%) Employment, by sector (%)
SOURCE: WBG - WDI SOURCE: WBG - WDI
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Wage equality between women and men for similar work (survey data, normalized on a 0-to-1 scale)* NA
*This indicator is derived from the following survey question: In your country, for similar work, to what extent are wages for women equal to those of men?
1 = not at all/significantly below those of men. 7 = fully/equal to those of men. It is then transformed into a 0-1 scale where zero means “large gap” and 1 means “no gap”.
Country Economic Participation and Opportunity Index (Score 0-1) NA
SOURCE: WEF GLOBAL GENDER GAP REPORT
Business Climate
Starting a business Proprietors & Directors (%)
SOURCE: DOING BUSINESS SOURCE: GENDER STATISTICS
Percentage of firms with majority female ownership NA
SOURCE: WBG ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
Firms with female top manager NA
SOURCE: ILO
Firms identifying access to finance as a major constraintNA
SOURCE: WBG ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
Perceived ease of doing business index 179/190 (2019)
SOURCE: DOING BUSINESS
Perceived attitude toward entrepreneurial failure * 2.77/7 (2019)
SOURCE: WEF GCI
Equal access to property rights index (-2-0) ** -1 (2019)
SOURCE: DOING BUSINESS
*Scores (1-7): 1 - No appetite for entrepreneurial risk; 7 - greater appetite for risk
** The equal access to property rights index evaluates whether married or unmarried women have equal access to property rights. It has two components: (i) whether
unmarried men and unmarried women have equal ownership rights to property; and (ii) whether married men and married women have equal ownership rights to
property. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.
TEA
SOURCE: GEM
TEA: Category description:
1. TEA of working age population - Percentage of 18-64 population who are either a nascent entrepreneur or owner-manager of a new business
2. TEA Nascent entrepreneurs - Female/Male TEA: percentage of females (ages 18-64) who are either a nascent entrepreneur or owner-manager of a new
business, divided by the equivalent percentage of their male counterparts
3. TEA driven by opportunity - Percentage of those females involved in TEA who (i) claim to be driven by opportunity as opposed to finding no other option for
work; and (ii) who indicate the main driver for being involved in this opportunity is being independent or increasing their income, rather than just maintaining
their income, divided by the equivalent percentage for their male counterparts
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TECHNOLOGY
Social Norms Banking and Technology
Mobile Phone and Internet Access Mobile money services
SOURCE: GLOBAL FINDEX SOURCE: GLOBAL FINDEX
Mobile Connectivity Index Made or received digital payments - female (age 15+)
47.0/100 (2024)
The GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index measures the performance of 170
countries – representing 99% of the global population – against key enablers
of mobile internet adoption: infrastructure, affordability, consumer readiness,
and content and services.
SOURCE: GSMA
SOURCE: GLOBAL FINDEX
Innovation and Technology in Accessing Markets
Percentage of firms with their own websites NA
SOURCE: ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
Can a broadband connection request be completed entirely online?NA
Average price for a month of business broadband connection withNA
at least 10 Mbps download speed with unlimited data usage
SOURCE: DIGITAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Family law
Can a woman be head of household in the same way as a man? Yes
There is no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her husbandYes
Do married couples jointly share legal responsibility for financially maintaining the family's expenses?Yes
SOURCE: WOMEN, BUSINESS AND THE LAW
Prosperity Data360 UPDATED ON: 2025-10-07
First married by age 18 (% of women aged 20-24) Credit and Finance Laws
SOURCE: WORLD BANK - WDI
Can a woman legally open a bank account Yes
in the same way as a man?
Can a woman sign a contract in the same Yes
way as a man?
Can a woman register a business in the Yes
same way as a man?
The law prohibits discrimination in access toNo
credit based on gender
SOURCE: WOMEN, BUSINESS AND THE LAW
Legal Right to Assets
Do men and women have equal ownership rights to immovable property? No
Do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents? Yes
Do female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets? Yes
Does the law grant spouses equal administrative authority over assets during marriage? No
Does a woman's testimony carry the same evidentiary weight in court as a man's? Yes
Does the law provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions (i.e.; unpaid domestic work)?Yes
SOURCE: WOMEN, BUSINESS AND THE LAW
Workplace
Can a woman get a job in the same way as a man? Yes
Can women work in jobs deemed dangerous in the same way as men? Yes
Law prohibits discrimination in employment based on gender Yes
Is there legislation on sexual harassment in employment? No
Does the government support or provide childcare services? No
Are there criminal penalties or civil remedies for sexual harassment in employment? No
SOURCE: WOMEN, BUSINESS AND THE LAW
Pay
Does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? Yes
Are women able to work in the same industries as men? Yes
Are childcare payments tax-deductible? No
SOURCE: WOMEN, BUSINESS AND THE LAW
Prosperity Data360 UPDATED ON: 2025-10-07
ACCESS TO FINANCE
Bank Accounts Savings
SOURCE: GLOBAL FINDEX SOURCE: GLOBAL FINDEX
Credit
SOURCE: GLOBAL FINDEX
ACCESS TO MARKETS
Days to obtain an import licenseNA
Percentage of firms expected to give gifts to public officials to get things doneNA
Percentage of firms identifying customs and trade restrictions as major constraintNA
Percentage of firms whose new products/services are also new to the main marketNA
Does the country's infrastructure, roads, utilities, communications, waste disposalNA
provide support for new and growing firms?
SOURCE: ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
TRAINING SKILLS AND INFORMATION
Percentage of country's labor force with business skills NA
(accounting, communications, finance, management, marketing, sales)
SOURCE: GLOBAL SKILLS INDEX
Presence and quality of programs directly assisting SMEs NA
at all levels of government (national, regional, municipal)
SOURCE: GEM
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Appendix
Comparison with Global, Regional and Income Group Averages
Abbreviations
Abbreviation Description
EAS East Asia & Pacific
ECS Europe & Central Asia
LCN Latin America & Caribbean
MEA Middle East & North Africa
NAC North America
SAS South Asia
SSF Sub-Saharan Africa
LIC Low income
LMC Lower middle income
UMC Upper middle income
HIC High income
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Global, Regional & Income Group Average Comparison
SOCIAL NORMS
Regional Averages Income Group Averages
Indicator Year HTIGlobalEAS ECS LCN MEA NAC SAS SSF LIC LMC UMC HIC
Share of men (age 15+) without a national
ID (%)
2017 24.0 11.610.5 4.4 4.6 6.2 - 7.7 27.0 32.5 15.1 4.7 3.4
Share of women (age 15+) without a
national ID (%)
2017 17.0 15.2 11.0 3.8 4.6 18.3 - 10.735.6 51.5 17.7 4.9 3.1
Female mean age at marriage 2016 24.9 26.8 25.2 31.123.3 25.5 29.6 21.823.0 21.123.0 23.830.6
Mean age of woman at birth of first child2021 - 29.5 31.129.5 - 28.7 27.3 - - - - - 29.5
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live
births
2023328.0116.188.2 9.1 69.9 62.0 14.5 72.3315.8364.2174.058.1 19.1
Total Fertility Rate 2023 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.8 2.5 1.4 1.9 4.0 4.4 3.1 2.0 1.6
Time spent in unpaid work, females (%) 2023 - 17.8 19.1 - - - 16.5 - - - - 19.116.5
Time spent in unpaid work, males (%) 2023 - 10.4 9.2 - - - 11.6 - - - - 9.2 11.6
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages
15 and above)
2017 72.986.0 91.199.3 92.9 89.7 - 84.5 67.266.6 75.7 95.5 96.9
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females
ages 15 and above)
2017 63.9 78.5 83.9 97.6 90.7 81.0 - 78.2 48.5 45.3 64.1 93.195.2
Population age 25+ with primary schooling,
Male (%)
2017 51.783.786.6 98.5 78.7 74.196.3 63.2 64.8 57.0 70.5 83.5 95.6
Population age 25+ with primary schooling,
Female (%)
2017 42.0 78.7 81.696.9 76.6 65.6 96.1 53.2 52.4 41.359.580.6 94.4
Population age 25+ with secondary
schooling, Male (%)
2017 15.0 53.6 54.0 77.6 40.5 43.3 87.7 33.6 24.5 22.4 34.6 53.6 69.9
Population age 25+ with secondary
schooling, Female (%)
2017 9.2 50.0 51.472.6 41.6 41.388.6 27.3 16.6 13.128.6 51.068.0
Population age 25+ with tertiary
schooling, Male (%)
2012 12.0 20.1 25.9 25.1 13.4 21.249.6 9.1 7.4 14.310.9 15.826.8
Population age 25+ with tertiary
schooling, Female (%)
2012 7.0 19.8 23.0 26.1 14.8 19.550.0 4.1 4.0 8.7 7.5 15.228.4
Women of reproductive age that have their
family planning needs met (%)
2017 44.0 50.3 67.0 52.144.0 - - 29.8 46.2 39.4 51.553.4 -
Lifetime intimate partner violence (%)2018 23.0 26.3 31.0 18.6 24.5 28.5 26.0 29.5 32.6 34.5 30.7 25.0 20.6
Intimate partner violence within last year
(%)
2018 12.0 11.6 14.7 5.3 8.1 14.1 4.5 11.818.9 20.4 16.1 10.1 5.3
Can a woman choose where to live in the
same way as a man?
2023 0.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.9
Can a woman travel outside her home in the
same way as a man?
2023 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
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Global, Regional & Income Group Average Comparison
SOCIAL NORMS
Regional Averages Income Group Averages
Indicator Year HTIGlobalEAS ECS LCN MEA NAC SAS SSF LIC LMC UMC HIC
Can a woman apply for a passport in the
same way as a man?
2023 0.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9
Women In Ministerial Level Positions
(Rank)
2022 - 72.6102.160.3 55.3 98.1 56.5114.163.5 63.8 89.169.9 63.1
Political Participation Ranking 2024 2.5 5.1 4.5 6.3 6.8 2.6 - 5.9 4.6 3.5 4.4 5.6 6.8
Social Institutions Gender Index (SIGI) 2023 46.4 29.0 29.1 16.1 21.252.3 18.3 41.839.0 41.139.7 25.0 18.1
BUSINESS CLIMATE
Regional Averages Income Group Averages
Indicator Year HTIGlobalEAS ECS LCN MEA NAC SAS SSF LIC LMC UMC HIC
Male labor force participation rate (%)2024 70.6 69.7 71.566.1 72.6 72.368.5 71.768.9 71.469.1 70.2 69.1
Female labor force participation rate (%)2024 60.0 51.156.1 53.4 51.628.8 58.8 38.9 56.8 54.348.8 48.2 53.9
Informal employment, male (% of total
non-agricultural employment)
2012 81.8 30.5 46.6 8.1 54.4 33.1 - 76.4 65.9 79.7 67.7 40.8 7.6
Informal employment, female (% of total
non-agricultural employment)
2012 93.8 31.547.3 7.0 60.0 21.8 - 76.2 71.687.8 67.2 40.9 8.8
Part-time employment, female (% of total
female employment)
2012 30.0 36.3 30.5 35.3 35.8 46.8 43.3 25.8 41.9 51.735.9 31.538.7
Part-time employment, male (% of total
male employment)
2012 28.6 22.3 21.520.9 21.5 19.326.6 15.9 32.2 41.2 24.1 19.3 22.3
Female permanent full-time workers (% of
total full-time workers)
2020 - 32.0 - 34.5 - 28.4 - - - - 28.4 48.1 27.6
Male permanent full-time workers (% of
total full-time workers)
2020 - 68.0 - 65.5 - 71.6 - - - - 71.6 51.9 72.4
Percentage of the population that is
self-employed
2023 75.4 39.8 39.5 21.235.2 26.3 9.6 57.4 67.9 75.9 57.736.6 14.4
Employment in industry, male (% of male
employment)
2023 14.0 25.3 24.0 32.2 25.7 28.3 28.5 23.6 17.2 14.7 21.727.4 30.7
Employment in industry, female (% of
female employment)
2023 10.6 11.8 12.2 12.710.5 12.4 8.6 17.8 10.3 9.7 12.7 13.7 10.5
Employment in services, male (% of male
employment)
2023 30.7 52.153.0 56.9 56.3 60.5 69.6 44.9 39.8 36.5 44.7 51.264.5
Employment in services, female (% of
female employment)
2023 57.666.8 67.9 75.9 82.1 74.790.4 37.4 45.4 34.8 53.0 69.5 87.3
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Global, Regional & Income Group Average Comparison
BUSINESS CLIMATE
Regional Averages Income Group Averages
Indicator Year HTIGlobalEAS ECS LCN MEA NAC SAS SSF LIC LMC UMC HIC
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male
employment)
2023 55.3 22.6 23.0 11.018.0 11.2 1.9 31.6 42.9 48.7 33.6 21.4 4.8
Employment in agriculture, female (% of
female employment)
2023 31.8 21.419.9 11.4 7.4 13.0 0.9 44.8 44.3 55.5 34.3 16.7 2.2
Wage equality between women and men for
similar work (0-to-1 scale)
2022 - 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7
Country Economic Participation and
Opportunity Index (0-to-1 scale)
2022 - 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7
Time in days to start a business, male2019 97.0 19.6 23.3 11.8 28.1 18.7 2.8 15.2 21.5 21.924.8 19.1 11.5
Time in days to start a business, female2019 97.0 19.7 23.4 11.8 28.1 19.3 2.8 15.2 21.6 22.124.9 19.2 11.6
Cost as a % of income per capita to start
a business, male
2019179.719.9 16.3 3.3 30.6 15.2 0.6 8.8 36.3 48.8 28.1 13.2 4.3
Cost as a % of income per capita to start
a business, female
2019179.719.9 16.3 3.3 30.6 15.2 0.6 8.8 36.3 48.8 28.1 13.2 4.3
Number of procedures to start a business,
male
2019 12.0 6.6 6.3 5.3 8.0 6.1 4.0 8.0 7.4 6.9 7.3 7.0 5.4
Number of procedures to start a business,
female
2019 12.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 8.0 6.7 4.0 8.0 7.5 7.1 7.4 7.1 5.5
Share of male sole proprietors 2022 - 61.9 54.6 63.4 51.576.5 - - 63.3 59.0 62.460.8 62.5
Share of female sole proprietors 2022 - 38.1 45.436.6 48.5 23.5 - - 36.7 41.0 37.6 39.2 37.5
Share of male directors 2022 - 75.4 69.176.6 66.3 86.6 - 72.9 73.3 79.4 78.9 73.5 74.5
Share of female directors 2022 - 24.6 30.9 23.4 33.7 13.4 - 27.126.7 20.6 21.126.5 25.5
Firms with majority female ownership (%)2020 - 9.6 - 12.7 - 5.0 - - - - 5.0 18.110.0
Firms with female top manager (%) 2024 - 18.8 32.1 16.226.0 7.9 22.1 21.418.6 13.6 19.7 21.0 17.6
Firms identifying access to finance as a
major constraint (%)
2020 - 23.9 - 18.0 - 32.8 - - - - 32.8 31.6 11.2
Perceived ease of doing business index
(Rank)
2019179.095.9 87.0 42.6114.3106.614.5109.8139.5156.0124.590.8 51.3
Perceived attitude toward entrepreneurial
failure (Score 1-7)
2019 2.8 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.9 4.2 5.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.2
Equal access to property rights index
(-2-0)
2019 -1.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1-0.0
TEA of working age population 2024 - 13.210.6 10.6 20.5 13.0 22.3 12.2 - - 12.8 17.8 11.4
TEA Nascent entrepreneurs 2024 - 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 - - 0.7 0.9 0.7
TEA driven by opportunity 2023 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Global, Regional & Income Group Average Comparison
TECHNOLOGY
Regional Averages Income Group Averages
Indicator Year HTIGlobalEAS ECS LCN MEA NAC SAS SSF LIC LMC UMC HIC
Mobile phone ownership - male (%) 2022 - 85.0 - 97.159.498.6 - - - - 98.6 78.2 -
Mobile phone ownership - female (%) 2022 - 82.1 - 91.6 58.3 96.2 - - - - 96.2 75.0 -
Internet use, male (%) 2024 - 92.6 - 95.9 76.2 - - - - - - 76.2 95.9
Internet use, female (%) 2024 - 92.6 - 95.5 78.2 - - - - - - 78.2 95.5
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay
bills, female (% age 15+)
2024 - 26.1 34.2 31.7 25.123.5 - 8.8 19.3 13.5 19.528.8 36.3
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay
bills, male (% age 15+)
2024 - 31.7 33.136.7 30.8 34.3 - 18.4 26.3 22.9 25.0 33.7 42.4
Used a mobile phone or the internet to buy
something online, female (% age 15+)
2024 - 26.4 42.4 29.5 17.6 21.8 - 11.4 15.2 - 19.325.6 38.4
Used a mobile phone or the internet to buy
something online, male (% age 15+)
2024 - 28.6 37.7 30.1 23.0 26.0 - 20.9 18.7 - 20.4 28.137.0
Mobile Connectivity Index Score (Score
1-100)
2024 47.0 65.9 71.482.366.9 67.5 89.8 61.9 44.5 34.7 54.768.7 85.1
Mobile money account, male (% age 15+) 2017 15.9 29.1 17.7 18.520.6 26.6 - 30.2 32.3 27.6 34.7 28.3 22.0
Mobile money account, female (% age 15+) 2017 11.322.2 15.0 14.3 15.6 20.1 - 14.7 25.3 18.9 27.3 23.4 17.2
Made or received digital payments in the
past year, female (% age 15+)
2017 25.4 50.4 64.2 71.238.8 43.8 94.0 24.5 31.0 20.3 27.146.5 82.6
Firms with their own websites (%) 2020 - 67.1 - 78.9 - 49.4 - - - - 49.4 57.589.6
Can a broadband connection request be
completed entirely online?
2019 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average monthly price for business
broadband connection (USD)
2019 - 252.832.2 54.1124.2163.8 - 182.0925.02500.0217.031.5139.7
LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Regional Averages Income Group Averages
Indicator Year HTIGlobalEAS ECS LCN MEA NAC SAS SSF LIC LMC UMC HIC
Can a woman be head of household in the
same way as a man?
2023 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.0
There is no legal provision that requires
a married woman to obey her husband
(1=yes; 0=no)
2023 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9
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Global, Regional & Income Group Average Comparison
LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Regional Averages Income Group Averages
Indicator Year HTIGlobalEAS ECS LCN MEA NAC SAS SSF LIC LMC UMC HIC
Do married couples jointly share legal
responsibility for financially maintaining
the family's expenses?
2018 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9
Women who were first married by age 18 (%
of women ages 20-24)
2017 14.9 14.2 16.4 5.0 14.9 - - 2.2 24.2 14.6 20.3 9.2 3.2
Can a woman legally open a bank account in
the same way as a man?
2023 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0
Can a woman sign a contract in the same
way as a man?
2023 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Can a woman register a business in the
same way as a man?
2023 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
The law prohibits discrimination in access
to credit based on gender (1=yes; 0=no)
2023 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7
Do men and women have equal ownership
rights to immovable property?
2023 0.0 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0
Do sons and daughters have equal rights to
inherit assets from their parents?
2023 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.1 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
Do female and male surviving spouses have
equal rights to inherit assets?
2023 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.1 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
Does the law grant spouses equal
administrative authority over assets
during marriage?
2023 0.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0
Does a woman's testimony carry the same
evidentiary weight in court as a man's?
2018 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Does the law provide for the valuation of
nonmonetary contributions (i.e.; unpaid
domestic work)?
2023 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8
Can a woman get a job in the same way as a
man?
2023 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.0
Can women work in jobs deemed dangerous in
the same way as men?
2023 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.4 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9
Law prohibits discrimination in employment
based on gender (1=yes; 0=no)
2023 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9
Is there legislation on sexual harassment
in employment?
2023 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8
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LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Regional Averages Income Group Averages
Indicator Year HTIGlobalEAS ECS LCN MEA NAC SAS SSF LIC LMC UMC HIC
Does the government support or provide
childcare services?
2018 0.0 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.9
Are there criminal penalties or civil
remedies for sexual harassment in
employment?
2023 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8
Does the law mandate equal remuneration
for work of equal value?
2023 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6
Are women able to work in the same
industries as men?
2023 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.8
Are childcare payments tax-deductible? 2018 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3
ACCESS TO FINANCE
Regional Averages Income Group Averages
Indicator Year HTIGlobalEAS ECS LCN MEA NAC SAS SSF LIC LMC UMC HIC
Account ownership at a financial
institution or with a mobile-money-service
provider, male
2017 35.4 64.5 69.7 78.8 56.5 61.896.6 71.446.2 35.9 46.8 62.3 90.2
Account ownership at a financial
institution or with a mobile-money-service
provider, female
2017 30.0 57.6 69.7 75.7 48.3 46.4 96.3 60.3 36.2 24.4 37.0 55.786.9
Financial institution account, male (% age
15+)
2017 29.3 62.9 70.7 78.7 54.2 67.196.6 56.2 37.4 29.7 39.4 61.290.5
Financial institution account, female(%
age 15+)
2017 27.156.5 70.5 75.6 46.6 53.4 96.3 44.4 28.2 19.430.3 54.8 87.5
Debit card ownership, male (% age 15+) 2017 13.0 53.7 64.167.4 38.8 53.888.8 51.228.7 18.7 25.7 46.180.2
Debit card ownership, female (% age 15+) 2017 8.8 47.4 64.3 63.8 30.0 41.288.2 39.6 20.1 10.8 17.438.4 77.1
Saved at a financial institution, male (%
age 15+)
2017 11.131.8 42.4 39.220.0 28.9 66.8 25.520.8 17.5 18.7 22.146.5
Saved at a financial institution, female
(% age 15+)
2017 13.227.4 41.935.8 14.320.8 63.2 23.2 15.1 12.2 14.9 18.2 42.3
Saved to start, operate, or expand a farm
or business, male (% age 15+)
2017 12.316.9 19.8 12.3 18.4 15.6 17.8 12.7 21.9 20.1 18.4 15.6 15.2
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ACCESS TO FINANCE
Regional Averages Income Group Averages
Indicator Year HTIGlobalEAS ECS LCN MEA NAC SAS SSF LIC LMC UMC HIC
Saved to start, operate, or expand a farm
or business, female (% age 15+)
2017 12.0 11.714.3 7.7 12.5 7.6 9.2 9.7 17.6 16.4 13.910.0 9.4
Credit card ownership, male (% age 15+) 2024 - 25.1 31.0 26.1 21.9 18.2 - - 24.1 - 13.224.9 22.9
Credit card ownership, female (% age 15+)
2024 - 19.4 28.120.4 15.8 13.6 - - 13.4 - 9.6 18.420.0
Borrowed from a financial institution,
male (% age 15+)
2017 12.2 31.6 37.135.8 23.236.8 76.5 18.5 17.2 13.7 17.323.6 45.4
Borrowed from a financial institution,
female (% age 15+)
2017 13.426.9 38.0 30.2 18.4 28.2 74.8 15.5 11.410.6 14.4 18.8 40.2
Borrowed from family or friends, male (%
age 15+)
2017 24.7 25.9 26.6 20.7 17.2 31.2 13.730.5 32.4 32.328.6 27.6 17.3
Borrowed from family or friends, female (%
age 15+)
2017 18.223.6 25.5 19.9 15.230.0 15.524.9 28.1 27.4 25.9 25.1 17.1
Borrowed from a savings club, male (% age
15+)
2024 - 12.3 - 4.9 - - - - 12.9 16.9 9.2 - -
Borrowed from a savings club, female (%
age 15+)
2024 - 17.6 - 15.0 - - - - 18.220.2 16.5 - -
Male landholders (%) 2017 20.7 20.8 - - 20.7 - - - 20.9 21.920.3 - -
Female landholders (%) 2017 6.9 5.9 7.7 - 6.9 - - - 3.6 4.7 4.1 12.7 -
ACCESS TO MARKETS
Regional Averages Income Group Averages
Indicator Year HTIGlobalEAS ECS LCN MEA NAC SAS SSF LIC LMC UMC HIC
Days to obtain an import license 2020 - 28.6 - 29.7 - 27.6 - - - - 27.6 12.0 47.4
Firms expected to give gifts to public
officials to get things done (%)
2020 - 2.1 - 0.8 - 3.9 - - - - 3.9 1.1 0.7
Firms identifying customs and trade
restrictions as major constraint (%)
2020 - 12.5 - 4.8 - 24.1 - - - - 24.1 6.1 4.2
Firms whose new products/services are also
new to the main market (%)
2020 - 73.3 - 67.9 - 81.5 - - - - 81.574.8 64.4
Does the country's infrastructure, roads,
utilities, communications, waste disposal
provide support for new and growing firms?
2024 - 6.5 7.3 6.3 5.9 7.1 6.7 7.0 4.8 - 6.7 6.1 6.6
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TRAINING SKILLS AND INFORMATION
Regional Averages Income Group Averages
Indicator Year HTIGlobalEAS ECS LCN MEA NAC SAS SSF LIC LMC UMC HIC
Country's labor force with business skills
(%)
2025 - 50.5 62.7 72.4 33.137.586.5 19.6 24.9 16.0 23.5 39.5 74.8
Presence and quality of programs directly
assisting SMEs at all levels of government
2024 - 4.6 5.4 4.6 3.8 5.2 4.3 6.3 3.3 - 4.7 3.8 5.0
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