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Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? was 1 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 2019
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023

00.20.40.60.81197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 1 for does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Over the whole period, does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.

That places Saudi Arabia 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year Value Change
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 0 —
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 0 —
1997 0 —
1998 0 —
1999 0 —
2000 0 —
2001 0 —
2002 0 —
2003 0 —
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 0 —
2018 0 —
2019 1 —
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0.1 0 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? in Saudi Arabia?
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? in Saudi Arabia was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
What is the lowest does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender??
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender?
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.