Region
Africa
Global Rank
108/125
Regional Rank
17/30
Score
3.693
Burundi’s IPRI score decreased by -0.164 to 3.693 placing it 17th in the Africa region and 108th in the world. Burundi is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Low income country.
Burundi’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.493 to 2.219 with scores of in Judicial Independence, 2.412 in Rule of Law, 2.406 in Political Stability, and 1.838 in Control of Corruption.
Burundi’s Physical Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.805 with scores of 5.567 in perception of Property Rights Protection, data wasn't available to measure Registering Process, and 4.043 in Access to Financing.
Burundi’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.055 with scores of 4.699 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 3.717 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 3.75 in Trademark Protection.
Burundi is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- CEEAC
Burundi - IPRI Overall Score
Burundi - IPRI Overall Score
- 1: IPRI
- 2: Legal and Political Subindex
- 3. Judicial Independence
- 4. Rule of Law
- 5. Control of Corruption
- 6. Political Stability
- 7. Physical Property Rights Subindex
- 8. Property Rights Protection
- 9. Registering Property
- 10. Ease of Access to Loans
- 11. Intellectual Property Rights Subindex
- 12. Intellectual Property Rights
- 13. Patent Protection
- 14. Copyright Protection
- 15. Trademark Protection
Burundi - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.214 | 110 | 18 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.305 | 114 | 19 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 120 | 22 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.400 | 121 | 23 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.400 | 123 | 26 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 93 | 22 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.320 | 117 | 23 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.441 | 121 | 25 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.430 | 122 | 27 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.778 | 118 | 24 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.798 | 121 | 24 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.411 | 106 | 18 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.318 | 108 | 16 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.857 | 107 | 15 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.693 | 108 | 17 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 2.337 | 109 | 17 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 2.470 | 115 | 19 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 2.600 | 118 | 20 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 2.400 | 121 | 23 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 2.300 | 123 | 26 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 2.750 | 91 | 19 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 2.138 | 119 | 24 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 2.501 | 120 | 24 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 2.098 | 124 | 26 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 2.076 | 122 | 25 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 2.137 | 126 | 27 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 2.688 | 125 | 26 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 2.610 | 123 | 26 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 2.712 | 122 | 25 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 2.219 | 122 | 26 | 2023 |
| Physical | 4.238 | 105 | 16 | 2009 |
| Physical | 4.310 | 111 | 19 | 2010 |
| Physical | 4.800 | 116 | 22 | 2011 |
| Physical | 4.300 | 123 | 23 | 2012 |
| Physical | 4.400 | 124 | 26 | 2013 |
| Physical | 4.533 | 95 | 22 | 2014 |
| Physical | 4.481 | 113 | 20 | 2015 |
| Physical | 4.480 | 115 | 20 | 2016 |
| Physical | 4.833 | 104 | 22 | 2017 |
| Physical | 5.225 | 110 | 18 | 2018 |
| Physical | 5.225 | 113 | 20 | 2019 |
| Physical | 5.962 | 90 | 11 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.290 | 75 | 6 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.805 | 70 | 7 | 2022 |
| Physical | 4.805 | 71 | 7 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 3.067 | 100 | 18 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 3.133 | 106 | 21 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 3.500 | 110 | 22 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 3.500 | 111 | 22 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 3.500 | 110 | 25 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 3.650 | 90 | 21 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 3.341 | 107 | 23 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 3.341 | 112 | 26 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 3.360 | 118 | 27 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 4.032 | 103 | 22 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 4.032 | 105 | 22 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 4.583 | 87 | 16 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.055 | 106 | 17 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.055 | 106 | 17 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.055 | 110 | 21 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Burundi - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.337 | 109 | 17 | 2009 |
| Overall | 2.470 | 115 | 19 | 2010 |
| Overall | 2.600 | 118 | 20 | 2011 |
| Overall | 2.400 | 121 | 23 | 2012 |
| Overall | 2.300 | 123 | 26 | 2013 |
| Overall | 2.750 | 91 | 19 | 2014 |
| Overall | 2.138 | 119 | 24 | 2015 |
| Overall | 2.501 | 120 | 24 | 2016 |
| Overall | 2.098 | 124 | 26 | 2017 |
| Overall | 2.076 | 122 | 25 | 2018 |
| Overall | 2.137 | 126 | 27 | 2019 |
| Overall | 2.688 | 125 | 26 | 2020 |
| Overall | 2.610 | 123 | 26 | 2021 |
| Overall | 2.712 | 122 | 25 | 2022 |
| Overall | 2.219 | 122 | 26 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.667 | 105 | 16 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.817 | 112 | 19 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.800 | 118 | 22 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.400 | 122 | 23 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.400 | 123 | 26 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.400 | 93 | 22 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.046 | 120 | 24 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.046 | 123 | 26 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.208 | 124 | 27 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.094 | 119 | 25 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.094 | 120 | 25 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.096 | 75 | 10 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.096 | 75 | 10 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.096 | 75 | 10 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Rule of Law | 2.680 | 108 | 16 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 2.864 | 111 | 18 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 2.600 | 116 | 19 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 2.600 | 118 | 19 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 2.700 | 118 | 22 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 2.800 | 87 | 18 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 2.876 | 113 | 21 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 3.132 | 115 | 23 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 2.757 | 121 | 24 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 2.222 | 121 | 24 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 2.208 | 126 | 27 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 2.007 | 126 | 27 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 2.136 | 126 | 27 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 2.367 | 126 | 27 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 2.412 | 120 | 25 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 2.160 | 104 | 16 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 2.148 | 109 | 17 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 2.200 | 108 | 18 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 1.800 | 117 | 21 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 1.400 | 122 | 25 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 1.600 | 92 | 20 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 2.404 | 111 | 21 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 3.213 | 103 | 18 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 1.757 | 122 | 25 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 1.347 | 122 | 25 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 1.813 | 126 | 27 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 2.552 | 122 | 25 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 2.124 | 123 | 25 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 2.438 | 118 | 22 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 2.406 | 114 | 21 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.840 | 110 | 17 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.053 | 111 | 18 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.800 | 115 | 19 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.900 | 115 | 20 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.800 | 117 | 22 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.100 | 95 | 22 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.227 | 121 | 24 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.613 | 120 | 23 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.669 | 122 | 24 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.639 | 119 | 23 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.433 | 124 | 25 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.099 | 126 | 27 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.083 | 126 | 27 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 1.946 | 126 | 27 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 1.838 | 123 | 27 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Burundi - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.238 | 105 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.310 | 111 | 19 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.800 | 116 | 22 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 123 | 23 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 124 | 26 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.533 | 95 | 22 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.481 | 113 | 20 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.480 | 115 | 20 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.833 | 104 | 22 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.225 | 110 | 18 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.225 | 113 | 20 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.962 | 90 | 11 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.290 | 75 | 6 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.805 | 70 | 7 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.805 | 71 | 7 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.833 | 100 | 16 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.600 | 114 | 20 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.200 | 113 | 21 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.900 | 118 | 21 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.500 | 123 | 26 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.800 | 90 | 20 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.934 | 115 | 21 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.934 | 121 | 24 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.934 | 124 | 25 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.376 | 119 | 23 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.376 | 122 | 25 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.567 | 66 | 6 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.567 | 66 | 6 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.567 | 66 | 6 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.567 | 63 | 5 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 7.380 | 74 | 11 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 7.514 | 84 | 12 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 81 | 12 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.200 | 114 | 21 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.600 | 105 | 18 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 32 | 3 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.242 | 54 | 3 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.239 | 55 | 3 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.207 | 45 | 4 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.241 | 59 | 4 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.241 | 58 | 4 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.259 | 58 | 4 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.259 | 58 | 4 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Registering Process | 0.000 | 113 | 25 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 1.500 | 109 | 16 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 1.817 | 114 | 18 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 2.300 | 120 | 22 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 1.900 | 122 | 23 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 2.100 | 124 | 26 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 2.400 | 93 | 22 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 1.268 | 112 | 22 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 1.268 | 116 | 24 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 2.356 | 123 | 26 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 3.058 | 113 | 18 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 3.058 | 112 | 17 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 3.058 | 112 | 17 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.043 | 99 | 11 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.043 | 99 | 11 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 4.043 | 95 | 10 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Burundi - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.067 | 100 | 18 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.133 | 106 | 21 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 110 | 22 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 111 | 22 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 110 | 25 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.650 | 90 | 21 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.341 | 107 | 23 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.341 | 112 | 26 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.360 | 118 | 27 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.032 | 103 | 22 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.032 | 105 | 22 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.583 | 87 | 16 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.055 | 106 | 17 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.055 | 106 | 17 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.055 | 110 | 21 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 1.833 | 105 | 16 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 1.967 | 113 | 20 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.700 | 121 | 23 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.700 | 121 | 23 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.700 | 122 | 26 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.300 | 91 | 21 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.716 | 113 | 22 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.716 | 122 | 25 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.752 | 125 | 27 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.599 | 117 | 23 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.599 | 117 | 23 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.699 | 86 | 13 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.699 | 86 | 13 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.699 | 86 | 13 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.699 | 83 | 12 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 91 | 16 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 96 | 19 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 96 | 20 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 96 | 20 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 96 | 22 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 4.000 | 94 | 22 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 3.967 | 100 | 24 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 3.967 | 103 | 26 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 3.967 | 104 | 27 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 4.466 | 96 | 22 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 4.466 | 100 | 24 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 4.467 | 98 | 23 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 3.717 | 102 | 25 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 3.717 | 102 | 25 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 3.717 | 111 | 24 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2021 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 116 | 21 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 116 | 21 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 115 | 21 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |