Region
Africa
Global Rank
122/126
Regional Rank
27/30
Score
2.580
Ethiopia’s IPRI score decreased by -0.593 to 2.58 placing it 27th in the Africa region and 122nd in the world. Ethiopia is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Low income country.
Ethiopia’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.077 to 2.903 with scores of 2.432 in Judicial Independence, 3.66 in Rule of Law, 1.452 in Political Stability, and 4.07 in Control of Corruption.
Ethiopia’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.859 to 1.665 with scores of 1.667 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 2.927 in Registering Property, and 0.4 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Ethiopia’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 3.171 with scores of 3.546 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 2.217 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 3.75 in Trademark Protection.
Ethiopia is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- IGAD
Ethiopia - IPRI Overall Score
Ethiopia - 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
Ethiopia - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.684 | 67 | 7 | 2007 |
| Overall | 2.700 | 67 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.709 | 97 | 15 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.966 | 98 | 15 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 93 | 15 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 94 | 15 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 103 | 19 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 82 | 15 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.006 | 102 | 17 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.211 | 101 | 19 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.718 | 87 | 13 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.420 | 106 | 18 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.392 | 111 | 19 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.053 | 118 | 22 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.115 | 115 | 20 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.466 | 118 | 22 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.244 | 119 | 24 | 2023 |
| Overall | 3.173 | 120 | 25 | 2024 |
| Overall | 2.580 | 122 | 27 | 2025 |
| Legal and Political | 2.069 | 63 | 7 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 2.100 | 63 | 7 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 2.966 | 103 | 15 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 3.122 | 104 | 15 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 3.300 | 108 | 16 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 3.300 | 106 | 16 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 3.200 | 116 | 21 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 3.325 | 83 | 16 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 3.274 | 105 | 16 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 3.689 | 93 | 15 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 3.826 | 95 | 14 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 3.780 | 96 | 14 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 3.695 | 100 | 17 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 3.728 | 100 | 15 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 3.698 | 99 | 14 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 3.503 | 103 | 16 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 2.987 | 111 | 21 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 2.826 | 111 | 21 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 2.903 | 113 | 22 | 2025 |
| Physical | 3.748 | 59 | 5 | 2007 |
| Physical | 3.700 | 60 | 5 | 2008 |
| Physical | 4.446 | 103 | 14 | 2009 |
| Physical | 4.768 | 97 | 11 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 87 | 9 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.500 | 99 | 12 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.300 | 108 | 18 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.367 | 81 | 14 | 2014 |
| Physical | 4.831 | 103 | 14 | 2015 |
| Physical | 4.910 | 106 | 15 | 2016 |
| Physical | 5.902 | 74 | 9 | 2017 |
| Physical | 5.912 | 86 | 8 | 2018 |
| Physical | 5.912 | 94 | 11 | 2019 |
| Physical | 5.408 | 111 | 18 | 2020 |
| Physical | 5.338 | 109 | 16 | 2021 |
| Physical | 3.586 | 120 | 22 | 2022 |
| Physical | 3.573 | 117 | 22 | 2023 |
| Physical | 3.524 | 116 | 22 | 2024 |
| Physical | 1.665 | 123 | 28 | 2025 |
| Intellectual | 2.235 | 68 | 7 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 2.200 | 70 | 7 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 3.713 | 88 | 15 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 4.008 | 82 | 11 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 4.600 | 81 | 13 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 4.700 | 80 | 12 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 4.800 | 79 | 14 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 4.500 | 70 | 11 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 3.914 | 95 | 17 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 4.034 | 99 | 20 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 4.426 | 92 | 17 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 3.569 | 113 | 26 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 3.569 | 117 | 26 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 3.023 | 126 | 28 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 3.310 | 125 | 27 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 3.310 | 125 | 27 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 3.171 | 123 | 26 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 3.171 | 123 | 26 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 3.171 | 124 | 27 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ethiopia - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.069 | 63 | 7 | 2007 |
| Overall | 2.100 | 63 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 2.966 | 103 | 15 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.122 | 104 | 15 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 108 | 16 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 106 | 16 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.200 | 116 | 21 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.325 | 83 | 16 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.274 | 105 | 16 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.689 | 93 | 15 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.826 | 95 | 14 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.780 | 96 | 14 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.695 | 100 | 17 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.728 | 100 | 15 | 2020 |
| Overall | 3.698 | 99 | 14 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.503 | 103 | 16 | 2022 |
| Overall | 2.987 | 111 | 21 | 2023 |
| Overall | 2.826 | 111 | 21 | 2024 |
| Overall | 2.903 | 113 | 22 | 2025 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.966 | 63 | 7 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.000 | 65 | 7 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.833 | 92 | 14 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.583 | 88 | 12 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.700 | 81 | 11 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.500 | 81 | 11 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.000 | 94 | 14 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.100 | 72 | 12 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.132 | 94 | 15 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.939 | 85 | 16 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.750 | 67 | 10 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.472 | 70 | 10 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.472 | 70 | 10 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.728 | 81 | 13 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.728 | 81 | 13 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.728 | 81 | 13 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.934 | 90 | 17 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.507 | 97 | 20 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.432 | 99 | 19 | 2025 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 3.920 | 75 | 8 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 3.802 | 88 | 13 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 3.500 | 99 | 14 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 3.500 | 98 | 14 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 3.600 | 95 | 14 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 3.700 | 69 | 12 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 3.757 | 90 | 12 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 4.161 | 87 | 11 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 4.130 | 88 | 11 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 4.212 | 87 | 12 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 4.092 | 93 | 14 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 4.143 | 90 | 12 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 4.053 | 91 | 12 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 4.204 | 86 | 9 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 3.787 | 96 | 14 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 3.753 | 98 | 15 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 3.660 | 99 | 16 | 2025 |
| Political Stability | 2.040 | 65 | 6 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 2.000 | 66 | 6 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 1.560 | 107 | 17 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 1.421 | 114 | 19 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 1.500 | 119 | 22 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 1.600 | 120 | 22 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 1.700 | 121 | 24 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 1.900 | 91 | 19 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 2.212 | 114 | 22 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 2.520 | 116 | 22 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 2.246 | 119 | 23 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 2.313 | 118 | 23 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 2.332 | 121 | 24 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 3.015 | 118 | 22 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 2.825 | 116 | 22 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 1.805 | 125 | 26 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 1.021 | 123 | 26 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 0.924 | 123 | 26 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 1.452 | 122 | 25 | 2025 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.200 | 63 | 5 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.200 | 64 | 5 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.550 | 91 | 11 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.680 | 94 | 13 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.600 | 96 | 14 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.500 | 98 | 15 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.600 | 98 | 16 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.800 | 67 | 8 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.994 | 82 | 8 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.136 | 77 | 9 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.178 | 76 | 8 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.122 | 79 | 8 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.885 | 90 | 13 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.028 | 83 | 11 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.187 | 78 | 10 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.275 | 77 | 9 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.206 | 76 | 11 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.118 | 79 | 10 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.070 | 79 | 11 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ethiopia - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.748 | 59 | 5 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.700 | 60 | 5 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.446 | 103 | 14 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.768 | 97 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 87 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 99 | 12 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 108 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.367 | 81 | 14 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.831 | 103 | 14 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.910 | 106 | 15 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.902 | 74 | 9 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.912 | 86 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.912 | 94 | 11 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.408 | 111 | 18 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.338 | 109 | 16 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.586 | 120 | 22 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.573 | 117 | 22 | 2023 |
| Overall | 3.524 | 116 | 22 | 2024 |
| Overall | 1.665 | 123 | 28 | 2025 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.342 | 59 | 7 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.300 | 60 | 7 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.167 | 73 | 5 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.450 | 72 | 7 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.500 | 55 | 6 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.300 | 54 | 5 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.800 | 70 | 8 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.300 | 67 | 11 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.999 | 101 | 17 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.552 | 99 | 18 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.046 | 83 | 14 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.336 | 69 | 9 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.336 | 72 | 9 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.781 | 118 | 22 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.781 | 118 | 22 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.781 | 118 | 22 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.781 | 114 | 21 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.781 | 114 | 21 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 1.667 | 114 | 23 | 2025 |
| Registering Process | 5.420 | 48 | 2 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 5.400 | 49 | 2 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 6.506 | 87 | 14 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 6.854 | 98 | 18 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.400 | 101 | 19 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.500 | 107 | 17 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.500 | 110 | 20 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.400 | 86 | 18 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.598 | 83 | 10 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.281 | 99 | 16 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.209 | 84 | 17 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.286 | 99 | 17 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.286 | 107 | 21 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.327 | 105 | 20 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.327 | 105 | 20 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 3.069 | 101 | 22 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 3.031 | 97 | 22 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 2.883 | 103 | 23 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 2.927 | 103 | 24 | 2025 |
| Access to Financing | 1.481 | 69 | 7 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 1.500 | 70 | 7 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 1.667 | 107 | 14 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 2.000 | 112 | 16 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.000 | 103 | 15 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 2.700 | 116 | 20 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 2.700 | 118 | 25 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 2.800 | 84 | 17 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 1.896 | 104 | 17 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 1.896 | 107 | 19 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 4.451 | 74 | 8 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.115 | 88 | 8 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.115 | 88 | 8 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.116 | 88 | 8 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 3.906 | 105 | 14 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 3.906 | 105 | 14 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 3.906 | 101 | 13 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 3.906 | 101 | 13 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 0.400 | 119 | 23 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ethiopia - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.235 | 68 | 7 | 2007 |
| Overall | 2.200 | 70 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.713 | 88 | 15 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.008 | 82 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 81 | 13 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 80 | 12 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.800 | 79 | 14 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 70 | 11 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.914 | 95 | 17 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.034 | 99 | 20 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.426 | 92 | 17 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.569 | 113 | 26 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.569 | 117 | 26 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.023 | 126 | 28 | 2020 |
| Overall | 3.310 | 125 | 27 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.310 | 125 | 27 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.171 | 123 | 26 | 2023 |
| Overall | 3.171 | 123 | 26 | 2024 |
| Overall | 3.171 | 124 | 27 | 2025 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.469 | 64 | 7 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.500 | 65 | 7 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.167 | 84 | 11 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.767 | 74 | 6 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.900 | 67 | 7 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.100 | 60 | 6 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.200 | 59 | 7 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.000 | 55 | 6 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.578 | 85 | 12 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.819 | 94 | 17 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.602 | 82 | 12 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.638 | 80 | 10 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.638 | 85 | 11 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.546 | 117 | 23 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.546 | 117 | 23 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.546 | 117 | 23 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.546 | 113 | 22 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.546 | 113 | 22 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.546 | 114 | 23 | 2025 |
| Patent Protection | 2.000 | 69 | 7 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 2.000 | 70 | 7 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 4.260 | 93 | 18 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 4.250 | 98 | 21 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 97 | 21 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 97 | 21 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 97 | 23 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 93 | 21 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 4.250 | 99 | 23 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 4.250 | 102 | 25 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 4.250 | 102 | 25 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 2.500 | 104 | 26 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 2.500 | 107 | 28 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 2.500 | 107 | 28 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 2.633 | 107 | 28 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 2.633 | 107 | 28 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 2.217 | 125 | 27 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 2.217 | 125 | 27 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 2.217 | 126 | 28 | 2025 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
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| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
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| 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 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| 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 | 117 | 22 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 117 | 22 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 116 | 22 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 116 | 22 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 118 | 22 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |