Region
Africa
Global Rank
64/125
Regional Rank
4/30
Score
4.945
Ghana’s IPRI score decreased by -0.001 to 4.945 placing it 4th in the Africa region and 64th in the world. Ghana is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.
Ghana’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.041 to 5.194 with scores of 6.151 in Judicial Independence, 4.847 in Rule of Law, 4.868 in Political Stability, and 4.908 in Control of Corruption.
Ghana’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.039 to 5.015 with scores of 5.001 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.241 in Registering Property, and 4.614 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Ghana’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.628 with scores of 4.908 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.017 in Patent Protection, 4.267 in Copyright Protection, and 4.32 in Trademark Protection.
Ghana is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- EU
Ghana - IPRI Overall Score
Ghana - 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
Ghana - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.190 | 61 | 4 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 54 | 4 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 59 | 5 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 58 | 5 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 43 | 4 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.612 | 49 | 5 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.457 | 53 | 5 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.646 | 53 | 5 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.635 | 60 | 5 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.748 | 58 | 5 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.612 | 61 | 5 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.438 | 61 | 5 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.002 | 61 | 5 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.946 | 65 | 4 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.945 | 64 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 4.853 | 58 | 5 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 5.200 | 58 | 4 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 5.200 | 57 | 5 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 5.300 | 53 | 5 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 5.300 | 42 | 4 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 5.179 | 50 | 5 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 4.955 | 58 | 5 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 5.264 | 53 | 5 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 5.165 | 59 | 5 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 5.314 | 53 | 4 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 5.138 | 58 | 5 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 5.126 | 57 | 5 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 5.058 | 59 | 5 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 5.235 | 51 | 3 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 5.194 | 50 | 3 | 2024 |
| Physical | 5.484 | 77 | 6 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.000 | 67 | 6 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.800 | 79 | 8 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.700 | 87 | 10 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.733 | 69 | 9 | 2014 |
| Physical | 5.737 | 61 | 5 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.676 | 73 | 7 | 2016 |
| Physical | 5.878 | 75 | 10 | 2017 |
| Physical | 5.839 | 90 | 10 | 2018 |
| Physical | 5.898 | 95 | 12 | 2019 |
| Physical | 5.893 | 95 | 13 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.250 | 77 | 8 | 2021 |
| Physical | 5.012 | 62 | 6 | 2022 |
| Physical | 4.976 | 59 | 4 | 2023 |
| Physical | 5.015 | 57 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 5.233 | 51 | 2 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.700 | 47 | 2 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 5.600 | 50 | 2 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 5.600 | 53 | 3 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 6.150 | 34 | 2 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 5.921 | 38 | 2 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 5.740 | 45 | 3 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 5.794 | 48 | 3 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 5.901 | 49 | 3 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.032 | 48 | 2 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 5.804 | 57 | 3 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.937 | 68 | 4 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.937 | 68 | 4 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.628 | 87 | 10 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 4.628 | 87 | 10 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ghana - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.853 | 58 | 5 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 58 | 4 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 57 | 5 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 53 | 5 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 42 | 4 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.179 | 50 | 5 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.955 | 58 | 5 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.264 | 53 | 5 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.165 | 59 | 5 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.314 | 53 | 4 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.138 | 58 | 5 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.126 | 57 | 5 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.058 | 59 | 5 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.235 | 51 | 3 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.194 | 50 | 3 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.617 | 64 | 7 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.400 | 62 | 6 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.800 | 52 | 6 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.800 | 52 | 7 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.300 | 35 | 4 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.608 | 44 | 5 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.471 | 45 | 5 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.987 | 43 | 5 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.030 | 41 | 4 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.867 | 43 | 3 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.129 | 52 | 5 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.129 | 52 | 5 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.129 | 52 | 5 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.097 | 37 | 4 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.151 | 36 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 4.803 | 63 | 4 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 4.800 | 63 | 4 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 4.900 | 60 | 4 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 4.900 | 59 | 4 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 4.900 | 46 | 4 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 5.217 | 54 | 4 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 5.040 | 59 | 5 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 5.236 | 55 | 3 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 4.992 | 62 | 5 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 5.260 | 53 | 3 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 5.144 | 58 | 4 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 5.094 | 60 | 4 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 4.923 | 61 | 4 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 4.838 | 62 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 4.847 | 60 | 4 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 5.119 | 62 | 6 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 5.300 | 57 | 6 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.000 | 63 | 7 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 5.300 | 54 | 7 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 5.200 | 44 | 6 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 5.041 | 59 | 5 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 4.740 | 74 | 10 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 5.185 | 58 | 5 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 4.971 | 73 | 9 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.580 | 59 | 4 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 5.511 | 62 | 5 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 5.441 | 56 | 4 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 5.410 | 51 | 3 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 5.217 | 54 | 3 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 4.868 | 62 | 5 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.875 | 59 | 4 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.100 | 55 | 5 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.200 | 50 | 4 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.300 | 48 | 4 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.800 | 44 | 3 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.852 | 55 | 4 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.570 | 62 | 6 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.650 | 62 | 6 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.667 | 63 | 6 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.549 | 65 | 7 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.770 | 60 | 7 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.842 | 61 | 6 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.769 | 67 | 8 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.788 | 61 | 6 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.908 | 57 | 4 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ghana - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.484 | 77 | 6 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.000 | 67 | 6 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 79 | 8 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 87 | 10 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.733 | 69 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.737 | 61 | 5 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.676 | 73 | 7 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.878 | 75 | 10 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.839 | 90 | 10 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.898 | 95 | 12 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.893 | 95 | 13 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.250 | 77 | 8 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.012 | 62 | 6 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.976 | 59 | 4 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.015 | 57 | 4 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.700 | 68 | 5 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.000 | 69 | 7 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.700 | 74 | 10 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.500 | 83 | 13 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.100 | 46 | 5 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.472 | 55 | 6 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.297 | 67 | 10 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.445 | 64 | 7 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.514 | 64 | 7 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.691 | 63 | 5 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.189 | 80 | 11 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.189 | 80 | 11 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.189 | 80 | 11 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.189 | 76 | 10 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.189 | 76 | 10 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 8.503 | 42 | 4 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 47 | 6 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 49 | 5 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 49 | 5 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 38 | 6 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.506 | 87 | 14 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.501 | 88 | 13 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.438 | 74 | 14 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.460 | 93 | 15 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.460 | 100 | 17 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.947 | 79 | 10 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.947 | 79 | 10 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 5.232 | 35 | 2 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 5.126 | 36 | 4 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 5.241 | 35 | 1 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 2.250 | 104 | 13 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.300 | 90 | 8 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 2.900 | 111 | 17 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 2.900 | 109 | 20 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 3.400 | 72 | 13 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 3.232 | 55 | 7 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 3.232 | 56 | 7 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 3.750 | 98 | 14 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 3.543 | 104 | 13 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 3.543 | 104 | 13 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 3.544 | 104 | 13 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.614 | 78 | 6 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.614 | 78 | 6 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 4.614 | 74 | 5 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 4.614 | 74 | 5 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ghana - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.233 | 51 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 47 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 50 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 53 | 3 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.150 | 34 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.921 | 38 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.740 | 45 | 3 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.794 | 48 | 3 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.901 | 49 | 3 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.032 | 48 | 2 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.804 | 57 | 3 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.937 | 68 | 4 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.937 | 68 | 4 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.628 | 87 | 10 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.628 | 87 | 10 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.767 | 75 | 7 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.700 | 71 | 9 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.500 | 78 | 11 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.500 | 82 | 11 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.600 | 37 | 4 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.142 | 42 | 5 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.779 | 69 | 10 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.889 | 73 | 9 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.102 | 66 | 8 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.364 | 62 | 7 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.908 | 76 | 11 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.908 | 76 | 11 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.908 | 76 | 11 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.908 | 73 | 10 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.908 | 73 | 10 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 62 | 3 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 60 | 3 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 60 | 3 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 59 | 3 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 55 | 3 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 58 | 3 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 59 | 3 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 59 | 3 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 61 | 3 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 62 | 3 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 62 | 3 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.583 | 60 | 3 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.583 | 60 | 3 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 5.017 | 74 | 6 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 5.017 | 74 | 6 | 2024 |
| 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 | |
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| 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 | 4.267 | 28 | 2 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.267 | 30 | 3 | 2024 |
| 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 | 4.320 | 102 | 12 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.320 | 102 | 12 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.320 | 101 | 12 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.320 | 101 | 12 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |