Region
Africa
Global Rank
56/129
Regional Rank
4/30
Score
5.288
Botswana’s IPRI score decreased by -0.462 to 5.288 placing it 4st in the Africa region and 56th in the world. Botswana is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
Botswana’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.044 to 6.32 with scores of 5.87 in Judicial Independence, 5.881 in Rule of Law, 7.27 in Political Stability, and 6.258 in Control of Corruption.
Botswana’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.344 to 5.339 with scores of 6.523 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.117 in Registering Process, and 4.377 in Access to Financing.
Botswana’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.204 with scores of 5.154 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.033 in Patent Protection, 2 in Copyright Protection, and 4.628 in Trademark Protection.
Botswana is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- SADC
Botswana - IPRI Overall Score
Botswana - 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
Botswana - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.758 | 43 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.006 | 44 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.300 | 39 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.300 | 40 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.300 | 40 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.300 | 32 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.926 | 38 | 3 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.932 | 44 | 4 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.126 | 44 | 4 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.999 | 49 | 4 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.963 | 53 | 4 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.934 | 51 | 4 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.750 | 54 | 4 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.288 | 56 | 4 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 6.723 | 26 | 1 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 6.857 | 26 | 1 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 6.800 | 30 | 1 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 7.000 | 27 | 1 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 7.100 | 26 | 1 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 6.925 | 25 | 1 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 6.650 | 28 | 1 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 6.576 | 30 | 1 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 6.545 | 31 | 1 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 6.399 | 34 | 2 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 6.370 | 35 | 2 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 6.385 | 33 | 2 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 6.364 | 33 | 2 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 6.320 | 33 | 2 | 2022 |
| Physical | 6.438 | 42 | 3 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.851 | 40 | 2 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.200 | 23 | 1 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.000 | 29 | 2 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.900 | 32 | 4 | 2013 |
| Physical | 6.933 | 29 | 2 | 2014 |
| Physical | 6.444 | 38 | 4 | 2015 |
| Physical | 6.471 | 39 | 4 | 2016 |
| Physical | 7.066 | 36 | 4 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.888 | 43 | 3 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.883 | 48 | 4 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.798 | 54 | 4 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.683 | 55 | 3 | 2021 |
| Physical | 5.339 | 54 | 3 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.113 | 78 | 10 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 4.311 | 75 | 8 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.000 | 72 | 7 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 4.900 | 72 | 11 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 5.000 | 71 | 12 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.750 | 41 | 3 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 4.684 | 69 | 7 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 4.750 | 75 | 12 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 4.767 | 79 | 13 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 4.711 | 79 | 12 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 4.636 | 84 | 14 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 4.618 | 84 | 13 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.204 | 99 | 13 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.204 | 99 | 13 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Botswana - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.723 | 26 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.857 | 26 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 30 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 27 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 26 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.925 | 25 | 1 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.650 | 28 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.576 | 30 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.545 | 31 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.399 | 34 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.370 | 35 | 2 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.385 | 33 | 2 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.364 | 33 | 2 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.320 | 33 | 2 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.167 | 28 | 2 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.233 | 24 | 1 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.400 | 28 | 1 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.700 | 24 | 1 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.900 | 21 | 1 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.600 | 24 | 2 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.458 | 34 | 4 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.394 | 35 | 4 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.106 | 38 | 4 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.342 | 53 | 6 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.547 | 51 | 6 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.870 | 42 | 4 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.870 | 42 | 4 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.870 | 42 | 4 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 6.340 | 37 | 2 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 6.287 | 42 | 2 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 6.300 | 44 | 2 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 6.300 | 42 | 2 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 6.300 | 42 | 2 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 6.300 | 33 | 2 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 6.186 | 39 | 2 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 6.269 | 41 | 2 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 6.265 | 40 | 2 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 6.043 | 43 | 2 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 6.028 | 42 | 2 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 5.933 | 44 | 2 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 5.997 | 44 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 5.881 | 47 | 2 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 6.680 | 22 | 1 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 6.912 | 21 | 1 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 6.800 | 23 | 1 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.900 | 19 | 1 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 7.100 | 16 | 1 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 7.200 | 12 | 1 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 7.113 | 13 | 1 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 7.044 | 16 | 1 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 7.135 | 12 | 1 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 7.341 | 10 | 1 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 7.306 | 15 | 1 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 7.236 | 15 | 1 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 7.174 | 15 | 1 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 7.270 | 9 | 1 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.706 | 30 | 1 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.996 | 30 | 1 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.700 | 33 | 1 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.000 | 27 | 1 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.900 | 29 | 1 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.900 | 28 | 1 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.844 | 29 | 1 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.599 | 33 | 2 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.672 | 31 | 1 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.869 | 28 | 1 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.597 | 30 | 1 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.501 | 31 | 1 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.416 | 34 | 1 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.258 | 37 | 1 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Botswana - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.438 | 42 | 3 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.851 | 40 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 23 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 29 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 32 | 4 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.933 | 29 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.444 | 38 | 4 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.471 | 39 | 4 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.066 | 36 | 4 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.888 | 43 | 3 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.883 | 48 | 4 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.798 | 54 | 4 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.683 | 55 | 3 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.339 | 54 | 3 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.500 | 52 | 3 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.017 | 44 | 3 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.600 | 33 | 2 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.300 | 34 | 4 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.900 | 44 | 5 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.100 | 31 | 3 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.500 | 36 | 4 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.487 | 37 | 4 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.713 | 35 | 3 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.813 | 33 | 2 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.799 | 35 | 2 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.523 | 44 | 3 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.523 | 44 | 3 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.523 | 44 | 3 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 8.649 | 22 | 2 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 9.069 | 20 | 1 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.900 | 34 | 2 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.900 | 37 | 2 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.900 | 38 | 2 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 9.100 | 16 | 1 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.511 | 30 | 2 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.606 | 24 | 1 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.589 | 18 | 2 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.127 | 64 | 6 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.127 | 63 | 6 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.148 | 62 | 6 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.148 | 62 | 6 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 5.117 | 40 | 5 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 4.167 | 55 | 4 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 4.467 | 50 | 4 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 5.000 | 30 | 2 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 4.900 | 32 | 2 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 4.900 | 35 | 5 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 4.600 | 32 | 3 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 3.322 | 51 | 6 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 3.322 | 52 | 6 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 4.897 | 67 | 6 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.724 | 70 | 6 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.724 | 70 | 6 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.724 | 70 | 6 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.377 | 90 | 7 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.377 | 90 | 7 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Botswana - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.113 | 78 | 10 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.311 | 75 | 8 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 72 | 7 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 72 | 11 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 71 | 12 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.750 | 41 | 3 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.684 | 69 | 7 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.750 | 75 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.767 | 79 | 13 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.711 | 79 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.636 | 84 | 14 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.618 | 84 | 13 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.204 | 99 | 13 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.204 | 99 | 13 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.500 | 79 | 8 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.900 | 71 | 5 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.900 | 42 | 3 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.700 | 44 | 3 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.900 | 41 | 4 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.800 | 33 | 2 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.252 | 39 | 4 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.449 | 46 | 5 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.500 | 53 | 4 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.333 | 62 | 7 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.210 | 65 | 8 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.154 | 69 | 8 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.154 | 69 | 8 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.154 | 69 | 8 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 7.400 | 47 | 2 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 7.033 | 52 | 2 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 50 | 2 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 55 | 2 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 50 | 2 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 55 | 2 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 59 | 2 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 58 | 2 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 58 | 2 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 60 | 2 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 62 | 2 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 61 | 3 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.033 | 73 | 5 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.033 | 72 | 5 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 81 | 4 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 81 | 5 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 82 | 5 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 81 | 5 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 85 | 5 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 65 | 5 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 80 | 5 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 82 | 5 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 87 | 5 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 84 | 5 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 92 | 7 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 90 | 7 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 90 | 7 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 90 | 7 | 2022 |
| 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 | 4.628 | 91 | 7 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.628 | 91 | 7 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |