BOTSWANA

BOTSWANA’s IPRI score increased by 0.19 to 6.13 placing it 4th in the Africa region and 44th in the world. BOTSWANA is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as an upper-middle-income country.

BOTSWANA’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.03 to 6.54 with scores of 6.11 in Judicial Independence, 6.27 in Rule of Law, 7.13 in Political Stability, and 6.67 for Control of Corruption.

BOTSWANA’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.59 to 7.07 with scores of 6.71 in Property Rights, 9.59 in Registering Property, and 4.9 for Ease of Access to Loans.

BOTSWANA’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.02 to 4.77 with scores of 5.5 in Intellectual Property Protection, 6.7 in Patent Protection, and 2.1 in Copyright Protections.

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
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
Physical	6.438	42	3	2009
Physical	6.851	40	2	2010
Physical	7.200	23	2	2011
Physical	7.000	29	3	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
Intellectual	4.113	78	10	2009
Intellectual	4.311	75	8	2010
Intellectual	5.000	72	7	2011
Intellectual	4.900	72	10	2012
Intellectual	5.000	71	11	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
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

BOTSWANA - Legal and Political Environmental

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
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
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
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
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
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

BOTSWANA - Physical Property Rights

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	6.500	52	3	2009
Overall	7.017	44	3	2010
Overall	7.600	33	2	2011
Overall	7.300	34	4	2012
Overall	6.900	44	5	2013
Overall	7.100	31	3	2014
Overall	6.500	36	4	2015
Overall	6.487	37	4	2016
Overall	6.713	35	3	2017
Protection of Physical Property	6.438	42	3	2009
Protection of Physical Property	6.851	40	2	2010
Protection of Physical Property	7.200	23	2	2011
Protection of Physical Property	7.000	29	3	2012
Protection of Physical Property	6.900	32	4	2013
Protection of Physical Property	6.933	29	2	2014
Protection of Physical Property	6.444	38	4	2015
Protection of Physical Property	6.471	39	4	2016
Protection of Physical Property	7.066	36	4	2017
Registering Property	8.649	22	1	2009
Registering Property	9.069	20	1	2010
Registering Property	8.900	34	2	2011
Registering Property	8.900	37	2	2012
Registering Property	8.900	38	2	2013
Registering Property	9.100	16	1	2014
Registering Property	9.511	30	2	2015
Registering Property	9.606	24	1	2016
Registering Property	9.589	18	2	2017
Ease of Access to Loans	4.167	55	4	2009
Ease of Access to Loans	4.467	50	4	2010
Ease of Access to Loans	5.000	30	2	2011
Ease of Access to Loans	4.900	32	2	2012
Ease of Access to Loans	4.900	35	4	2013
Ease of Access to Loans	4.600	32	3	2014
Ease of Access to Loans	3.322	51	6	2015
Ease of Access to Loans	3.322	52	6	2016
Ease of Access to Loans	4.897	67	6	2017
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

BOTSWANA -Intellectual Property Rights

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	3.500	80	8	2009
Overall	3.900	71	5	2010
Overall	5.900	42	3	2011
Overall	5.700	44	3	2012
Overall	5.900	41	4	2013
Overall	5.800	33	2	2014
Overall	5.252	39	4	2015
Overall	5.449	46	5	2016
Overall	5.500	53	4	2017
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	4.113	78	10	2009
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	4.311	75	8	2010
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	5.000	72	7	2011
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	4.900	72	10	2012
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	5.000	71	11	2013
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	5.750	41	3	2014
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	4.684	69	7	2015
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	4.750	75	12	2016
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	4.767	79	13	2017
Patent Protection	7.400	46	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	3	2014
Patent Protection	6.700	59	2	2015
Patent Protection	6.700	58	2	2016
Patent Protection	6.700	58	2	2017
Copyright Piracy	1.800	81	5	2009
Copyright Piracy	2.000	81	4	2010
Copyright Piracy	2.100	82	4	2011
Copyright Piracy	2.100	81	4	2012
Copyright Piracy	2.000	85	5	2013
Copyright Piracy	2.000	65	5	2014
Copyright Piracy	2.100	81	5	2015
Copyright Piracy	2.100	82	5	2016
Copyright Piracy	2.100	87	5	2017
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year