2021
| International Property Rights Index

Botswana

Region

Africa

Global Rank

54/129

Regional Rank

4/30

Score

5.750

Botswana’s IPRI score decreased by -0.184 to 5.75 placing it 4th in the Africa region and 54th 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 -0.021 to 6.364 with scores of 5.87 in Judicial Independence, 5.996 in Rule of Law, 7.174 in Political Stability, and 6.415 in Control of Corruption.

 

Botswana’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.115 to 6.798 with scores of 6.523 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 9.148 in Registering Property, and 4.377 in Ease of Access to Loans.

 

Botswana’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.414 to 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 3 2013
Overall 6.300 32 3 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
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
Physical 6.438 42 3 2009
Physical 6.851 40 2 2010
Physical 7.200 23 2 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
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 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
Intellectual 4.711 79 12 2018
Intellectual 4.636 84 14 2019
Intellectual 4.618 84 13 2020
Intellectual 4.204 99 13 2021
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
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
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
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
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
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Botswana - Physical Property Rights

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 11 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
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
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 3 2019
Patent Protection 6.700 61 3 2020
Patent Protection 5.033 73 5 2021
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
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
Statistic Score Global Region Year