Region
Africa
Global Rank
120/126
Regional Rank
25/30
Score
2.792
Burundi’s IPRI score decreased by -0.942 to 2.792 placing it 25th in the Africa region and 120th in the world. Burundi is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Low income country.
Burundi’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.11 to 2.454 with scores of in Judicial Independence, 2.498 in Rule of Law, 2.977 in Political Stability, and 1.888 in Control of Corruption.
Burundi’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -2.938 to 1.867 with scores of 3.333 in perception of Property Rights Protection, data wasn't available to measure Registering Property, and 0.4 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Burundi’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.055 with scores of 4.699 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 3.717 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 3.751 in Trademark Protection.
Burundi is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- CEEAC
Burundi - IPRI Overall Score
Burundi - 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
Burundi - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.214 | 110 | 18 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.305 | 114 | 19 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 120 | 22 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.400 | 121 | 23 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.400 | 123 | 26 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 93 | 22 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.320 | 117 | 23 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.441 | 121 | 25 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.430 | 122 | 27 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.778 | 118 | 24 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.798 | 121 | 24 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.411 | 106 | 18 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.318 | 108 | 16 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.857 | 107 | 15 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.693 | 108 | 17 | 2023 |
| Overall | 3.735 | 107 | 17 | 2024 |
| Overall | 2.792 | 120 | 25 | 2025 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 2.337 | 109 | 17 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 2.470 | 115 | 19 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 2.600 | 118 | 20 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 2.400 | 121 | 23 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 2.300 | 123 | 26 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 2.750 | 91 | 19 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 2.138 | 119 | 24 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 2.501 | 120 | 24 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 2.098 | 124 | 26 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 2.076 | 122 | 25 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 2.137 | 126 | 27 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 2.688 | 125 | 26 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 2.610 | 123 | 26 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 2.712 | 122 | 25 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 2.219 | 122 | 26 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 2.344 | 120 | 25 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 2.454 | 120 | 25 | 2025 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Physical | 4.238 | 105 | 16 | 2009 |
| Physical | 4.310 | 111 | 19 | 2010 |
| Physical | 4.800 | 116 | 22 | 2011 |
| Physical | 4.300 | 123 | 23 | 2012 |
| Physical | 4.400 | 124 | 26 | 2013 |
| Physical | 4.533 | 95 | 22 | 2014 |
| Physical | 4.481 | 113 | 20 | 2015 |
| Physical | 4.480 | 115 | 20 | 2016 |
| Physical | 4.833 | 104 | 22 | 2017 |
| Physical | 5.225 | 110 | 18 | 2018 |
| Physical | 5.225 | 113 | 20 | 2019 |
| Physical | 5.962 | 90 | 11 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.290 | 75 | 6 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.805 | 70 | 7 | 2022 |
| Physical | 4.805 | 71 | 7 | 2023 |
| Physical | 4.805 | 71 | 8 | 2024 |
| Physical | 1.867 | 120 | 25 | 2025 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 3.067 | 100 | 18 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 3.133 | 106 | 21 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 3.500 | 110 | 22 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 3.500 | 111 | 22 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 3.500 | 110 | 25 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 3.650 | 90 | 21 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 3.341 | 107 | 23 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 3.341 | 112 | 26 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 3.360 | 118 | 27 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 4.032 | 103 | 22 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 4.032 | 105 | 22 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 4.583 | 87 | 16 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.055 | 106 | 17 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.055 | 106 | 17 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.055 | 110 | 21 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 4.055 | 110 | 21 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 4.055 | 111 | 22 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Burundi - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 2.337 | 109 | 17 | 2009 |
| Overall | 2.470 | 115 | 19 | 2010 |
| Overall | 2.600 | 118 | 20 | 2011 |
| Overall | 2.400 | 121 | 23 | 2012 |
| Overall | 2.300 | 123 | 26 | 2013 |
| Overall | 2.750 | 91 | 19 | 2014 |
| Overall | 2.138 | 119 | 24 | 2015 |
| Overall | 2.501 | 120 | 24 | 2016 |
| Overall | 2.098 | 124 | 26 | 2017 |
| Overall | 2.076 | 122 | 25 | 2018 |
| Overall | 2.137 | 126 | 27 | 2019 |
| Overall | 2.688 | 125 | 26 | 2020 |
| Overall | 2.610 | 123 | 26 | 2021 |
| Overall | 2.712 | 122 | 25 | 2022 |
| Overall | 2.219 | 122 | 26 | 2023 |
| Overall | 2.344 | 120 | 25 | 2024 |
| Overall | 2.454 | 120 | 25 | 2025 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.667 | 105 | 16 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.817 | 112 | 19 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.800 | 118 | 22 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.400 | 122 | 23 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.400 | 123 | 26 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.400 | 93 | 22 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.046 | 120 | 24 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.046 | 123 | 26 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.208 | 124 | 27 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.094 | 119 | 25 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.094 | 120 | 25 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.096 | 75 | 10 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.096 | 75 | 10 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.096 | 75 | 10 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Rule of Law | 2.680 | 108 | 16 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 2.864 | 111 | 18 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 2.600 | 116 | 19 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 2.600 | 118 | 19 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 2.700 | 118 | 22 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 2.800 | 87 | 18 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 2.876 | 113 | 21 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 3.132 | 115 | 23 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 2.757 | 121 | 24 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 2.222 | 121 | 24 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 2.208 | 126 | 27 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 2.007 | 126 | 27 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 2.136 | 126 | 27 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 2.367 | 126 | 27 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 2.412 | 120 | 25 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 2.446 | 118 | 25 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 2.498 | 119 | 25 | 2025 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 2.160 | 104 | 16 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 2.148 | 109 | 17 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 2.200 | 108 | 18 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 1.800 | 117 | 21 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 1.400 | 122 | 25 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 1.600 | 92 | 20 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 2.404 | 111 | 21 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 3.213 | 103 | 18 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 1.757 | 122 | 25 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 1.347 | 122 | 25 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 1.813 | 126 | 27 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 2.552 | 122 | 25 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 2.124 | 123 | 25 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 2.438 | 118 | 22 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 2.406 | 114 | 21 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 2.622 | 109 | 19 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 2.977 | 110 | 20 | 2025 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.840 | 110 | 17 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.053 | 111 | 18 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.800 | 115 | 19 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.900 | 115 | 20 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.800 | 117 | 22 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.100 | 95 | 22 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.227 | 121 | 24 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.613 | 120 | 23 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.669 | 122 | 24 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.639 | 119 | 23 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.433 | 124 | 25 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.099 | 126 | 27 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.083 | 126 | 27 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 1.946 | 126 | 27 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 1.838 | 123 | 27 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 1.964 | 122 | 26 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 1.888 | 124 | 28 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Burundi - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.238 | 105 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.310 | 111 | 19 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.800 | 116 | 22 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 123 | 23 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 124 | 26 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.533 | 95 | 22 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.481 | 113 | 20 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.480 | 115 | 20 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.833 | 104 | 22 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.225 | 110 | 18 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.225 | 113 | 20 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.962 | 90 | 11 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.290 | 75 | 6 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.805 | 70 | 7 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.805 | 71 | 7 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.805 | 71 | 8 | 2024 |
| Overall | 1.867 | 120 | 25 | 2025 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.833 | 100 | 16 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.600 | 114 | 20 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.200 | 113 | 21 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.900 | 118 | 21 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.500 | 123 | 26 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.800 | 90 | 20 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.934 | 115 | 21 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.934 | 121 | 24 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.934 | 124 | 25 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.376 | 119 | 23 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.376 | 122 | 25 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.567 | 66 | 6 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.567 | 66 | 6 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.567 | 66 | 6 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.567 | 63 | 5 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.567 | 63 | 5 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.333 | 99 | 17 | 2025 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 7.380 | 74 | 11 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 7.514 | 84 | 12 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 81 | 12 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.200 | 114 | 21 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.600 | 105 | 18 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 32 | 3 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.242 | 54 | 3 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.239 | 55 | 3 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.207 | 45 | 4 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.241 | 59 | 4 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.241 | 58 | 4 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.259 | 58 | 4 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.259 | 58 | 4 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Registering Process | 0.000 | 113 | 25 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 1.500 | 109 | 16 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 1.817 | 114 | 18 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 2.300 | 120 | 22 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 1.900 | 122 | 23 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 2.100 | 124 | 26 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 2.400 | 93 | 22 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 1.268 | 112 | 22 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 1.268 | 116 | 24 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 2.356 | 123 | 26 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 3.058 | 113 | 18 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 3.058 | 112 | 17 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 3.058 | 112 | 17 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.043 | 99 | 11 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.043 | 99 | 11 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 4.043 | 95 | 10 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 4.043 | 95 | 10 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 0.400 | 118 | 22 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Burundi - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.067 | 100 | 18 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.133 | 106 | 21 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 110 | 22 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 111 | 22 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 110 | 25 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.650 | 90 | 21 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.341 | 107 | 23 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.341 | 112 | 26 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.360 | 118 | 27 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.032 | 103 | 22 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.032 | 105 | 22 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.583 | 87 | 16 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.055 | 106 | 17 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.055 | 106 | 17 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.055 | 110 | 21 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.055 | 110 | 21 | 2024 |
| Overall | 4.055 | 111 | 22 | 2025 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 1.833 | 105 | 16 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 1.967 | 113 | 20 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.700 | 121 | 23 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.700 | 121 | 23 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.700 | 122 | 26 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.300 | 91 | 21 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.716 | 113 | 22 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.716 | 122 | 25 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.752 | 125 | 27 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.599 | 117 | 23 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.599 | 117 | 23 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.699 | 86 | 13 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.699 | 86 | 13 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.699 | 86 | 13 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.699 | 83 | 12 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.699 | 83 | 12 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.699 | 83 | 13 | 2025 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 91 | 16 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 96 | 19 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 96 | 20 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 96 | 20 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 96 | 22 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 4.000 | 94 | 22 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 3.967 | 100 | 24 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 3.967 | 103 | 26 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 3.967 | 104 | 27 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 4.466 | 96 | 22 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 4.466 | 100 | 24 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 4.467 | 98 | 23 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 3.717 | 102 | 25 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 3.717 | 102 | 25 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 3.717 | 111 | 24 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 3.717 | 111 | 24 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 3.717 | 111 | 25 | 2025 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | 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 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| 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 | No Data | 2007 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | 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 | 116 | 21 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 116 | 21 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 115 | 21 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 115 | 21 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.751 | 117 | 21 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |