2021
| International Property Rights Index

Cameroon

Region

Africa

Global Rank

117/129

Regional Rank

21/30

Score

3.988

Cameroon’s IPRI score decreased by -0.217 to 3.988 placing it 21st in the Africa region and 117th in the world. Cameroon is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.

 

Cameroon’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.212 to 2.724 with scores of 3.248 in Judicial Independence, 2.762 in Rule of Law, 2.302 in Political Stability, and 2.582 in Control of Corruption.

 

Cameroon’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.013 to 5.338 with scores of 4.888 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 7.448 in Registering Property, and 3.64 in Ease of Access to Loans.

 

Cameroon’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.427 to 3.914 with scores of 5.239 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.817 in Patent Protection, 2 in Copyright Protection, and 3.6 in Trademark Protection.

 

Cameroon is a member of the following regional integration agreements

  • CEMAC
  • CEEAC

Cameroon - IPRI Overall Score

Cameroon - 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

Cameroon - IPRI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 3.821 95 14 2009
Overall 3.823 105 17 2010
Overall 4.200 107 18 2011
Overall 4.300 106 17 2012
Overall 4.300 106 20 2013
Overall 4.300 85 17 2014
Overall 3.906 107 18 2015
Overall 4.048 109 20 2016
Overall 4.294 104 20 2017
Overall 4.323 109 19 2018
Overall 4.307 115 21 2019
Overall 4.205 114 20 2020
Overall 3.988 117 21 2021
Legal and Political 3.034 102 14 2009
Legal and Political 3.032 108 17 2010
Legal and Political 3.500 106 15 2011
Legal and Political 3.400 102 15 2012
Legal and Political 3.300 113 20 2013
Legal and Political 3.325 83 16 2014
Legal and Political 3.134 107 17 2015
Legal and Political 3.123 114 21 2016
Legal and Political 3.144 116 22 2017
Legal and Political 3.151 114 21 2018
Legal and Political 3.080 117 22 2019
Legal and Political 2.936 121 24 2020
Legal and Political 2.724 121 25 2021
Physical 4.466 101 13 2009
Physical 4.649 104 15 2010
Physical 5.300 105 15 2011
Physical 5.400 104 15 2012
Physical 5.600 97 12 2013
Physical 5.533 74 10 2014
Physical 4.725 105 16 2015
Physical 4.885 108 17 2016
Physical 5.386 89 17 2017
Physical 5.335 107 16 2018
Physical 5.425 110 18 2019
Physical 5.338 113 19 2020
Physical 5.325 110 17 2021
Intellectual 3.962 81 11 2009
Intellectual 3.789 90 16 2010
Intellectual 3.900 99 19 2011
Intellectual 4.100 92 18 2012
Intellectual 4.100 97 21 2013
Intellectual 3.933 85 17 2014
Intellectual 3.860 97 18 2015
Intellectual 4.137 98 19 2016
Intellectual 4.351 97 19 2017
Intellectual 4.483 89 16 2018
Intellectual 4.415 97 20 2019
Intellectual 4.341 100 20 2020
Intellectual 3.914 110 19 2021
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Cameroon - Legal and Political Environment

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 3.034 102 14 2009
Overall 3.032 108 17 2010
Overall 3.500 106 15 2011
Overall 3.400 102 15 2012
Overall 3.300 113 20 2013
Overall 3.325 83 16 2014
Overall 3.134 107 17 2015
Overall 3.123 114 21 2016
Overall 3.144 116 22 2017
Overall 3.151 114 21 2018
Overall 3.080 117 22 2019
Overall 2.936 121 24 2020
Overall 2.724 121 25 2021
Judicial Independence 2.000 103 15 2009
Judicial Independence 1.983 111 18 2010
Judicial Independence 3.800 102 17 2011
Judicial Independence 3.900 98 17 2012
Judicial Independence 3.500 109 22 2013
Judicial Independence 3.300 89 19 2014
Judicial Independence 3.049 97 17 2015
Judicial Independence 3.430 93 18 2016
Judicial Independence 3.363 101 19 2017
Judicial Independence 3.431 95 17 2018
Judicial Independence 3.301 98 20 2019
Judicial Independence 3.248 97 17 2020
Judicial Independence 3.248 97 17 2021
Rule of Law 2.820 106 15 2009
Rule of Law 3.014 108 16 2010
Rule of Law 2.900 112 18 2011
Rule of Law 2.900 116 18 2012
Rule of Law 2.900 117 21 2013
Rule of Law 3.000 85 17 2014
Rule of Law 2.908 112 20 2015
Rule of Law 3.258 112 21 2016
Rule of Law 3.078 117 22 2017
Rule of Law 2.961 116 21 2018
Rule of Law 2.952 118 23 2019
Rule of Law 2.841 122 24 2020
Rule of Law 2.762 121 24 2021
Political Stability 4.220 78 12 2009
Political Stability 3.933 87 13 2010
Political Stability 4.200 82 13 2011
Political Stability 3.800 86 13 2012
Political Stability 3.800 88 15 2013
Political Stability 3.800 68 12 2014
Political Stability 3.964 84 13 2015
Political Stability 3.111 109 20 2016
Political Stability 3.199 108 21 2017
Political Stability 3.483 104 18 2018
Political Stability 3.435 113 21 2019
Political Stability 2.955 120 23 2020
Political Stability 2.302 121 24 2021
Control of Corruption 3.097 103 14 2009
Control of Corruption 3.200 107 16 2010
Control of Corruption 3.200 110 17 2011
Control of Corruption 3.000 112 19 2012
Control of Corruption 3.100 112 21 2013
Control of Corruption 2.500 91 21 2014
Control of Corruption 2.616 115 20 2015
Control of Corruption 2.694 119 22 2016
Control of Corruption 2.937 119 21 2017
Control of Corruption 2.728 118 22 2018
Control of Corruption 2.630 121 23 2019
Control of Corruption 2.701 122 24 2020
Control of Corruption 2.583 122 24 2021
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Cameroon - Physical Property Rights

Cameroon - Intellectual Property Rights

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 3.962 81 11 2009
Overall 3.789 90 16 2010
Overall 3.900 99 19 2011
Overall 4.100 92 18 2012
Overall 4.100 97 21 2013
Overall 3.933 85 17 2014
Overall 3.860 97 18 2015
Overall 4.137 98 19 2016
Overall 4.351 97 19 2017
Overall 4.483 89 16 2018
Overall 4.415 97 20 2019
Overall 4.341 100 20 2020
Overall 3.914 110 19 2021
Perception of IP Protection 4.167 58 3 2009
Perception of IP Protection 3.550 80 9 2010
Perception of IP Protection 3.900 95 17 2011
Perception of IP Protection 4.300 87 14 2012
Perception of IP Protection 4.400 91 18 2013
Perception of IP Protection 4.500 66 12 2014
Perception of IP Protection 3.996 76 9 2015
Perception of IP Protection 4.828 64 8 2016
Perception of IP Protection 5.468 57 6 2017
Perception of IP Protection 5.867 46 3 2018
Perception of IP Protection 5.462 61 6 2019
Perception of IP Protection 5.239 63 5 2020
Perception of IP Protection 5.239 63 5 2021
Patent Protection 6.120 70 6 2009
Patent Protection 6.117 73 8 2010
Patent Protection 6.100 71 7 2011
Patent Protection 6.100 70 7 2012
Patent Protection 6.100 72 8 2013
Patent Protection 5.800 72 11 2014
Patent Protection 5.783 80 13 2015
Patent Protection 5.783 76 11 2016
Patent Protection 5.783 78 11 2017
Patent Protection 5.783 79 10 2018
Patent Protection 5.783 83 10 2019
Patent Protection 5.783 78 9 2020
Patent Protection 4.817 79 8 2021
Copyright Protection 1.600 84 6 2009
Copyright Protection 1.700 85 9 2010
Copyright Protection 1.700 91 9 2011
Copyright Protection 1.800 91 9 2012
Copyright Protection 1.700 91 9 2013
Copyright Protection 1.700 72 9 2014
Copyright Protection 1.800 88 9 2015
Copyright Protection 1.800 90 9 2016
Copyright Protection 1.800 92 9 2017
Copyright Protection 1.800 89 8 2018
Copyright Protection 2.000 88 9 2019
Copyright Protection 2.000 89 9 2020
Copyright Protection 2.000 91 9 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 3.600 119 24 2021
Statistic Score Global Region Year