2019
| International Property Rights Index

Congo, Dem. Rep.

Region

Africa

Global Rank

124/129

Regional Rank

26/28

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Region: Africa

Global Rank: 124 of 129

Region Rank: 27 of 28

 

Congo’s IPRI score decreased by -0.199 to 3.545 placing it 27th in the Africa region and 124th in the world. The Congo is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as a Low income country.

Congo’s Legal and Political Subindex score decreased by -0.082 to 1.805 with scores of 2.227 in Judicial Independence, 1.620 in Rule of Law, 2.164 in Control of Corruption, and 1.207 in Political Stability.

Congo’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.176 to 5.064 with scores of 3.435 in Perception of Property Rights Protection, 8.720 in Registering Property, and 3.038 in Ease of Access to Loans.

Congo’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex score decreased by -0.339 to 3.766 with scores of 3.316 in Perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.22 in Patent Protection, and data in Copyright Protection.

Congo is a member of the following regional integration agreements

  • Southern African Development Community
  • The Economic Community of Central African States

Congo, Dem. Rep. - IPRI Overall Score

Congo, Dem. Rep. - 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 Piracy

Congo, Dem. Rep. - IPRI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 3.818 119 25 2017
Overall 3.744 120 26 2018
Overall 3.545 124 26 2019
Legal and Political 1.824 125 27 2017
Legal and Political 1.887 123 26 2018
Legal and Political 1.805 127 26 2019
Physical 5.435 88 16 2017
Physical 5.241 109 17 2018
Physical 5.064 116 21 2019
Intellectual 4.196 101 21 2017
Intellectual 4.105 102 21 2018
Intellectual 3.766 113 23 2019
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Congo, Dem. Rep. - Legal and Political Environmental

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 1.824 125 27 2017
Overall 1.887 123 26 2018
Overall 1.805 127 26 2019
Judicial Independence 2.004 119 25 2017
Judicial Independence 2.318 115 23 2018
Judicial Independence 2.227 118 23 2019
Rule Of Law 1.897 126 27 2017
Rule Of Law 1.772 124 26 2018
Rule Of Law 1.620 127 26 2019
Political Stability 0.894 125 27 2017
Political Stability 1.126 123 26 2018
Political Stability 1.207 127 26 2019
Control of Corruption 2.499 123 25 2017
Control of Corruption 2.333 121 25 2018
Control of Corruption 2.164 127 25 2019
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Congo, Dem. Rep. - Physical Property Rights

Congo, Dem. Rep. - Intellectual Property Rights

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 4.196 101 21 2017
Overall 4.105 102 21 2018
Overall 3.766 113 23 2019
Perception of IP Protection 4.176 98 19 2017
Perception of IP Protection 3.994 102 16 2018
Perception of IP Protection 3.316 123 26 2019
Patent Protection 4.217 103 26 2017
Patent Protection 4.216 101 25 2018
Patent Protection 4.216 104 25 2019
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2017
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2018
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2019
Statistic Score Global Region Year