Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Global Rank
94/125
Regional Rank
14/21
Score
4.213
Ecuador’s IPRI score increased by 0.1 to 4.213 placing it 14th in the Latin America & Caribbean region and 94th in the world. Ecuador is classified by the IMF as part of the Latin America and the Caribbean group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
Ecuador’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.509 to 4.141 with scores of 3.826 in Judicial Independence, 4.321 in Rule of Law, 4.563 in Political Stability, and 3.853 in Control of Corruption.
Ecuador’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.029 to 4.284 with scores of 4.463 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 3.957 in Registering Process, and 4.431 in Access to Financing.
Ecuador’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.179 to 4.215 with scores of 4.362 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.917 in Patent Protection, 2.486 in Copyright Protection, and 4.095 in Trademark Protection.
Ecuador is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- CAN
- PROSUR
Ecuador - IPRI Overall Score
Ecuador - 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
Ecuador - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.273 | 60 | 14 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 59 | 13 | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.964 | 92 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.893 | 101 | 16 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 97 | 16 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 93 | 16 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 94 | 17 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 60 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.753 | 80 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.627 | 93 | 15 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.711 | 96 | 16 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.803 | 94 | 15 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.001 | 87 | 13 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.715 | 94 | 13 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.113 | 100 | 14 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.213 | 94 | 14 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 1.940 | 65 | 17 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 1.900 | 66 | 17 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 2.745 | 105 | 18 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 2.735 | 112 | 18 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 3.000 | 113 | 18 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 3.200 | 111 | 18 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 3.300 | 111 | 18 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 3.075 | 88 | 18 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 3.272 | 111 | 17 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 3.275 | 113 | 17 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 3.380 | 110 | 17 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 3.543 | 108 | 16 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 3.792 | 97 | 13 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 3.745 | 95 | 13 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 3.631 | 100 | 13 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 4.141 | 79 | 10 | 2023 |
| Physical | 4.326 | 52 | 11 | 2007 |
| Physical | 4.300 | 53 | 11 | 2008 |
| Physical | 4.581 | 97 | 16 | 2009 |
| Physical | 4.522 | 107 | 17 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.300 | 103 | 15 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.400 | 104 | 16 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.500 | 99 | 17 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.267 | 86 | 16 | 2014 |
| Physical | 5.875 | 59 | 7 | 2016 |
| Physical | 5.543 | 86 | 16 | 2017 |
| Physical | 5.524 | 103 | 17 | 2018 |
| Physical | 5.618 | 104 | 17 | 2019 |
| Physical | 5.878 | 97 | 16 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.006 | 89 | 13 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.313 | 96 | 13 | 2022 |
| Physical | 4.284 | 92 | 13 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 3.555 | 55 | 12 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 3.600 | 56 | 12 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 4.564 | 66 | 10 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 4.422 | 72 | 11 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 4.800 | 78 | 11 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 4.900 | 70 | 10 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 4.900 | 73 | 10 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 4.967 | 62 | 10 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 5.112 | 62 | 10 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 5.065 | 70 | 10 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 5.229 | 64 | 10 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 5.248 | 71 | 11 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 5.332 | 68 | 10 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.394 | 92 | 13 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.394 | 92 | 13 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.215 | 105 | 17 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ecuador - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1.940 | 65 | 17 | 2007 |
| Overall | 1.900 | 66 | 17 | 2008 |
| Overall | 2.745 | 105 | 18 | 2009 |
| Overall | 2.735 | 112 | 18 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.000 | 113 | 18 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.200 | 111 | 18 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 111 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.075 | 88 | 18 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.272 | 111 | 17 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.275 | 113 | 17 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.380 | 110 | 17 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.543 | 108 | 16 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.792 | 97 | 13 | 2020 |
| Overall | 3.745 | 95 | 13 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.631 | 100 | 13 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.141 | 79 | 10 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.919 | 65 | 14 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.900 | 66 | 14 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.667 | 106 | 17 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.650 | 114 | 17 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.800 | 120 | 18 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.300 | 113 | 16 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.500 | 110 | 14 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.500 | 64 | 7 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.842 | 118 | 17 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.531 | 123 | 17 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.163 | 123 | 18 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.535 | 124 | 17 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.232 | 116 | 15 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.232 | 116 | 15 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.232 | 116 | 15 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.826 | 65 | 11 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 2.920 | 105 | 18 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 2.541 | 115 | 19 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 2.400 | 118 | 19 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 2.700 | 117 | 19 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 2.700 | 119 | 19 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 2.700 | 90 | 17 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 2.900 | 119 | 18 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 2.942 | 119 | 18 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 3.612 | 100 | 15 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 3.597 | 106 | 15 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 3.740 | 100 | 13 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 3.845 | 99 | 13 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 3.904 | 94 | 13 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 4.321 | 79 | 9 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 3.340 | 53 | 13 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 3.300 | 54 | 13 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 3.180 | 92 | 17 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 3.336 | 95 | 16 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 3.500 | 94 | 14 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 3.700 | 88 | 14 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 3.500 | 95 | 17 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 3.800 | 68 | 13 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 4.981 | 66 | 9 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 4.933 | 71 | 12 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.089 | 67 | 11 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.238 | 70 | 11 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 5.320 | 65 | 9 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 4.896 | 70 | 12 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 4.461 | 79 | 12 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 4.563 | 71 | 11 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.500 | 58 | 15 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.500 | 59 | 15 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.215 | 100 | 18 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.414 | 103 | 16 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.200 | 107 | 17 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.200 | 106 | 19 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.400 | 105 | 18 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.700 | 72 | 13 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.366 | 106 | 17 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.692 | 95 | 13 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.654 | 91 | 12 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.801 | 94 | 12 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.876 | 89 | 10 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.007 | 85 | 10 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.928 | 90 | 11 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.853 | 90 | 12 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ecuador - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.326 | 52 | 11 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 53 | 11 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.581 | 97 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.522 | 107 | 17 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 103 | 15 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 104 | 16 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 99 | 17 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.267 | 86 | 16 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.875 | 59 | 7 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.543 | 86 | 16 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.524 | 103 | 17 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.618 | 104 | 17 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.878 | 97 | 16 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.006 | 89 | 13 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.313 | 96 | 13 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.284 | 92 | 13 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.050 | 63 | 14 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.100 | 61 | 11 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.833 | 101 | 16 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.717 | 111 | 16 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.500 | 109 | 15 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.600 | 105 | 15 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.800 | 106 | 15 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.400 | 64 | 11 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.885 | 85 | 12 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.382 | 108 | 16 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.805 | 115 | 18 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.088 | 116 | 17 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.463 | 106 | 15 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.463 | 106 | 15 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.463 | 106 | 15 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.463 | 102 | 14 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 6.265 | 35 | 9 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 6.300 | 33 | 8 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 7.577 | 64 | 13 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.049 | 66 | 10 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.000 | 76 | 12 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.100 | 82 | 10 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 91 | 14 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.900 | 67 | 12 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.730 | 81 | 11 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.677 | 66 | 11 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.720 | 83 | 11 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.720 | 86 | 11 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.125 | 64 | 7 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.125 | 64 | 7 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.046 | 81 | 10 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 3.957 | 79 | 11 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 2.663 | 59 | 12 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 2.700 | 60 | 12 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 2.333 | 94 | 16 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 1.800 | 115 | 20 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.300 | 89 | 16 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.500 | 82 | 13 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 4.000 | 65 | 9 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 4.900 | 26 | 5 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 4.010 | 32 | 4 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 3.569 | 102 | 18 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.045 | 94 | 18 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.045 | 94 | 18 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.046 | 94 | 18 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.431 | 85 | 12 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.431 | 86 | 12 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 4.431 | 81 | 11 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ecuador - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.555 | 55 | 12 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 56 | 12 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.564 | 66 | 10 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.422 | 72 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.800 | 78 | 11 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 70 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 73 | 10 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.967 | 62 | 10 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.112 | 62 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.065 | 70 | 10 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.229 | 64 | 10 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.248 | 71 | 11 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.332 | 68 | 10 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.394 | 92 | 13 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.394 | 92 | 13 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.215 | 105 | 17 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.752 | 63 | 15 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.800 | 63 | 15 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.833 | 92 | 15 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.417 | 110 | 17 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.500 | 114 | 17 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.900 | 93 | 11 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.100 | 98 | 13 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.100 | 53 | 6 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.620 | 71 | 8 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.478 | 86 | 12 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.056 | 99 | 15 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.111 | 99 | 14 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.362 | 99 | 14 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.362 | 99 | 14 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.362 | 99 | 14 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.362 | 95 | 13 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 7.143 | 25 | 2 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 7.100 | 26 | 2 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 7.460 | 44 | 5 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 7.450 | 44 | 5 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 7.500 | 41 | 4 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 7.500 | 41 | 4 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 7.500 | 40 | 4 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 7.500 | 38 | 2 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 7.517 | 40 | 2 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 7.517 | 40 | 2 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.433 | 27 | 5 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.433 | 27 | 5 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 8.433 | 27 | 5 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.919 | 45 | 6 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.919 | 45 | 6 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 5.917 | 45 | 6 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.769 | 37 | 10 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.800 | 37 | 10 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.400 | 50 | 5 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.400 | 58 | 5 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 64 | 6 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 65 | 6 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 66 | 7 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 53 | 7 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 65 | 7 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 68 | 7 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 67 | 7 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 72 | 9 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 72 | 9 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 72 | 9 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 72 | 9 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.486 | 47 | 9 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Trademark Protection | 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 | 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 | 4.095 | 109 | 20 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.095 | 109 | 20 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.095 | 108 | 20 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |