Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Global Rank
100/129
Regional Rank
14/21
Score
4.113
Ecuador’s IPRI score decreased by -0.602 to 4.113 placing it 14st in the Latin America & Caribbean region and 100th 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 decreased by -0.114 to 3.631 with scores of 2.232 in Judicial Independence, 3.904 in Rule of Law, 4.461 in Political Stability, and 3.928 in Control of Corruption.
Ecuador’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.693 to 4.313 with scores of 4.463 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.046 in Registering Process, and 4.431 in Access to Financing.
Ecuador’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.394 with scores of 4.362 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.919 in Patent Protection, 3.2 in Copyright Protection, and 4.095 in Trademark Protection.
Ecuador is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- CAN
- OPEC
- 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 | 60 | 14 | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.964 | 92 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.893 | 101 | 16 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 96 | 16 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 93 | 15 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 96 | 16 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 60 | 10 | 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 |
| Legal and Political | 1.940 | 65 | 17 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 1.900 | 68 | 17 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 2.745 | 105 | 18 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 2.735 | 112 | 18 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 3.000 | 114 | 18 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 3.200 | 112 | 18 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 3.300 | 110 | 19 | 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 |
| Physical | 4.326 | 52 | 11 | 2007 |
| Physical | 4.300 | 54 | 11 | 2008 |
| Physical | 4.581 | 97 | 16 | 2009 |
| Physical | 4.522 | 107 | 17 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.300 | 102 | 16 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.400 | 105 | 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 | 88 | 13 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.313 | 96 | 13 | 2022 |
| 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 | 71 | 10 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 4.900 | 74 | 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ecuador - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1.940 | 65 | 17 | 2007 |
| Overall | 1.900 | 68 | 17 | 2008 |
| Overall | 2.745 | 105 | 18 | 2009 |
| Overall | 2.735 | 112 | 18 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.000 | 114 | 18 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.200 | 112 | 18 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 110 | 19 | 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 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.919 | 65 | 14 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.900 | 66 | 14 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.667 | 105 | 17 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.650 | 114 | 17 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.800 | 119 | 18 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.300 | 113 | 16 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.500 | 112 | 15 | 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 |
| 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 | 118 | 19 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 2.700 | 90 | 18 | 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 | 98 | 13 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 3.904 | 94 | 13 | 2022 |
| 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 | 15 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 3.700 | 88 | 14 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 3.500 | 95 | 18 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 3.800 | 67 | 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 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.500 | 57 | 16 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.500 | 61 | 16 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.215 | 100 | 18 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.414 | 103 | 16 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.200 | 111 | 19 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.200 | 108 | 19 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.400 | 105 | 18 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.700 | 73 | 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ecuador - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.326 | 52 | 11 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 54 | 11 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.581 | 97 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.522 | 107 | 17 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 102 | 16 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 105 | 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 | 88 | 13 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.313 | 96 | 13 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.050 | 63 | 14 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.100 | 61 | 12 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.833 | 100 | 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 | 106 | 16 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.800 | 109 | 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 |
| Registering Process | 6.265 | 36 | 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 | 79 | 12 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.100 | 81 | 11 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 93 | 14 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.900 | 66 | 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 | 85 | 11 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.125 | 64 | 7 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.125 | 64 | 7 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.046 | 81 | 10 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 2.663 | 59 | 12 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 2.700 | 60 | 12 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 2.333 | 96 | 16 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 1.800 | 115 | 20 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.300 | 90 | 16 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.500 | 88 | 13 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 4.000 | 67 | 9 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 4.900 | 25 | 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 | 86 | 13 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.431 | 85 | 13 | 2022 |
| 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 | 71 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 74 | 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 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.752 | 63 | 15 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.800 | 62 | 15 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.833 | 94 | 16 | 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 | 96 | 11 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.100 | 101 | 13 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.100 | 54 | 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 |
| Patent Protection | 7.143 | 26 | 2 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 7.100 | 28 | 2 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 7.460 | 44 | 5 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 7.450 | 44 | 5 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 7.500 | 44 | 5 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 7.500 | 44 | 5 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 7.500 | 41 | 5 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 7.500 | 38 | 2 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 7.517 | 41 | 2 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 7.517 | 42 | 2 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.433 | 26 | 5 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.433 | 26 | 5 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 8.433 | 27 | 5 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.919 | 45 | 6 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.919 | 45 | 6 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.769 | 37 | 10 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.800 | 38 | 10 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.400 | 50 | 5 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.400 | 58 | 5 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 62 | 6 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 65 | 6 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 66 | 8 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 53 | 8 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 65 | 8 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 68 | 8 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 68 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |