2020
| International Property Rights Index

Ethiopia

Region

Africa

Global Rank

118/129

Regional Rank

22/30

Score

4.053

ETHIOPIA

Region:  Africa

Global Rank: 118 of 129

Regional Rank: 22 of 28

 

Ethiopia’s IPRI score decreased by -0.34 to 4.053 placing it 22th in the Africa region and 118th in the world. Ethiopia is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Low income country.

 

Ethiopia’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.033 to 3.728 with scores of 3.728 in Judicial Independence, 4.143 in Rule of Law, 3.015 in Political Stability, and 4.028 in Control of Corruption.

 

Ethiopia’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.505 to 5.408 with scores of 3.781 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 8.327 in Registering Property, and 4.116 in Ease of Access to Loans.

 

Ethiopia’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.546 to 3.023 with scores of 3.546 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 2.5 in Patent Protection, and data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection.

 

Ethiopia is a member of the following regional integration agreements

  • IGAD

Ethiopia - IPRI Overall Score

Ethiopia - 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

Ethiopia - IPRI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 2.684 67 7 2007
Overall 2.700 67 7 2008
Overall 3.709 97 15 2009
Overall 3.966 98 15 2010
Overall 4.500 93 15 2011
Overall 4.500 96 16 2012
Overall 4.400 105 19 2013
Overall 4.400 81 16 2014
Overall 4.006 102 17 2015
Overall 4.211 101 19 2016
Overall 4.718 87 13 2017
Overall 4.420 106 18 2018
Overall 4.392 111 19 2019
Overall 4.053 118 22 2020
Legal and Political 2.069 63 7 2007
Legal and Political 2.100 63 7 2008
Legal and Political 2.966 103 15 2009
Legal and Political 3.122 104 15 2010
Legal and Political 3.300 108 17 2011
Legal and Political 3.300 105 17 2012
Legal and Political 3.200 115 21 2013
Legal and Political 3.325 84 15 2014
Legal and Political 3.274 105 16 2015
Legal and Political 3.689 93 15 2016
Legal and Political 3.826 95 14 2017
Legal and Political 3.780 96 14 2018
Legal and Political 3.695 100 17 2019
Legal and Political 3.728 100 15 2020
Physical 3.748 59 5 2007
Physical 3.700 61 5 2008
Physical 4.446 103 14 2009
Physical 4.768 97 11 2010
Physical 5.600 87 10 2011
Physical 5.500 101 13 2012
Physical 5.300 110 18 2013
Physical 5.367 81 14 2014
Physical 4.831 103 14 2015
Physical 4.910 106 15 2016
Physical 5.902 74 9 2017
Physical 5.912 86 8 2018
Physical 5.912 94 11 2019
Physical 5.408 111 18 2020
Intellectual 2.235 68 7 2007
Intellectual 2.200 69 7 2008
Intellectual 3.713 88 15 2009
Intellectual 4.008 82 11 2010
Intellectual 4.600 81 12 2011
Intellectual 4.700 79 12 2012
Intellectual 4.800 79 14 2013
Intellectual 4.500 70 11 2014
Intellectual 3.914 95 17 2015
Intellectual 4.034 99 20 2016
Intellectual 4.426 92 17 2017
Intellectual 3.569 113 26 2018
Intellectual 3.569 117 26 2019
Intellectual 3.023 126 28 2020
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Ethiopia - Legal and Political Environmental

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 2.069 63 7 2007
Overall 2.100 63 7 2008
Overall 2.966 103 15 2009
Overall 3.122 104 15 2010
Overall 3.300 108 17 2011
Overall 3.300 105 17 2012
Overall 3.200 115 21 2013
Overall 3.325 84 15 2014
Overall 3.274 105 16 2015
Overall 3.689 93 15 2016
Overall 3.826 95 14 2017
Overall 3.780 96 14 2018
Overall 3.695 100 17 2019
Overall 3.728 100 15 2020
Judicial Independence 1.966 63 7 2007
Judicial Independence 2.000 65 7 2008
Judicial Independence 2.833 91 14 2009
Judicial Independence 3.583 87 12 2010
Judicial Independence 4.700 79 11 2011
Judicial Independence 4.500 83 11 2012
Judicial Independence 4.000 92 14 2013
Judicial Independence 4.100 72 12 2014
Judicial Independence 3.132 94 15 2015
Judicial Independence 3.939 85 16 2016
Judicial Independence 4.750 67 10 2017
Judicial Independence 4.472 70 10 2018
Judicial Independence 4.472 70 10 2019
Judicial Independence 3.728 81 13 2020
Rule Of Law No Data No Data 2007
Rule Of Law No Data No Data 2008
Rule Of Law 3.920 75 8 2009
Rule Of Law 3.802 88 13 2010
Rule Of Law 3.500 102 14 2011
Rule Of Law 3.500 98 14 2012
Rule Of Law 3.600 95 14 2013
Rule Of Law 3.700 68 11 2014
Rule Of Law 3.757 90 12 2015
Rule Of Law 4.161 87 11 2016
Rule Of Law 4.130 88 11 2017
Rule Of Law 4.212 87 12 2018
Rule Of Law 4.092 93 14 2019
Rule Of Law 4.143 90 12 2020
Political Stability 2.040 65 6 2007
Political Stability 2.000 66 6 2008
Political Stability 1.560 107 17 2009
Political Stability 1.421 114 19 2010
Political Stability 1.500 118 21 2011
Political Stability 1.600 120 22 2012
Political Stability 1.700 121 24 2013
Political Stability 1.900 91 19 2014
Political Stability 2.212 114 22 2015
Political Stability 2.520 116 22 2016
Political Stability 2.246 119 23 2017
Political Stability 2.313 118 23 2018
Political Stability 2.332 121 24 2019
Political Stability 3.015 118 22 2020
Control of Corruption 2.200 63 5 2007
Control of Corruption 2.200 64 5 2008
Control of Corruption 3.550 91 11 2009
Control of Corruption 3.680 94 13 2010
Control of Corruption 3.600 99 15 2011
Control of Corruption 3.500 98 14 2012
Control of Corruption 3.600 99 16 2013
Control of Corruption 3.800 70 11 2014
Control of Corruption 3.994 82 8 2015
Control of Corruption 4.136 77 9 2016
Control of Corruption 4.178 76 8 2017
Control of Corruption 4.122 79 8 2018
Control of Corruption 3.885 90 13 2019
Control of Corruption 4.028 83 11 2020
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Ethiopia - Physical Property Rights

Ethiopia - Intellectual Property Rights

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 2.235 68 7 2007
Overall 2.200 69 7 2008
Overall 3.713 88 15 2009
Overall 4.008 82 11 2010
Overall 4.600 81 12 2011
Overall 4.700 79 12 2012
Overall 4.800 79 14 2013
Overall 4.500 70 11 2014
Overall 3.914 95 17 2015
Overall 4.034 99 20 2016
Overall 4.426 92 17 2017
Overall 3.569 113 26 2018
Overall 3.569 117 26 2019
Overall 3.023 126 28 2020
Perception of IP Protection 2.469 64 7 2007
Perception of IP Protection 2.500 65 7 2008
Perception of IP Protection 3.167 84 12 2009
Perception of IP Protection 3.767 74 6 2010
Perception of IP Protection 4.900 67 7 2011
Perception of IP Protection 5.100 63 6 2012
Perception of IP Protection 5.200 63 7 2013
Perception of IP Protection 5.000 55 6 2014
Perception of IP Protection 3.578 85 12 2015
Perception of IP Protection 3.819 94 17 2016
Perception of IP Protection 4.602 82 12 2017
Perception of IP Protection 4.638 80 10 2018
Perception of IP Protection 4.638 85 11 2019
Perception of IP Protection 3.546 117 23 2020
Patent Protection 2.000 69 7 2007
Patent Protection 2.000 70 7 2008
Patent Protection 4.260 93 18 2009
Patent Protection 4.250 98 21 2010
Patent Protection 4.300 98 20 2011
Patent Protection 4.300 98 20 2012
Patent Protection 4.300 97 22 2013
Patent Protection 4.300 93 21 2014
Patent Protection 4.250 99 23 2015
Patent Protection 4.250 102 25 2016
Patent Protection 4.250 102 25 2017
Patent Protection 2.500 104 26 2018
Patent Protection 2.500 107 28 2019
Patent Protection 2.500 107 28 2020
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2007
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2008
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2009
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2010
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2011
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2012
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2013
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2014
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2015
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2016
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2017
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2018
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2019
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2020
Statistic Score Global Region Year