Region
Africa
Global Rank
120/125
Regional Rank
25/30
Score
3.173
Ethiopia’s IPRI score decreased by -0.071 to 3.173 placing it 25th in the Africa region and 120th 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 decreased by -0.161 to 2.826 with scores of 2.507 in Judicial Independence, 3.753 in Rule of Law, 0.924 in Political Stability, and 4.118 in Control of Corruption.
Ethiopia’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.049 to 3.524 with scores of 9.337 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 2.883 in Registering Property, and 3.906 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Ethiopia’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 3.171 with scores of 3.546 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 2.217 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 3.75 in Trademark Protection.
Ethiopia is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- EU
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 Protection
- 15. Trademark Protection
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 | 94 | 15 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 103 | 19 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 82 | 15 | 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 |
| Overall | 4.115 | 115 | 20 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.466 | 118 | 22 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.244 | 119 | 24 | 2023 |
| Overall | 3.173 | 120 | 25 | 2024 |
| 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 | 16 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 3.300 | 106 | 16 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 3.200 | 116 | 21 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 3.325 | 83 | 16 | 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 |
| Legal and Political | 3.698 | 99 | 14 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 3.503 | 103 | 16 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 2.987 | 111 | 21 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 2.826 | 111 | 21 | 2024 |
| Physical | 3.748 | 59 | 5 | 2007 |
| Physical | 3.700 | 60 | 5 | 2008 |
| Physical | 4.446 | 103 | 14 | 2009 |
| Physical | 4.768 | 97 | 11 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 87 | 9 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.500 | 99 | 12 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.300 | 108 | 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 |
| Physical | 5.338 | 109 | 16 | 2021 |
| Physical | 3.586 | 120 | 22 | 2022 |
| Physical | 3.573 | 117 | 22 | 2023 |
| Physical | 3.524 | 116 | 22 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 2.235 | 68 | 7 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 2.200 | 70 | 7 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 3.713 | 88 | 15 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 4.008 | 82 | 11 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 4.600 | 81 | 13 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 4.700 | 80 | 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 |
| Intellectual | 3.310 | 125 | 27 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 3.310 | 125 | 27 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 3.171 | 123 | 26 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 3.171 | 123 | 26 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ethiopia - Legal and Political Environment
| 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 | 16 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 106 | 16 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.200 | 116 | 21 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.325 | 83 | 16 | 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 |
| Overall | 3.698 | 99 | 14 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.503 | 103 | 16 | 2022 |
| Overall | 2.987 | 111 | 21 | 2023 |
| Overall | 2.826 | 111 | 21 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.966 | 63 | 7 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.000 | 65 | 7 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.833 | 92 | 14 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.583 | 88 | 12 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.700 | 81 | 11 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.500 | 81 | 11 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.000 | 94 | 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 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.728 | 81 | 13 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.728 | 81 | 13 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.934 | 90 | 17 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.507 | 97 | 20 | 2024 |
| 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 | 99 | 14 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 3.500 | 98 | 14 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 3.600 | 95 | 14 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 3.700 | 69 | 12 | 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 |
| Rule of Law | 4.053 | 91 | 12 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 4.204 | 86 | 9 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 3.787 | 96 | 14 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 3.753 | 98 | 15 | 2024 |
| 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 | 119 | 22 | 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 |
| Political Stability | 2.825 | 116 | 22 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 1.805 | 125 | 26 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 1.021 | 123 | 26 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 0.924 | 123 | 26 | 2024 |
| 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 | 96 | 14 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.500 | 98 | 15 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.600 | 98 | 16 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.800 | 67 | 8 | 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 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.187 | 78 | 10 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.275 | 77 | 9 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.206 | 76 | 11 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.118 | 79 | 10 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ethiopia - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.748 | 59 | 5 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.700 | 60 | 5 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.446 | 103 | 14 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.768 | 97 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 87 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 99 | 12 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 108 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.367 | 81 | 14 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.831 | 103 | 14 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.910 | 106 | 15 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.902 | 74 | 9 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.912 | 86 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.912 | 94 | 11 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.408 | 111 | 18 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.338 | 109 | 16 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.586 | 120 | 22 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.573 | 117 | 22 | 2023 |
| Overall | 3.524 | 116 | 22 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.342 | 59 | 7 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.300 | 60 | 7 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.167 | 73 | 5 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.450 | 72 | 7 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.500 | 55 | 6 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.300 | 54 | 5 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.800 | 70 | 8 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.300 | 67 | 11 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.999 | 101 | 17 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.552 | 99 | 18 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.046 | 83 | 14 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.336 | 69 | 9 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.336 | 72 | 9 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.781 | 118 | 22 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.781 | 118 | 22 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.781 | 118 | 22 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.781 | 114 | 21 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.781 | 114 | 21 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 5.420 | 48 | 2 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 5.400 | 49 | 2 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 6.506 | 87 | 14 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 6.854 | 98 | 18 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.400 | 101 | 19 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.500 | 107 | 17 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.500 | 110 | 20 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.400 | 86 | 18 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.598 | 83 | 10 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.281 | 99 | 16 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.209 | 84 | 17 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.286 | 99 | 17 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.286 | 107 | 21 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.327 | 105 | 20 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.327 | 105 | 20 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 3.069 | 101 | 22 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 3.031 | 97 | 22 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 2.883 | 103 | 23 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 1.481 | 69 | 7 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 1.500 | 70 | 7 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 1.667 | 107 | 14 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 2.000 | 112 | 16 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.000 | 103 | 15 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 2.700 | 116 | 20 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 2.700 | 118 | 25 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 2.800 | 84 | 17 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 1.896 | 104 | 17 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 1.896 | 107 | 19 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 4.451 | 74 | 8 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.115 | 88 | 8 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.115 | 88 | 8 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.116 | 88 | 8 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 3.906 | 105 | 14 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 3.906 | 105 | 14 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 3.906 | 101 | 13 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 3.906 | 101 | 13 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ethiopia - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.235 | 68 | 7 | 2007 |
| Overall | 2.200 | 70 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.713 | 88 | 15 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.008 | 82 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 81 | 13 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 80 | 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 |
| Overall | 3.310 | 125 | 27 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.310 | 125 | 27 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.171 | 123 | 26 | 2023 |
| Overall | 3.171 | 123 | 26 | 2024 |
| 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 | 11 | 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 | 60 | 6 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.200 | 59 | 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 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.546 | 117 | 23 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.546 | 117 | 23 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.546 | 113 | 22 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.546 | 113 | 22 | 2024 |
| 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 | 97 | 21 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 97 | 21 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 97 | 23 | 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 |
| Patent Protection | 2.633 | 107 | 28 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 2.633 | 107 | 28 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 2.217 | 125 | 27 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 2.217 | 125 | 27 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2021 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| 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 | 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 | 3.750 | 117 | 22 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 117 | 22 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 116 | 22 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.750 | 116 | 22 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |