Region
Africa
Global Rank
115/129
Regional Rank
20/30
Score
4.115
Ethiopia’s IPRI score decreased by -0.576 to 8.078 placing it 20th in the Africa region and 115th 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 -0.081 to 8.682 with scores of 9.398 in Judicial Independence, 9.044 in Rule of Law, 6.98 in Political Stability, and 9.306 in Control of Corruption.
Ethiopia’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.027 to 8.276 with scores of 9.337 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 8.083 in Registering Property, and 7.488 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Ethiopia’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.674 to 7.25 with scores of 9.222 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 7.217 in Patent Protection, 7.8 in Copyright Protection, and 3.75 in Trademark 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 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 | 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 |
| Overall | 4.115 | 115 | 20 | 2021 |
| 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 | 105 | 16 | 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 |
| Legal and Political | 3.698 | 99 | 14 | 2021 |
| 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 | 9 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.500 | 101 | 13 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.300 | 110 | 19 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.367 | 81 | 15 | 2014 |
| Physical | 4.831 | 103 | 14 | 2015 |
| Physical | 4.910 | 106 | 16 | 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 |
| 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 | 13 | 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 |
| Intellectual | 3.310 | 125 | 27 | 2021 |
| 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 | 105 | 16 | 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 |
| Overall | 3.698 | 99 | 14 | 2021 |
| 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 | 16 | 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 |
| 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 | 15 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 3.500 | 98 | 14 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 3.600 | 95 | 14 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 3.700 | 68 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Political Stability | 2.825 | 116 | 22 | 2021 |
| 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 | 17 | 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 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.187 | 78 | 10 | 2021 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ethiopia - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.748 | 59 | 5 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.700 | 61 | 5 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.446 | 103 | 14 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.768 | 97 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 87 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 101 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 110 | 19 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.367 | 81 | 15 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.831 | 103 | 14 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.910 | 106 | 16 | 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 |
| 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 | 8 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.450 | 72 | 7 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.500 | 56 | 6 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.300 | 54 | 5 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.800 | 76 | 9 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.300 | 66 | 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 |
| Registering Property | 5.420 | 48 | 2 | 2007 |
| Registering Property | 5.400 | 49 | 2 | 2008 |
| Registering Property | 6.506 | 87 | 14 | 2009 |
| Registering Property | 6.854 | 98 | 18 | 2010 |
| Registering Property | 7.400 | 102 | 19 | 2011 |
| Registering Property | 7.500 | 106 | 17 | 2012 |
| Registering Property | 7.500 | 111 | 20 | 2013 |
| Registering Property | 7.400 | 87 | 18 | 2014 |
| Registering Property | 8.598 | 83 | 10 | 2015 |
| Registering Property | 8.281 | 99 | 16 | 2016 |
| Registering Property | 8.209 | 84 | 17 | 2017 |
| Registering Property | 8.286 | 99 | 17 | 2018 |
| Registering Property | 8.286 | 107 | 21 | 2019 |
| Registering Property | 8.327 | 105 | 20 | 2020 |
| Registering Property | 8.327 | 105 | 20 | 2021 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 1.481 | 69 | 7 | 2007 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 1.500 | 70 | 7 | 2008 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 1.667 | 107 | 14 | 2009 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.000 | 112 | 16 | 2010 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.000 | 105 | 15 | 2011 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.700 | 116 | 20 | 2012 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.700 | 118 | 25 | 2013 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.800 | 85 | 17 | 2014 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 1.896 | 104 | 17 | 2015 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 1.896 | 107 | 19 | 2016 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.451 | 74 | 8 | 2017 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.115 | 88 | 8 | 2018 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.115 | 88 | 8 | 2019 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.116 | 88 | 8 | 2020 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.906 | 105 | 14 | 2021 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
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 | 13 | 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 |
| Overall | 3.310 | 125 | 27 | 2021 |
| 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 | 7 | 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 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.546 | 117 | 23 | 2021 |
| 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 | 22 | 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 |
| Patent Protection | 2.633 | 107 | 28 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
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| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2021 | |
| 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 | 116 | 21 | 2021 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |