Region
Africa
Global Rank
111/129
Regional Rank
18/28
ETHIOPIA
Region: Africa
Global Rank: 111 of 129
Region Rank: 19 of 28
Ethiopia’s IPRI score decreased by -0.028 to 4.392 placing it 19th in the Africa region and 111th in the world. Ethiopia is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as a Low income country.
Ethiopia’s Legal and Political Subindex score decreased by -0.084 to 3.695 with scores of 4.472 in Judicial Independence, 4.092 in Rule of Law, 3.885 in Control of Corruption, and 2.332 in Political Stability.
Ethiopia’s Physical Property Rights Subindex stayed the same at 0 to 5.912 with scores of 5.336 in Perception of Property Rights Protection, 8.286 in Registering Property, and 4.115 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Ethiopia’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex score stayed the same at 0 to 3.569 with scores of 4.638 in Perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 2.50 in Patent Protection, and data in Copyright Protection.
Ethiopia is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- Africa- Intergovernmental Authority on Development
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 | 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 | 18 | 2019 |
| 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 | 16 | 2019 |
| Physical | 3.748 | 59 | 5 | 2007 |
| Physical | 3.700 | 61 | 6 | 2008 |
| Physical | 4.446 | 103 | 14 | 2009 |
| Physical | 4.768 | 97 | 11 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 87 | 9 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.500 | 101 | 12 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.300 | 110 | 18 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.367 | 81 | 16 | 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 | 10 | 2019 |
| 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 | 25 | 2019 |
| 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 | 16 | 2019 |
| 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 |
| Rule Of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule Of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule Of Law | 3.920 | 75 | 9 | 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 | 13 | 2019 |
| 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 | 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 | 22 | 2019 |
| 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 | 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 | 12 | 2019 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ethiopia - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.748 | 59 | 5 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.700 | 61 | 6 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.446 | 103 | 14 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.768 | 97 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 87 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 101 | 12 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 110 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.367 | 81 | 16 | 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 | 10 | 2019 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 4.342 | 59 | 7 | 2007 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 4.300 | 60 | 7 | 2008 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.167 | 73 | 5 | 2009 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.450 | 72 | 7 | 2010 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 6.500 | 56 | 6 | 2011 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 6.300 | 54 | 5 | 2012 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.800 | 76 | 9 | 2013 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.300 | 66 | 11 | 2014 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 3.999 | 101 | 17 | 2015 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 4.552 | 99 | 18 | 2016 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.046 | 83 | 14 | 2017 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.336 | 69 | 9 | 2018 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.336 | 72 | 9 | 2019 |
| 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 | 18 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 25 | 2019 |
| 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 | 13 | 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 | 10 | 2019 |
| 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 | 22 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 98 | 22 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 4.300 | 97 | 24 | 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 | 26 | 2019 |
| 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 | |
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