Region
Africa
Global Rank
119/125
Regional Rank
24/30
Score
3.244
Ethiopia’s IPRI score decreased by -0.223 to 3.244 placing it 24th in the Africa region and 119th 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 -0.516 to 2.987 with scores of 2.934 in Judicial Independence, 3.787 in Rule of Law, 1.021 in Political Stability, and 4.206 in Control of Corruption.
Ethiopia’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.013 to 3.573 with scores of 3.781 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 3.031 in Registering Process, and 3.906 in Access to Financing.
Ethiopia’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.139 to 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
- 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 15 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 17 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
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| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
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| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |