Gabon

While Gabon was featured in the 2017 IPRI Index, there was insufficient data to update the country’s ranking for the 2019 IPRI Index.Below is Gabon's profile in 2017 decribing changes from 2016. 

 Gabon’s IPRI score increased by 0.03 to 4.69 placing it 14th in the Africa region and 89th in the world. Gabon is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as an upper-middle income country.

Gabon’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.05 to 4.06 with scores of 3.43 in Judicial Independence, 3.93 in Rule of Law, 5.19 in Political Stability, and 3.67 for Control of Corruption.

Gabon’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.06 to 4.98 with scores of 5.15 in Property Rights, 6.52 in Registering Property, and 3.28 for Ease of Access to Loans.

Gabon’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.1 to 5.05 with scores of 4.31 in Intellectual Property Protection, 5.78 in Patent Protection, and data unavailable for in Copyright Protections.