Ghana

Region

Africa

Global Rank

65/125

Regional Rank

4/30

Score

4.946

Ghana’s IPRI score decreased by -0.056 to 4.946 placing it 4th in the Africa region and 65th in the world. Ghana is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.

Ghana’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.177 to 5.235 with scores of 6.097 in Judicial Independence, 4.838 in Rule of Law, 5.217 in Political Stability, and 4.788 in Control of Corruption.

Ghana’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.035 to 4.976 with scores of 5.189 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.126 in Registering Process, and 4.614 in Access to Financing.

Ghana’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.309 to 4.628 with scores of 4.908 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.017 in Patent Protection, 4.267 in Copyright Protection, and 4.32 in Trademark Protection.

Ghana is a member of the following regional integration agreements

ECOWAS

Ghana - 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

Ghana - IPRI Overall Score

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	5.190	61	4	2010
Overall	5.600	54	5	2011
Overall	5.500	59	5	2012
Overall	5.500	58	5	2013
Overall	5.800	43	4	2014
Overall	5.612	49	5	2015
Overall	5.457	53	5	2016
Overall	5.646	53	5	2017
Overall	5.635	60	5	2018
Overall	5.748	58	5	2019
Overall	5.612	61	5	2020
Overall	5.438	61	5	2021
Overall	5.002	61	5	2022
Overall	4.946	65	4	2023
Legal and Political	4.853	58	5	2010
Legal and Political	5.200	58	5	2011
Legal and Political	5.200	57	5	2012
Legal and Political	5.300	53	5	2013
Legal and Political	5.300	42	4	2014
Legal and Political	5.179	50	5	2015
Legal and Political	4.955	58	5	2016
Legal and Political	5.264	53	5	2017
Legal and Political	5.165	59	5	2018
Legal and Political	5.314	53	4	2019
Legal and Political	5.138	58	5	2020
Legal and Political	5.126	57	5	2021
Legal and Political	5.058	59	5	2022
Legal and Political	5.235	51	3	2023
Physical	5.484	77	6	2010
Physical	6.000	67	6	2011
Physical	5.800	79	8	2012
Physical	5.700	87	10	2013
Physical	5.733	69	9	2014
Physical	5.737	61	5	2015
Physical	5.676	73	7	2016
Physical	5.878	75	10	2017
Physical	5.839	90	10	2018
Physical	5.898	95	12	2019
Physical	5.893	95	13	2020
Physical	6.250	77	8	2021
Physical	5.012	62	6	2022
Physical	4.976	59	4	2023
Intellectual	5.233	51	2	2010
Intellectual	5.700	47	2	2011
Intellectual	5.600	50	3	2012
Intellectual	5.600	53	3	2013
Intellectual	6.150	34	2	2014
Intellectual	5.921	38	2	2015
Intellectual	5.740	45	3	2016
Intellectual	5.794	48	3	2017
Intellectual	5.901	49	3	2018
Intellectual	6.032	48	2	2019
Intellectual	5.804	57	3	2020
Intellectual	4.937	68	4	2021
Intellectual	4.937	68	4	2022
Intellectual	4.628	87	10	2023
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

Ghana - Legal and Political Environment

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	4.853	58	5	2010
Overall	5.200	58	5	2011
Overall	5.200	57	5	2012
Overall	5.300	53	5	2013
Overall	5.300	42	4	2014
Overall	5.179	50	5	2015
Overall	4.955	58	5	2016
Overall	5.264	53	5	2017
Overall	5.165	59	5	2018
Overall	5.314	53	4	2019
Overall	5.138	58	5	2020
Overall	5.126	57	5	2021
Overall	5.058	59	5	2022
Overall	5.235	51	3	2023
Judicial Independence	4.617	64	7	2010
Judicial Independence	5.400	62	6	2011
Judicial Independence	5.800	52	6	2012
Judicial Independence	5.800	52	7	2013
Judicial Independence	6.300	35	4	2014
Judicial Independence	5.608	44	5	2015
Judicial Independence	5.471	45	5	2016
Judicial Independence	5.987	43	5	2017
Judicial Independence	6.030	41	4	2018
Judicial Independence	5.867	43	3	2019
Judicial Independence	5.129	52	5	2020
Judicial Independence	5.129	52	5	2021
Judicial Independence	5.129	52	5	2022
Judicial Independence	6.097	37	4	2023
Rule of Law	4.803	63	4	2010
Rule of Law	4.800	63	4	2011
Rule of Law	4.900	60	4	2012
Rule of Law	4.900	59	4	2013
Rule of Law	4.900	46	4	2014
Rule of Law	5.217	54	4	2015
Rule of Law	5.040	59	5	2016
Rule of Law	5.236	55	3	2017
Rule of Law	4.992	62	5	2018
Rule of Law	5.260	53	3	2019
Rule of Law	5.144	58	4	2020
Rule of Law	5.094	60	4	2021
Rule of Law	4.923	61	4	2022
Rule of Law	4.838	62	4	2023
Political Stability	5.119	62	6	2010
Political Stability	5.300	57	6	2011
Political Stability	5.000	63	7	2012
Political Stability	5.300	54	7	2013
Political Stability	5.200	44	6	2014
Political Stability	5.041	59	5	2015
Political Stability	4.740	74	10	2016
Political Stability	5.185	58	5	2017
Political Stability	4.971	73	9	2018
Political Stability	5.580	59	4	2019
Political Stability	5.511	62	5	2020
Political Stability	5.441	56	4	2021
Political Stability	5.410	51	3	2022
Political Stability	5.217	54	3	2023
Control of Corruption	4.875	59	4	2010
Control of Corruption	5.100	55	5	2011
Control of Corruption	5.200	50	4	2012
Control of Corruption	5.300	48	4	2013
Control of Corruption	4.800	44	3	2014
Control of Corruption	4.852	55	4	2015
Control of Corruption	4.570	62	6	2016
Control of Corruption	4.650	62	6	2017
Control of Corruption	4.667	63	6	2018
Control of Corruption	4.549	65	7	2019
Control of Corruption	4.770	60	7	2020
Control of Corruption	4.842	61	6	2021
Control of Corruption	4.769	67	8	2022
Control of Corruption	4.788	61	6	2023
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

Ghana - Physical Property Rights

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	5.484	77	6	2010
Overall	6.000	67	6	2011
Overall	5.800	79	8	2012
Overall	5.700	87	10	2013
Overall	5.733	69	9	2014
Overall	5.737	61	5	2015
Overall	5.676	73	7	2016
Overall	5.878	75	10	2017
Overall	5.839	90	10	2018
Overall	5.898	95	12	2019
Overall	5.893	95	13	2020
Overall	6.250	77	8	2021
Overall	5.012	62	6	2022
Overall	4.976	59	4	2023
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.700	68	5	2010
Perception of Physical Property Protection	6.000	69	7	2011
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.700	74	10	2012
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.500	83	13	2013
Perception of Physical Property Protection	6.100	46	5	2014
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.472	55	6	2015
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.297	67	10	2016
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.445	64	7	2017
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.514	64	7	2018
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.691	63	5	2019
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.189	80	11	2020
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.189	80	11	2021
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.189	80	11	2022
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.189	76	10	2023
Registering Process	8.503	42	4	2010
Registering Process	8.600	47	6	2011
Registering Process	8.700	49	5	2012
Registering Process	8.700	49	5	2013
Registering Process	8.600	38	6	2014
Registering Process	8.506	87	14	2015
Registering Process	8.501	88	13	2016
Registering Process	8.438	74	14	2017
Registering Process	8.460	93	15	2018
Registering Process	8.460	100	17	2019
Registering Process	8.947	79	10	2020
Registering Process	8.947	79	10	2021
Registering Process	5.232	35	2	2022
Registering Process	5.126	36	4	2023
Access to Financing	2.250	104	13	2010
Access to Financing	3.300	90	8	2011
Access to Financing	2.900	111	17	2012
Access to Financing	2.900	109	20	2013
Access to Financing	3.400	72	13	2014
Access to Financing	3.232	55	7	2015
Access to Financing	3.232	56	7	2016
Access to Financing	3.750	98	14	2017
Access to Financing	3.543	104	13	2018
Access to Financing	3.543	104	13	2019
Access to Financing	3.544	104	13	2020
Access to Financing	4.614	78	6	2021
Access to Financing	4.614	78	6	2022
Access to Financing	4.614	74	5	2023
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

Ghana - Intellectual Property Rights

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	5.233	51	2	2010
Overall	5.700	47	2	2011
Overall	5.600	50	3	2012
Overall	5.600	53	3	2013
Overall	6.150	34	2	2014
Overall	5.921	38	2	2015
Overall	5.740	45	3	2016
Overall	5.794	48	3	2017
Overall	5.901	49	3	2018
Overall	6.032	48	2	2019
Overall	5.804	57	3	2020
Overall	4.937	68	4	2021
Overall	4.937	68	4	2022
Overall	4.628	87	10	2023
Perception of IP Protection	3.767	75	7	2010
Perception of IP Protection	4.700	71	9	2011
Perception of IP Protection	4.500	78	11	2012
Perception of IP Protection	4.500	82	11	2013
Perception of IP Protection	5.600	37	4	2014
Perception of IP Protection	5.142	42	5	2015
Perception of IP Protection	4.779	69	10	2016
Perception of IP Protection	4.889	73	9	2017
Perception of IP Protection	5.102	66	8	2018
Perception of IP Protection	5.364	62	7	2019
Perception of IP Protection	4.908	76	11	2020
Perception of IP Protection	4.908	76	11	2021
Perception of IP Protection	4.908	76	11	2022
Perception of IP Protection	4.908	73	10	2023
Patent Protection	6.700	62	3	2010
Patent Protection	6.700	60	3	2011
Patent Protection	6.700	60	3	2012
Patent Protection	6.700	59	3	2013
Patent Protection	6.700	55	3	2014
Patent Protection	6.700	58	3	2015
Patent Protection	6.700	59	3	2016
Patent Protection	6.700	59	3	2017
Patent Protection	6.700	61	3	2018
Patent Protection	6.700	62	3	2019
Patent Protection	6.700	62	3	2020
Patent Protection	5.583	60	3	2021
Patent Protection	5.583	60	3	2022
Patent Protection	5.017	74	6	2023
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	4.267	28	2	2023
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	4.320	102	12	2021
Trademark Protection	4.320	102	12	2022
Trademark Protection	4.320	101	12	2023
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year