Africa
61/129
5/30
5.002
Ghana’s IPRI score decreased by -0.436 to 5.002 placing it 5st in the Africa region and 61th in the world. Ghana is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Ghana’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.068 to 5.058 with scores of 5.129 in Judicial Independence, 4.923 in Rule of Law, 5.41 in Political Stability, and 4.769 in Control of Corruption.
Ghana’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.238 to 5.012 with scores of 5.189 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.232 in Registering Process, and 4.614 in Access to Financing.
Ghana’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.937 with scores of 4.908 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.583 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 4.32 in Trademark Protection.
Ghana is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- ECOWAS
Ghana - IPRI Overall Score
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 | 56 | 5 | 2011 |
Overall | 5.500 | 59 | 5 | 2012 |
Overall | 5.500 | 57 | 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 |
Legal and Political | 4.853 | 58 | 5 | 2010 |
Legal and Political | 5.200 | 60 | 4 | 2011 |
Legal and Political | 5.200 | 55 | 5 | 2012 |
Legal and Political | 5.300 | 54 | 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 |
Physical | 5.484 | 77 | 6 | 2010 |
Physical | 6.000 | 66 | 6 | 2011 |
Physical | 5.800 | 79 | 8 | 2012 |
Physical | 5.700 | 90 | 11 | 2013 |
Physical | 5.733 | 70 | 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 |
Intellectual | 5.233 | 51 | 2 | 2010 |
Intellectual | 5.700 | 47 | 2 | 2011 |
Intellectual | 5.600 | 49 | 3 | 2012 |
Intellectual | 5.600 | 51 | 3 | 2013 |
Intellectual | 6.150 | 34 | 2 | 2014 |
Intellectual | 5.921 | 38 | 2 | 2015 |
Intellectual | 5.740 | 44 | 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 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ghana - Legal and Political Environment
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 4.853 | 58 | 5 | 2010 |
Overall | 5.200 | 60 | 4 | 2011 |
Overall | 5.200 | 55 | 5 | 2012 |
Overall | 5.300 | 54 | 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 |
Judicial Independence | 4.617 | 64 | 7 | 2010 |
Judicial Independence | 5.400 | 62 | 6 | 2011 |
Judicial Independence | 5.800 | 53 | 6 | 2012 |
Judicial Independence | 5.800 | 52 | 7 | 2013 |
Judicial Independence | 6.300 | 37 | 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 | 53 | 5 | 2020 |
Judicial Independence | 5.129 | 52 | 5 | 2021 |
Judicial Independence | 5.129 | 53 | 5 | 2022 |
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 | 60 | 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 |
Political Stability | 5.119 | 62 | 6 | 2010 |
Political Stability | 5.300 | 58 | 6 | 2011 |
Political Stability | 5.000 | 62 | 8 | 2012 |
Political Stability | 5.300 | 55 | 7 | 2013 |
Political Stability | 5.200 | 45 | 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 |
Control of Corruption | 4.875 | 59 | 4 | 2010 |
Control of Corruption | 5.100 | 55 | 5 | 2011 |
Control of Corruption | 5.200 | 50 | 5 | 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 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ghana - Physical Property Rights
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 5.484 | 77 | 6 | 2010 |
Overall | 6.000 | 66 | 6 | 2011 |
Overall | 5.800 | 79 | 8 | 2012 |
Overall | 5.700 | 90 | 11 | 2013 |
Overall | 5.733 | 70 | 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 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.700 | 68 | 5 | 2010 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.000 | 71 | 8 | 2011 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.700 | 76 | 11 | 2012 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.500 | 83 | 12 | 2013 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.100 | 47 | 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 |
Registering Process | 8.503 | 42 | 4 | 2010 |
Registering Process | 8.600 | 46 | 6 | 2011 |
Registering Process | 8.700 | 53 | 7 | 2012 |
Registering Process | 8.700 | 52 | 6 | 2013 |
Registering Process | 8.600 | 41 | 7 | 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 | 101 | 17 | 2019 |
Registering Process | 8.947 | 79 | 10 | 2020 |
Registering Process | 8.947 | 79 | 10 | 2021 |
Registering Process | 5.232 | 35 | 2 | 2022 |
Access to Financing | 2.250 | 104 | 13 | 2010 |
Access to Financing | 3.300 | 91 | 11 | 2011 |
Access to Financing | 2.900 | 113 | 19 | 2012 |
Access to Financing | 2.900 | 110 | 20 | 2013 |
Access to Financing | 3.400 | 73 | 14 | 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 |
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 | 49 | 3 | 2012 |
Overall | 5.600 | 51 | 3 | 2013 |
Overall | 6.150 | 34 | 2 | 2014 |
Overall | 5.921 | 38 | 2 | 2015 |
Overall | 5.740 | 44 | 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 |
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 | 84 | 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 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 62 | 3 | 2010 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 60 | 3 | 2011 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 61 | 3 | 2012 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 60 | 3 | 2013 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 56 | 3 | 2014 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 57 | 3 | 2015 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 60 | 3 | 2016 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 59 | 3 | 2017 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 61 | 3 | 2018 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 61 | 3 | 2019 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 62 | 2 | 2020 |
Patent Protection | 5.583 | 60 | 3 | 2021 |
Patent Protection | 5.583 | 60 | 3 | 2022 |
Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
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Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
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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 | |
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 | 103 | 13 | 2021 |
Trademark Protection | 4.320 | 104 | 13 | 2022 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |