Region
Africa
Global Rank
120/125
Regional Rank
25/30
Score
3.231
Mauritania’s IPRI score increased by 0.007 to 3.231 placing it 25th in the Africa region and 120th in the world. Mauritania is classified by the IMF as part of the Middle East and Central Asia group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.
Mauritania’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.067 to 3.267 with scores of 2.281 in Judicial Independence, 3.659 in Rule of Law, 3.769 in Political Stability, and 3.358 in Control of Corruption.
Mauritania’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.045 to 2.328 with scores of 2.074 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 2.769 in Registering Process, and 2.14 in Access to Financing.
Mauritania’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.099 with scores of 3.931 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.167 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 3.2 in Trademark Protection.
Mauritania is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- ARAB M UNION
Mauritania - IPRI Overall Score
Mauritania - 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
Mauritania - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.755 | 67 | 6 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.378 | 81 | 10 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 90 | 13 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 90 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 89 | 15 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 79 | 14 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.768 | 109 | 20 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.731 | 117 | 23 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.091 | 108 | 21 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.170 | 112 | 20 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.172 | 117 | 22 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.149 | 115 | 21 | 2020 |
| Overall | 3.875 | 119 | 23 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.224 | 122 | 24 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.231 | 120 | 25 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 4.021 | 76 | 11 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 3.265 | 103 | 14 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 3.300 | 110 | 17 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 3.300 | 107 | 17 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 3.400 | 108 | 19 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 3.375 | 81 | 14 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 2.983 | 110 | 20 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 3.024 | 116 | 22 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 3.368 | 111 | 21 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 3.454 | 106 | 17 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 3.364 | 112 | 19 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 3.281 | 113 | 19 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 3.301 | 110 | 18 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 3.199 | 113 | 19 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 3.267 | 106 | 18 | 2023 |
| Physical | 5.223 | 75 | 6 | 2009 |
| Physical | 5.203 | 85 | 7 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.500 | 96 | 12 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.400 | 105 | 15 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.500 | 100 | 15 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.900 | 60 | 6 | 2014 |
| Physical | 4.221 | 117 | 23 | 2015 |
| Physical | 4.193 | 121 | 25 | 2016 |
| Physical | 4.339 | 116 | 27 | 2017 |
| Physical | 4.264 | 122 | 26 | 2018 |
| Physical | 4.087 | 125 | 27 | 2019 |
| Physical | 4.099 | 125 | 27 | 2020 |
| Physical | 4.225 | 124 | 27 | 2021 |
| Physical | 2.372 | 127 | 28 | 2022 |
| Physical | 2.328 | 123 | 27 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 5.020 | 50 | 3 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 4.667 | 68 | 6 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.100 | 61 | 5 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 5.200 | 60 | 5 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 5.300 | 62 | 7 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.050 | 58 | 6 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 4.100 | 89 | 14 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 3.976 | 101 | 21 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 4.566 | 85 | 15 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 4.791 | 77 | 11 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 5.065 | 74 | 9 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 5.066 | 72 | 8 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.099 | 103 | 15 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.099 | 103 | 15 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.099 | 108 | 19 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Mauritania - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.021 | 76 | 11 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.265 | 103 | 14 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 110 | 17 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 107 | 17 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.400 | 108 | 19 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.375 | 81 | 14 | 2014 |
| Overall | 2.983 | 110 | 20 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.024 | 116 | 22 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.368 | 111 | 21 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.454 | 106 | 17 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.364 | 112 | 19 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.281 | 113 | 19 | 2020 |
| Overall | 3.301 | 110 | 18 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.199 | 113 | 19 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.267 | 106 | 18 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.000 | 71 | 8 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.533 | 90 | 13 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.400 | 112 | 20 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.700 | 107 | 20 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.000 | 96 | 17 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.500 | 85 | 18 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.219 | 107 | 21 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.726 | 120 | 25 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.073 | 109 | 22 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.087 | 106 | 22 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.868 | 123 | 27 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.868 | 123 | 28 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.868 | 123 | 28 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.868 | 123 | 28 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.281 | 98 | 21 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 3.800 | 83 | 11 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 2.979 | 109 | 17 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 3.300 | 106 | 16 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 3.300 | 105 | 16 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 3.200 | 110 | 18 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 3.300 | 80 | 15 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 3.106 | 110 | 19 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 3.361 | 109 | 18 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 3.360 | 110 | 18 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 3.445 | 105 | 16 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 3.801 | 98 | 15 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 3.628 | 105 | 17 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 3.835 | 101 | 16 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 3.826 | 98 | 13 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 3.659 | 102 | 16 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 4.340 | 77 | 11 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 3.148 | 98 | 15 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 2.700 | 103 | 16 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 2.500 | 105 | 18 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 2.600 | 107 | 20 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 2.700 | 80 | 16 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 2.966 | 98 | 17 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 3.838 | 93 | 15 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 3.851 | 95 | 16 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 3.887 | 95 | 17 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 4.288 | 93 | 16 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 4.242 | 97 | 15 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 4.225 | 92 | 15 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 3.714 | 101 | 15 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 3.769 | 93 | 12 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.945 | 79 | 8 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.401 | 104 | 15 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.700 | 93 | 13 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.600 | 93 | 12 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.900 | 87 | 12 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.800 | 70 | 10 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.641 | 93 | 12 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.169 | 111 | 18 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.188 | 115 | 19 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.397 | 102 | 15 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.498 | 105 | 18 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.385 | 105 | 17 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.277 | 110 | 18 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.390 | 103 | 17 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.358 | 102 | 17 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Mauritania - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.223 | 75 | 6 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.203 | 85 | 7 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 96 | 12 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 105 | 15 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 100 | 15 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 60 | 6 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.221 | 117 | 23 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.193 | 121 | 25 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.339 | 116 | 27 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.264 | 122 | 26 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.087 | 125 | 27 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.099 | 125 | 27 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.225 | 124 | 27 | 2021 |
| Overall | 2.372 | 127 | 28 | 2022 |
| Overall | 2.328 | 123 | 27 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.167 | 78 | 8 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.817 | 92 | 12 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.100 | 96 | 15 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.100 | 95 | 14 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.900 | 104 | 20 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.000 | 89 | 19 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.545 | 118 | 22 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.465 | 122 | 25 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.909 | 125 | 26 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.607 | 123 | 25 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.074 | 128 | 28 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.074 | 128 | 28 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.074 | 128 | 28 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.074 | 128 | 28 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.074 | 124 | 27 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 8.336 | 34 | 4 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.443 | 44 | 6 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 42 | 4 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 51 | 6 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 51 | 6 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 36 | 5 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.424 | 91 | 15 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.418 | 92 | 15 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.352 | 78 | 16 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.423 | 94 | 16 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.423 | 102 | 19 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.461 | 100 | 19 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.461 | 100 | 19 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 2.903 | 104 | 24 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 2.769 | 102 | 24 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 2.167 | 100 | 11 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 2.350 | 103 | 12 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 2.600 | 119 | 21 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 2.500 | 119 | 21 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 2.800 | 115 | 23 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 2.700 | 88 | 19 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 1.695 | 106 | 19 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 1.695 | 109 | 21 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 1.756 | 124 | 27 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 1.763 | 123 | 26 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 1.763 | 122 | 25 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 1.763 | 121 | 24 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 2.140 | 127 | 27 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 2.140 | 127 | 27 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 2.140 | 123 | 26 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Mauritania - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.020 | 50 | 3 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.667 | 68 | 6 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 61 | 5 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 60 | 5 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 62 | 7 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.050 | 58 | 6 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.100 | 89 | 14 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.976 | 101 | 21 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.566 | 85 | 15 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.791 | 77 | 11 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.065 | 74 | 9 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.066 | 72 | 8 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.099 | 103 | 15 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.099 | 103 | 15 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.099 | 108 | 19 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.500 | 77 | 9 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.800 | 105 | 18 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.600 | 112 | 18 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.900 | 95 | 18 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.200 | 96 | 20 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.600 | 88 | 20 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 1.999 | 120 | 24 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 1.751 | 123 | 26 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.933 | 123 | 26 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.382 | 119 | 25 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.931 | 108 | 22 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.931 | 108 | 20 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.931 | 108 | 20 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.931 | 108 | 20 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.931 | 104 | 19 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 6.540 | 63 | 3 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 6.533 | 65 | 4 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 64 | 4 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 64 | 4 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 62 | 4 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 65 | 5 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 67 | 6 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 68 | 6 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 68 | 6 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 70 | 7 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 72 | 7 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 71 | 6 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.167 | 69 | 4 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.167 | 69 | 4 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 5.167 | 69 | 4 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| 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 | 3.200 | 124 | 27 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.200 | 124 | 27 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.200 | 123 | 27 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |