Region
Africa
Global Rank
106/126
Regional Rank
15/30
Score
3.408
Mauritania’s IPRI score increased by 0.167 to 3.408 placing it 15th in the Africa region and 106th in the world. Mauritania is classified by the IMF as part of the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.
Mauritania’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.062 to 3.36 with scores of 2.108 in Judicial Independence, 3.722 in Rule of Law, 4.256 in Political Stability, and 3.355 in Control of Corruption.
Mauritania’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.304 to 2.632 with scores of 3.333 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 2.763 in Registering Property, and 1.8 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Mauritania’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.134 to 4.233 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 3.6 in Trademark Protection.
Mauritania is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- AMU
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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 3.242 | 118 | 23 | 2024 |
| Overall | 3.408 | 106 | 15 | 2025 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Legal and Political | 3.298 | 101 | 17 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 3.360 | 102 | 17 | 2025 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Physical | 2.328 | 123 | 27 | 2024 |
| Physical | 2.632 | 109 | 17 | 2025 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Intellectual | 4.099 | 108 | 19 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 4.233 | 105 | 19 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Mauritania - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 3.298 | 101 | 17 | 2024 |
| Overall | 3.360 | 102 | 17 | 2025 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | 16 | 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 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.120 | 100 | 21 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.108 | 102 | 22 | 2025 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Rule of Law | 3.683 | 100 | 16 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 3.722 | 98 | 15 | 2025 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Political Stability | 3.985 | 86 | 11 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 4.256 | 87 | 13 | 2025 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.402 | 99 | 16 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.355 | 100 | 17 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Mauritania - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 2.328 | 123 | 27 | 2024 |
| Overall | 2.632 | 109 | 17 | 2025 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.074 | 124 | 27 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.333 | 102 | 20 | 2025 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Registering Process | 2.769 | 104 | 24 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 2.763 | 106 | 25 | 2025 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | 22 | 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 |
| Access to Financing | 2.140 | 123 | 26 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 1.800 | 95 | 6 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Mauritania - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 4.099 | 108 | 19 | 2024 |
| Overall | 4.233 | 105 | 19 | 2025 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.931 | 104 | 19 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.931 | 105 | 20 | 2025 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | 5 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 68 | 5 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 68 | 5 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 70 | 6 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 72 | 6 | 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 |
| Patent Protection | 5.167 | 69 | 4 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 5.167 | 67 | 4 | 2025 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | 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 | 3.200 | 124 | 27 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.200 | 124 | 27 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.200 | 123 | 27 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.200 | 123 | 27 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.600 | 123 | 26 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |