Region
Africa
Global Rank
55/125
Regional Rank
3/30
Score
5.192
South Africa’s IPRI score decreased by -0.342 to 5.192 placing it 3rd in the Africa region and 55th in the world. South Africa is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
South Africa’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.082 to 5.216 with scores of 6.86 in Judicial Independence, 5.261 in Rule of Law, 3.698 in Political Stability, and 5.044 in Control of Corruption.
South Africa’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.07 to 4.956 with scores of 5.152 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.341 in Registering Process, and 4.376 in Access to Financing.
South Africa’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.875 to 5.404 with scores of 6.105 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.467 in Patent Protection, 3.614 in Copyright Protection, and 5.432 in Trademark Protection.
South Africa is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- SADC
South Africa - IPRI Overall Score
South Africa - 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
South Africa - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.413 | 20 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.400 | 21 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.783 | 26 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.832 | 24 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 32 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 29 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 28 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 26 | 1 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.585 | 29 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.585 | 30 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 26 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.348 | 37 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.071 | 48 | 3 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.213 | 45 | 3 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.964 | 50 | 2 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.534 | 48 | 2 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.192 | 55 | 3 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 5.812 | 25 | 1 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 5.800 | 26 | 1 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 5.931 | 41 | 3 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 5.709 | 45 | 3 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 5.500 | 53 | 3 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 5.600 | 51 | 4 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 5.700 | 49 | 4 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 5.675 | 38 | 3 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 5.575 | 46 | 4 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 5.587 | 46 | 4 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 5.712 | 46 | 4 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 5.447 | 48 | 4 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 5.148 | 58 | 5 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 5.322 | 53 | 4 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 5.360 | 52 | 4 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 5.297 | 54 | 4 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 5.216 | 52 | 4 | 2023 |
| Physical | 6.609 | 20 | 1 | 2007 |
| Physical | 6.600 | 22 | 1 | 2008 |
| Physical | 7.051 | 28 | 2 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.377 | 23 | 1 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.900 | 31 | 3 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.000 | 30 | 3 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.100 | 28 | 2 | 2013 |
| Physical | 6.867 | 32 | 3 | 2014 |
| Physical | 7.007 | 20 | 1 | 2015 |
| Physical | 6.935 | 23 | 1 | 2016 |
| Physical | 7.838 | 19 | 1 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.661 | 55 | 4 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.348 | 74 | 7 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.432 | 70 | 6 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.253 | 76 | 7 | 2021 |
| Physical | 5.026 | 61 | 5 | 2022 |
| Physical | 4.956 | 61 | 5 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 6.819 | 18 | 1 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 6.800 | 19 | 1 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 7.367 | 20 | 1 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 7.411 | 20 | 1 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 7.300 | 21 | 1 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 7.400 | 19 | 1 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 7.500 | 20 | 1 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 7.133 | 22 | 1 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 7.172 | 20 | 1 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 7.233 | 20 | 1 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 7.451 | 21 | 1 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 6.937 | 26 | 1 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.717 | 30 | 1 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 6.885 | 27 | 1 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 6.280 | 29 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 6.280 | 29 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 5.404 | 52 | 1 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
South Africa - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.812 | 25 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 26 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.931 | 41 | 3 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.709 | 45 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 53 | 3 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 51 | 4 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 49 | 4 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.675 | 38 | 3 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.575 | 46 | 4 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.587 | 46 | 4 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.712 | 46 | 4 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.447 | 48 | 4 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.148 | 58 | 5 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.322 | 53 | 4 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.360 | 52 | 4 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.297 | 54 | 4 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.216 | 52 | 4 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.628 | 18 | 1 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.600 | 19 | 1 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.500 | 22 | 1 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.083 | 28 | 2 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.700 | 41 | 4 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.100 | 34 | 3 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.600 | 26 | 3 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.800 | 20 | 1 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.399 | 24 | 1 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.407 | 24 | 1 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.035 | 16 | 1 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.517 | 35 | 3 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.700 | 47 | 4 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.584 | 33 | 2 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.584 | 33 | 2 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.584 | 33 | 2 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.860 | 31 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 5.300 | 51 | 3 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 5.236 | 55 | 3 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 5.100 | 59 | 3 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 5.200 | 54 | 3 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 5.200 | 53 | 3 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 5.200 | 43 | 3 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 5.254 | 53 | 3 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 5.319 | 53 | 3 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 5.112 | 58 | 5 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 5.145 | 55 | 3 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 4.977 | 65 | 5 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 4.795 | 66 | 5 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 4.847 | 65 | 5 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 4.769 | 68 | 5 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 5.261 | 54 | 3 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 4.800 | 39 | 3 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 4.800 | 40 | 3 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 5.360 | 54 | 6 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 4.911 | 70 | 9 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 5.000 | 65 | 8 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.000 | 64 | 8 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 5.000 | 62 | 8 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 5.000 | 52 | 9 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 4.885 | 63 | 6 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 4.849 | 70 | 7 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 4.787 | 74 | 11 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.029 | 68 | 7 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 4.932 | 77 | 9 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 4.953 | 75 | 9 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 4.841 | 71 | 8 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 4.708 | 73 | 10 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 3.698 | 95 | 13 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.500 | 29 | 1 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.500 | 30 | 1 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.562 | 43 | 3 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.605 | 47 | 3 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.200 | 52 | 4 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.200 | 52 | 5 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.100 | 53 | 5 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.700 | 45 | 4 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.761 | 58 | 5 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.773 | 57 | 5 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.915 | 54 | 5 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.099 | 52 | 4 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.983 | 53 | 4 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.957 | 54 | 4 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.170 | 52 | 4 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.128 | 53 | 4 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.044 | 55 | 4 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
South Africa - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.609 | 20 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 22 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.051 | 28 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.377 | 23 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 31 | 3 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 30 | 3 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 28 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.867 | 32 | 3 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.007 | 20 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.935 | 23 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.838 | 19 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.661 | 55 | 4 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.348 | 74 | 7 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.432 | 70 | 6 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.253 | 76 | 7 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.026 | 61 | 5 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.956 | 61 | 5 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.970 | 19 | 1 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.000 | 20 | 1 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.000 | 21 | 1 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.367 | 20 | 1 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.700 | 28 | 1 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.600 | 28 | 1 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.700 | 27 | 1 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.000 | 18 | 1 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.666 | 19 | 1 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.452 | 24 | 2 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.391 | 29 | 2 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.858 | 53 | 5 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.918 | 90 | 15 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.152 | 82 | 12 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.152 | 82 | 12 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.152 | 82 | 12 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.152 | 78 | 11 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 7.111 | 20 | 1 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 7.100 | 22 | 1 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 8.319 | 35 | 5 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.480 | 43 | 5 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.500 | 54 | 8 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 60 | 8 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 60 | 8 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.300 | 60 | 11 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.214 | 57 | 4 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.211 | 57 | 4 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.179 | 47 | 5 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.214 | 61 | 5 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.214 | 60 | 5 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.232 | 60 | 5 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.232 | 60 | 5 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 5.550 | 33 | 1 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 5.341 | 32 | 1 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 4.747 | 28 | 2 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 4.700 | 31 | 2 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 4.833 | 41 | 2 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 5.283 | 31 | 1 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 4.600 | 43 | 4 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 4.700 | 36 | 3 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 5.000 | 32 | 3 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 5.200 | 17 | 1 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 4.141 | 31 | 2 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 4.141 | 31 | 2 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 6.944 | 12 | 1 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.910 | 59 | 4 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.910 | 59 | 4 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.911 | 59 | 4 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.376 | 91 | 8 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.376 | 91 | 8 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 4.376 | 87 | 7 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
South Africa - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.819 | 18 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 19 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.367 | 20 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.411 | 20 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 21 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 19 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 20 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.133 | 22 | 1 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.172 | 20 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.233 | 20 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.451 | 21 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.937 | 26 | 1 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.717 | 30 | 1 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.885 | 27 | 1 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.280 | 29 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.280 | 29 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.404 | 52 | 1 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.798 | 22 | 1 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.800 | 23 | 1 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.000 | 23 | 1 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.233 | 22 | 1 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.000 | 26 | 1 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.100 | 29 | 1 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.600 | 19 | 1 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.800 | 17 | 1 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.167 | 21 | 1 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.350 | 24 | 1 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.902 | 21 | 1 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.363 | 36 | 2 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.601 | 59 | 5 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.105 | 44 | 2 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.105 | 44 | 2 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.105 | 44 | 2 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.105 | 42 | 2 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 8.095 | 18 | 1 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 8.100 | 19 | 1 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 8.500 | 24 | 1 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 8.500 | 24 | 1 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 8.500 | 24 | 1 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 8.500 | 24 | 1 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 8.500 | 24 | 1 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 7.800 | 34 | 1 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 36 | 1 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 36 | 1 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 36 | 1 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 41 | 1 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 44 | 1 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 44 | 1 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 6.781 | 19 | 1 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 6.781 | 19 | 1 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 6.467 | 27 | 1 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.563 | 10 | 1 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 10 | 1 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.600 | 19 | 1 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.500 | 21 | 1 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.500 | 22 | 1 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.500 | 20 | 1 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.500 | 22 | 1 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.500 | 21 | 1 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.600 | 21 | 1 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.600 | 21 | 1 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.700 | 21 | 1 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.700 | 21 | 1 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 22 | 1 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 22 | 1 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 23 | 1 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 22 | 1 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.614 | 35 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Trademark Protection | 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 | 5.432 | 64 | 3 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.432 | 64 | 3 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.432 | 64 | 3 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |