2025
| International Property Rights Index

Zimbabwe

Region

Africa

Global Rank

113/126

Regional Rank

21/30

Score

3.236

Zimbabwe’s IPRI score decreased by -0.204 to 3.236 placing it 21st in the Africa region and 113rd in the world. Zimbabwe is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.

 

Zimbabwe’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.008 to 2.689 with scores of 2.399 in Judicial Independence, 2.446 in Rule of Law, 3.432 in Political Stability, and 2.478 in Control of Corruption.

 

Zimbabwe’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.608 to 2.564 with scores of 1.667 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 3.462 in Registering Property, and data wasn't available to measure Ease of Access to Loans.

 

Zimbabwe’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.004 to 4.455 with scores of 4.218 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.817 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 4.33 in Trademark Protection.

 

Zimbabwe is a member of the following regional integration agreements

  • SADC

Zimbabwe - IPRI Overall Score

Zimbabwe - 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

Zimbabwe - IPRI Overall Score

Zimbabwe - Legal and Political Environment

Zimbabwe - Physical Property Rights

Zimbabwe - Intellectual Property Rights