Region
Africa
Global Rank
116/125
Regional Rank
22/30
Score
3.440
Zimbabwe’s IPRI score increased by 0.033 to 3.44 placing it 22nd in the Africa region and 116th 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 increased by 0.05 to 2.697 with scores of 2.54 in Judicial Independence, 2.527 in Rule of Law, 3.231 in Political Stability, and 2.49 in Control of Corruption.
Zimbabwe’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.048 to 3.172 with scores of 3.064 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 3.173 in Registering Property, and 3.28 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Zimbabwe’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.451 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 4.32 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
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.183 | 111 | 19 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.178 | 116 | 21 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 121 | 23 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.700 | 119 | 22 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.800 | 120 | 25 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.800 | 91 | 20 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.238 | 118 | 24 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.402 | 122 | 26 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.760 | 120 | 26 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.844 | 117 | 23 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.738 | 123 | 26 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.960 | 121 | 24 | 2020 |
| Overall | 3.835 | 120 | 24 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.114 | 124 | 26 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.407 | 115 | 21 | 2023 |
| Overall | 3.440 | 116 | 22 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 1.965 | 110 | 18 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 1.810 | 117 | 20 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 2.100 | 122 | 23 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 2.500 | 120 | 22 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 2.700 | 120 | 23 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 2.650 | 92 | 20 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 2.565 | 115 | 21 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 2.724 | 118 | 23 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 2.981 | 117 | 23 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 3.054 | 115 | 22 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 2.978 | 119 | 23 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 3.048 | 117 | 22 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 2.889 | 118 | 22 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 2.765 | 119 | 23 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 2.647 | 115 | 22 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 2.697 | 114 | 22 | 2024 |
| Physical | 4.494 | 100 | 12 | 2009 |
| Physical | 4.663 | 103 | 14 | 2010 |
| Physical | 4.900 | 115 | 21 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.100 | 114 | 20 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.200 | 115 | 22 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.100 | 89 | 19 | 2014 |
| Physical | 4.106 | 118 | 24 | 2015 |
| Physical | 4.120 | 122 | 26 | 2016 |
| Physical | 4.794 | 107 | 24 | 2017 |
| Physical | 4.810 | 116 | 22 | 2018 |
| Physical | 4.832 | 118 | 23 | 2019 |
| Physical | 5.058 | 117 | 22 | 2020 |
| Physical | 5.139 | 115 | 20 | 2021 |
| Physical | 3.100 | 124 | 26 | 2022 |
| Physical | 3.124 | 120 | 25 | 2023 |
| Physical | 3.172 | 120 | 25 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 3.089 | 99 | 17 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 3.061 | 110 | 22 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 3.500 | 112 | 23 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 3.500 | 113 | 23 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 3.500 | 113 | 26 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 3.400 | 92 | 22 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 3.041 | 111 | 24 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 3.361 | 111 | 25 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 3.503 | 113 | 26 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 3.667 | 111 | 25 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 3.403 | 121 | 27 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 3.773 | 111 | 23 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 3.476 | 122 | 25 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 3.476 | 122 | 25 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.451 | 99 | 16 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 4.451 | 100 | 16 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Zimbabwe - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1.965 | 110 | 18 | 2009 |
| Overall | 1.810 | 117 | 20 | 2010 |
| Overall | 2.100 | 122 | 23 | 2011 |
| Overall | 2.500 | 120 | 22 | 2012 |
| Overall | 2.700 | 120 | 23 | 2013 |
| Overall | 2.650 | 92 | 20 | 2014 |
| Overall | 2.565 | 115 | 21 | 2015 |
| Overall | 2.724 | 118 | 23 | 2016 |
| Overall | 2.981 | 117 | 23 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.054 | 115 | 22 | 2018 |
| Overall | 2.978 | 119 | 23 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.048 | 117 | 22 | 2020 |
| Overall | 2.889 | 118 | 22 | 2021 |
| Overall | 2.765 | 119 | 23 | 2022 |
| Overall | 2.647 | 115 | 22 | 2023 |
| Overall | 2.697 | 114 | 22 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.333 | 108 | 18 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.733 | 113 | 20 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.200 | 115 | 21 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.800 | 104 | 18 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.900 | 98 | 18 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.900 | 76 | 14 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.508 | 102 | 19 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.815 | 103 | 20 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.192 | 105 | 21 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.308 | 100 | 19 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.210 | 101 | 21 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.039 | 103 | 19 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.039 | 103 | 19 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.039 | 103 | 19 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.557 | 94 | 19 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.540 | 95 | 18 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 1.660 | 112 | 19 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 1.379 | 119 | 22 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 1.200 | 122 | 23 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 1.400 | 123 | 23 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 1.500 | 124 | 26 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 1.800 | 94 | 22 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 1.864 | 120 | 24 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 2.156 | 123 | 26 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 2.302 | 125 | 26 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 2.352 | 120 | 23 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 2.241 | 125 | 26 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 2.453 | 124 | 25 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 2.486 | 124 | 25 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 2.450 | 124 | 25 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 2.479 | 119 | 24 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 2.527 | 117 | 24 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 2.400 | 102 | 15 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 1.873 | 111 | 18 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 2.100 | 112 | 19 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 2.600 | 104 | 17 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 2.900 | 104 | 18 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 3.400 | 73 | 13 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 3.620 | 89 | 14 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 3.703 | 96 | 17 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 4.005 | 92 | 15 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 4.120 | 92 | 15 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 4.004 | 102 | 17 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 4.171 | 100 | 17 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 3.508 | 109 | 18 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 3.078 | 112 | 19 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 3.068 | 106 | 17 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 3.231 | 102 | 17 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.465 | 112 | 19 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.253 | 118 | 21 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.000 | 122 | 23 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.400 | 122 | 22 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.400 | 124 | 26 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.500 | 94 | 21 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.270 | 120 | 23 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.223 | 124 | 26 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.426 | 124 | 26 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.436 | 120 | 24 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.459 | 123 | 24 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.529 | 123 | 25 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.522 | 123 | 25 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.494 | 123 | 25 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.484 | 119 | 24 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.490 | 118 | 24 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Zimbabwe - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.494 | 100 | 12 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.663 | 103 | 14 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 115 | 21 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 114 | 20 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 115 | 22 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 89 | 19 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.106 | 118 | 24 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.120 | 122 | 26 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.794 | 107 | 24 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.810 | 116 | 22 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.832 | 118 | 23 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.058 | 117 | 22 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.139 | 115 | 20 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.100 | 124 | 26 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.124 | 120 | 25 | 2023 |
| Overall | 3.172 | 120 | 25 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 1.833 | 111 | 18 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 1.833 | 119 | 22 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.100 | 120 | 23 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.400 | 122 | 23 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.700 | 121 | 25 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.800 | 91 | 21 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.284 | 120 | 24 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.329 | 123 | 26 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.637 | 126 | 27 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.568 | 124 | 26 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 2.634 | 126 | 27 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.064 | 125 | 27 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.064 | 125 | 27 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.064 | 125 | 27 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.064 | 121 | 26 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.064 | 121 | 26 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 8.649 | 23 | 2 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.756 | 30 | 2 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 43 | 5 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 52 | 7 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 52 | 7 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 43 | 7 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.826 | 75 | 8 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.822 | 78 | 8 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.773 | 63 | 8 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.825 | 78 | 8 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.825 | 79 | 9 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.072 | 71 | 8 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.072 | 71 | 8 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 2.957 | 103 | 23 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 3.028 | 98 | 23 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 3.173 | 98 | 22 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 3.000 | 84 | 7 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 3.400 | 76 | 5 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 2.800 | 116 | 18 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.200 | 102 | 13 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.100 | 107 | 19 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 2.900 | 83 | 16 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 1.209 | 116 | 23 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 1.209 | 119 | 25 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 2.974 | 115 | 19 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 3.037 | 116 | 20 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 3.037 | 115 | 19 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 3.038 | 115 | 19 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 3.280 | 114 | 19 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 3.280 | 114 | 19 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 3.280 | 110 | 18 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 3.280 | 110 | 18 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Zimbabwe - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.089 | 99 | 17 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.061 | 110 | 22 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 112 | 23 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 113 | 23 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 113 | 26 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.400 | 92 | 22 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.041 | 111 | 24 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.361 | 111 | 25 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.503 | 113 | 26 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.667 | 111 | 25 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.403 | 121 | 27 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.773 | 111 | 23 | 2020 |
| Overall | 3.476 | 122 | 25 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.476 | 122 | 25 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.451 | 99 | 16 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.451 | 100 | 16 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.167 | 86 | 13 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.183 | 91 | 15 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.400 | 82 | 12 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.500 | 80 | 12 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.500 | 86 | 14 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.300 | 71 | 13 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.108 | 103 | 17 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.066 | 89 | 15 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.394 | 89 | 15 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.002 | 101 | 15 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.992 | 104 | 19 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.218 | 100 | 15 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.218 | 100 | 15 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.218 | 100 | 15 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.218 | 96 | 14 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.218 | 96 | 14 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 5.200 | 86 | 13 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 5.200 | 90 | 15 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 5.200 | 89 | 15 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Patent Protection | 5.200 | 88 | 16 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 5.100 | 87 | 17 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 5.117 | 91 | 18 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 5.117 | 94 | 20 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 5.117 | 94 | 20 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.000 | 76 | 9 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 5.116 | 96 | 21 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.000 | 76 | 8 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 4.267 | 89 | 17 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 4.267 | 89 | 17 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 4.817 | 88 | 14 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 4.817 | 88 | 14 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.900 | 94 | 8 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.800 | 103 | 10 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.800 | 104 | 10 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.900 | 105 | 10 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.800 | 104 | 10 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.800 | 80 | 10 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.900 | 103 | 10 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.900 | 104 | 10 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.000 | 106 | 10 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.000 | 103 | 9 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.100 | 105 | 10 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.100 | 105 | 10 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.100 | 106 | 10 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.100 | 105 | 10 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.100 | 57 | 6 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| 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 | 4.320 | 104 | 14 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.320 | 104 | 14 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.320 | 103 | 14 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.320 | 103 | 14 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |