Africa
44/125
1/30
5.566
Botswana’s IPRI score increased by 0.278 to 5.566 placing it 1st in the Africa region and 44th in the world. Botswana is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
Botswana’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.159 to 6.479 with scores of 6.574 in Judicial Independence, 5.963 in Rule of Law, 7.009 in Political Stability, and 6.37 in Control of Corruption.
Botswana’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.013 to 5.352 with scores of 6.523 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.155 in Registering Process, and 4.377 in Access to Financing.
Botswana’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.662 to 4.866 with scores of 5.154 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.817 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 4.628 in Trademark Protection.
Botswana is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- SADC
Botswana - IPRI Overall Score
Botswana - 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
Botswana - IPRI Overall Score
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 5.758 | 43 | 2 | 2009 |
Overall | 6.006 | 44 | 2 | 2010 |
Overall | 6.300 | 37 | 2 | 2011 |
Overall | 6.300 | 39 | 2 | 2012 |
Overall | 6.300 | 38 | 2 | 2013 |
Overall | 6.300 | 31 | 2 | 2014 |
Overall | 5.926 | 38 | 3 | 2015 |
Overall | 5.932 | 44 | 4 | 2016 |
Overall | 6.126 | 44 | 4 | 2017 |
Overall | 5.999 | 49 | 4 | 2018 |
Overall | 5.963 | 53 | 4 | 2019 |
Overall | 5.934 | 51 | 4 | 2020 |
Overall | 5.750 | 54 | 4 | 2021 |
Overall | 5.288 | 56 | 4 | 2022 |
Overall | 5.566 | 44 | 1 | 2023 |
Legal and Political | 6.723 | 26 | 1 | 2009 |
Legal and Political | 6.857 | 26 | 1 | 2010 |
Legal and Political | 6.800 | 29 | 1 | 2011 |
Legal and Political | 7.000 | 26 | 1 | 2012 |
Legal and Political | 7.100 | 25 | 1 | 2013 |
Legal and Political | 6.925 | 24 | 1 | 2014 |
Legal and Political | 6.650 | 28 | 1 | 2015 |
Legal and Political | 6.576 | 30 | 1 | 2016 |
Legal and Political | 6.545 | 31 | 1 | 2017 |
Legal and Political | 6.399 | 34 | 2 | 2018 |
Legal and Political | 6.370 | 35 | 2 | 2019 |
Legal and Political | 6.385 | 33 | 2 | 2020 |
Legal and Political | 6.364 | 33 | 2 | 2021 |
Legal and Political | 6.320 | 33 | 2 | 2022 |
Legal and Political | 6.479 | 33 | 1 | 2023 |
Physical | 6.438 | 42 | 3 | 2009 |
Physical | 6.851 | 40 | 2 | 2010 |
Physical | 7.200 | 21 | 1 | 2011 |
Physical | 7.000 | 27 | 2 | 2012 |
Physical | 6.900 | 32 | 4 | 2013 |
Physical | 6.933 | 29 | 2 | 2014 |
Physical | 6.444 | 38 | 4 | 2015 |
Physical | 6.471 | 39 | 4 | 2016 |
Physical | 7.066 | 36 | 4 | 2017 |
Physical | 6.888 | 43 | 3 | 2018 |
Physical | 6.883 | 48 | 4 | 2019 |
Physical | 6.798 | 54 | 4 | 2020 |
Physical | 6.683 | 55 | 3 | 2021 |
Physical | 5.339 | 54 | 3 | 2022 |
Physical | 5.352 | 51 | 2 | 2023 |
Intellectual | 4.113 | 78 | 10 | 2009 |
Intellectual | 4.311 | 75 | 8 | 2010 |
Intellectual | 5.000 | 66 | 7 | 2011 |
Intellectual | 4.900 | 69 | 9 | 2012 |
Intellectual | 5.000 | 70 | 11 | 2013 |
Intellectual | 5.750 | 40 | 3 | 2014 |
Intellectual | 4.684 | 69 | 7 | 2015 |
Intellectual | 4.750 | 75 | 12 | 2016 |
Intellectual | 4.767 | 79 | 13 | 2017 |
Intellectual | 4.711 | 79 | 12 | 2018 |
Intellectual | 4.636 | 84 | 14 | 2019 |
Intellectual | 4.618 | 84 | 13 | 2020 |
Intellectual | 4.204 | 99 | 13 | 2021 |
Intellectual | 4.204 | 99 | 13 | 2022 |
Intellectual | 4.866 | 78 | 6 | 2023 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Botswana - Legal and Political Environment
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 6.723 | 26 | 1 | 2009 |
Overall | 6.857 | 26 | 1 | 2010 |
Overall | 6.800 | 29 | 1 | 2011 |
Overall | 7.000 | 26 | 1 | 2012 |
Overall | 7.100 | 25 | 1 | 2013 |
Overall | 6.925 | 24 | 1 | 2014 |
Overall | 6.650 | 28 | 1 | 2015 |
Overall | 6.576 | 30 | 1 | 2016 |
Overall | 6.545 | 31 | 1 | 2017 |
Overall | 6.399 | 34 | 2 | 2018 |
Overall | 6.370 | 35 | 2 | 2019 |
Overall | 6.385 | 33 | 2 | 2020 |
Overall | 6.364 | 33 | 2 | 2021 |
Overall | 6.320 | 33 | 2 | 2022 |
Overall | 6.479 | 33 | 1 | 2023 |
Judicial Independence | 7.167 | 24 | 2 | 2009 |
Judicial Independence | 7.233 | 24 | 1 | 2010 |
Judicial Independence | 7.400 | 27 | 1 | 2011 |
Judicial Independence | 7.700 | 24 | 1 | 2012 |
Judicial Independence | 7.900 | 20 | 1 | 2013 |
Judicial Independence | 7.600 | 22 | 2 | 2014 |
Judicial Independence | 6.458 | 34 | 4 | 2015 |
Judicial Independence | 6.394 | 35 | 4 | 2016 |
Judicial Independence | 6.106 | 38 | 4 | 2017 |
Judicial Independence | 5.342 | 53 | 6 | 2018 |
Judicial Independence | 5.547 | 51 | 6 | 2019 |
Judicial Independence | 5.870 | 42 | 4 | 2020 |
Judicial Independence | 5.870 | 42 | 4 | 2021 |
Judicial Independence | 5.870 | 42 | 4 | 2022 |
Judicial Independence | 6.574 | 33 | 3 | 2023 |
Rule of Law | 6.340 | 36 | 2 | 2009 |
Rule of Law | 6.287 | 42 | 2 | 2010 |
Rule of Law | 6.300 | 42 | 2 | 2011 |
Rule of Law | 6.300 | 41 | 2 | 2012 |
Rule of Law | 6.300 | 40 | 2 | 2013 |
Rule of Law | 6.300 | 33 | 2 | 2014 |
Rule of Law | 6.186 | 39 | 2 | 2015 |
Rule of Law | 6.269 | 41 | 2 | 2016 |
Rule of Law | 6.265 | 40 | 2 | 2017 |
Rule of Law | 6.043 | 43 | 2 | 2018 |
Rule of Law | 6.028 | 42 | 2 | 2019 |
Rule of Law | 5.933 | 44 | 2 | 2020 |
Rule of Law | 5.997 | 44 | 2 | 2021 |
Rule of Law | 5.881 | 47 | 2 | 2022 |
Rule of Law | 5.963 | 40 | 1 | 2023 |
Political Stability | 6.680 | 21 | 1 | 2009 |
Political Stability | 6.912 | 21 | 1 | 2010 |
Political Stability | 6.800 | 19 | 1 | 2011 |
Political Stability | 6.900 | 17 | 1 | 2012 |
Political Stability | 7.100 | 16 | 1 | 2013 |
Political Stability | 7.200 | 11 | 1 | 2014 |
Political Stability | 7.113 | 13 | 1 | 2015 |
Political Stability | 7.044 | 16 | 1 | 2016 |
Political Stability | 7.135 | 12 | 1 | 2017 |
Political Stability | 7.341 | 10 | 1 | 2018 |
Political Stability | 7.306 | 15 | 1 | 2019 |
Political Stability | 7.236 | 15 | 1 | 2020 |
Political Stability | 7.174 | 15 | 1 | 2021 |
Political Stability | 7.270 | 9 | 1 | 2022 |
Political Stability | 7.009 | 12 | 1 | 2023 |
Control of Corruption | 6.706 | 30 | 1 | 2009 |
Control of Corruption | 6.996 | 30 | 1 | 2010 |
Control of Corruption | 6.700 | 33 | 1 | 2011 |
Control of Corruption | 7.000 | 27 | 1 | 2012 |
Control of Corruption | 6.900 | 28 | 1 | 2013 |
Control of Corruption | 6.900 | 26 | 1 | 2014 |
Control of Corruption | 6.844 | 29 | 1 | 2015 |
Control of Corruption | 6.599 | 33 | 2 | 2016 |
Control of Corruption | 6.672 | 31 | 1 | 2017 |
Control of Corruption | 6.869 | 28 | 1 | 2018 |
Control of Corruption | 6.597 | 30 | 1 | 2019 |
Control of Corruption | 6.501 | 31 | 1 | 2020 |
Control of Corruption | 6.416 | 34 | 1 | 2021 |
Control of Corruption | 6.258 | 37 | 1 | 2022 |
Control of Corruption | 6.370 | 35 | 1 | 2023 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Botswana - Physical Property Rights
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 6.438 | 42 | 3 | 2009 |
Overall | 6.851 | 40 | 2 | 2010 |
Overall | 7.200 | 21 | 1 | 2011 |
Overall | 7.000 | 27 | 2 | 2012 |
Overall | 6.900 | 32 | 4 | 2013 |
Overall | 6.933 | 29 | 2 | 2014 |
Overall | 6.444 | 38 | 4 | 2015 |
Overall | 6.471 | 39 | 4 | 2016 |
Overall | 7.066 | 36 | 4 | 2017 |
Overall | 6.888 | 43 | 3 | 2018 |
Overall | 6.883 | 48 | 4 | 2019 |
Overall | 6.798 | 54 | 4 | 2020 |
Overall | 6.683 | 55 | 3 | 2021 |
Overall | 5.339 | 54 | 3 | 2022 |
Overall | 5.352 | 51 | 2 | 2023 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.500 | 51 | 3 | 2009 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.017 | 44 | 3 | 2010 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.600 | 30 | 2 | 2011 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.300 | 33 | 4 | 2012 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.900 | 43 | 5 | 2013 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.100 | 30 | 3 | 2014 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.500 | 36 | 4 | 2015 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.487 | 37 | 4 | 2016 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.713 | 35 | 3 | 2017 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.813 | 33 | 2 | 2018 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.799 | 35 | 2 | 2019 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.523 | 44 | 3 | 2020 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.523 | 44 | 3 | 2021 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.523 | 44 | 3 | 2022 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.523 | 41 | 2 | 2023 |
Registering Process | 8.649 | 22 | 1 | 2009 |
Registering Process | 9.069 | 21 | 1 | 2010 |
Registering Process | 8.900 | 33 | 2 | 2011 |
Registering Process | 8.900 | 35 | 2 | 2012 |
Registering Process | 8.900 | 36 | 2 | 2013 |
Registering Process | 9.100 | 16 | 1 | 2014 |
Registering Process | 9.511 | 30 | 2 | 2015 |
Registering Process | 9.606 | 24 | 1 | 2016 |
Registering Process | 9.589 | 18 | 2 | 2017 |
Registering Process | 9.127 | 64 | 6 | 2018 |
Registering Process | 9.127 | 63 | 6 | 2019 |
Registering Process | 9.148 | 62 | 6 | 2020 |
Registering Process | 9.148 | 62 | 6 | 2021 |
Registering Process | 5.117 | 40 | 5 | 2022 |
Registering Process | 5.155 | 35 | 3 | 2023 |
Access to Financing | 4.167 | 54 | 4 | 2009 |
Access to Financing | 4.467 | 49 | 4 | 2010 |
Access to Financing | 5.000 | 29 | 2 | 2011 |
Access to Financing | 4.900 | 32 | 2 | 2012 |
Access to Financing | 4.900 | 33 | 5 | 2013 |
Access to Financing | 4.600 | 31 | 3 | 2014 |
Access to Financing | 3.322 | 51 | 6 | 2015 |
Access to Financing | 3.322 | 52 | 6 | 2016 |
Access to Financing | 4.897 | 67 | 6 | 2017 |
Access to Financing | 4.724 | 70 | 6 | 2018 |
Access to Financing | 4.724 | 70 | 6 | 2019 |
Access to Financing | 4.724 | 70 | 6 | 2020 |
Access to Financing | 4.377 | 89 | 7 | 2021 |
Access to Financing | 4.377 | 89 | 7 | 2022 |
Access to Financing | 4.377 | 85 | 6 | 2023 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Botswana - Intellectual Property Rights
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 4.113 | 78 | 10 | 2009 |
Overall | 4.311 | 75 | 8 | 2010 |
Overall | 5.000 | 66 | 7 | 2011 |
Overall | 4.900 | 69 | 9 | 2012 |
Overall | 5.000 | 70 | 11 | 2013 |
Overall | 5.750 | 40 | 3 | 2014 |
Overall | 4.684 | 69 | 7 | 2015 |
Overall | 4.750 | 75 | 12 | 2016 |
Overall | 4.767 | 79 | 13 | 2017 |
Overall | 4.711 | 79 | 12 | 2018 |
Overall | 4.636 | 84 | 14 | 2019 |
Overall | 4.618 | 84 | 13 | 2020 |
Overall | 4.204 | 99 | 13 | 2021 |
Overall | 4.204 | 99 | 13 | 2022 |
Overall | 4.866 | 78 | 6 | 2023 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.500 | 74 | 8 | 2009 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.900 | 71 | 5 | 2010 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.900 | 40 | 3 | 2011 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.700 | 43 | 3 | 2012 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.900 | 41 | 4 | 2013 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.800 | 32 | 2 | 2014 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.252 | 39 | 4 | 2015 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.449 | 46 | 5 | 2016 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.500 | 53 | 4 | 2017 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.333 | 62 | 7 | 2018 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.210 | 65 | 8 | 2019 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.154 | 69 | 8 | 2020 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.154 | 69 | 8 | 2021 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.154 | 69 | 8 | 2022 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.154 | 66 | 7 | 2023 |
Patent Protection | 7.400 | 46 | 2 | 2009 |
Patent Protection | 7.033 | 51 | 2 | 2010 |
Patent Protection | 7.000 | 50 | 2 | 2011 |
Patent Protection | 7.000 | 50 | 2 | 2012 |
Patent Protection | 7.000 | 49 | 2 | 2013 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 54 | 2 | 2014 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 57 | 2 | 2015 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 58 | 2 | 2016 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 58 | 2 | 2017 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 60 | 2 | 2018 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 61 | 2 | 2019 |
Patent Protection | 6.700 | 61 | 2 | 2020 |
Patent Protection | 5.033 | 72 | 5 | 2021 |
Patent Protection | 5.033 | 72 | 5 | 2022 |
Patent Protection | 4.817 | 82 | 9 | 2023 |
Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 81 | 4 | 2009 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 78 | 4 | 2010 |
Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 80 | 4 | 2011 |
Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 81 | 4 | 2012 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 85 | 5 | 2013 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 65 | 5 | 2014 |
Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 81 | 5 | 2015 |
Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 83 | 5 | 2016 |
Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 85 | 5 | 2017 |
Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 83 | 5 | 2018 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 89 | 6 | 2019 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 89 | 6 | 2020 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 88 | 6 | 2021 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 89 | 6 | 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 | 4.628 | 91 | 7 | 2021 |
Trademark Protection | 4.628 | 91 | 7 | 2022 |
Trademark Protection | 4.628 | 90 | 7 | 2023 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |