2023
| International Property Rights Index

Ghana

Region

Africa

Global Rank

65/125

Regional Rank

4/30

Score

4.946

Ghana’s IPRI score decreased by -0.056 to 4.946 placing it 4th in the Africa region and 65th in the world. Ghana is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.

 

Ghana’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.177 to 5.235 with scores of 6.097 in Judicial Independence, 4.838 in Rule of Law, 5.217 in Political Stability, and 4.788 in Control of Corruption.

 

Ghana’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.035 to 4.976 with scores of 5.189 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.126 in Registering Process, and 4.614 in Access to Financing.

 

Ghana’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.309 to 4.628 with scores of 4.908 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.017 in Patent Protection, 4.267 in Copyright Protection, and 4.32 in Trademark Protection.

 

Ghana is a member of the following regional integration agreements

  • ECOWAS

Ghana - IPRI Overall Score

Ghana - 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

Ghana - IPRI Overall Score

Ghana - Legal and Political Environment

Ghana - Physical Property Rights

Ghana - Intellectual Property Rights