Region
Africa
Global Rank
91/125
Regional Rank
11/30
Score
4.279
Benin’s IPRI score decreased by -0.0473 to 4.279 placing it 11th in the Africa region and 91th in the world. Benin is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.
Benin’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.21 to 3.958 with scores of 2.834 in Judicial Independence, 3.813 in Rule of Law, 4.494 in Political Stability, and 4.691 in Control of Corruption.
Benin’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.068 to 4.228 with scores of 4.778 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 3.956 in Registering Process, and 3.95 in Access to Financing.
Benin’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.652 with scores of 5.056 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.6 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 4.3 in Trademark Protection.
Benin is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- ECOWAS
Benin - IPRI Overall Score
Benin - 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
Benin - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.721 | 68 | 7 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.640 | 73 | 7 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 63 | 6 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 71 | 7 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 73 | 9 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.800 | 66 | 8 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.508 | 95 | 16 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.583 | 96 | 18 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.510 | 104 | 16 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.525 | 107 | 18 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.650 | 101 | 15 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.590 | 102 | 13 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.327 | 89 | 11 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.279 | 91 | 11 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 4.568 | 57 | 4 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 4.555 | 68 | 7 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 4.500 | 77 | 10 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 4.300 | 74 | 10 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 4.200 | 82 | 12 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 4.225 | 64 | 9 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 4.132 | 82 | 9 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 4.169 | 82 | 10 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 4.114 | 85 | 11 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 4.163 | 86 | 12 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 4.247 | 79 | 8 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 4.127 | 83 | 10 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 4.168 | 82 | 10 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 3.958 | 89 | 11 | 2023 |
| Physical | 4.749 | 90 | 10 | 2009 |
| Physical | 4.675 | 101 | 13 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.200 | 55 | 5 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.900 | 70 | 6 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.500 | 98 | 14 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.467 | 76 | 12 | 2014 |
| Physical | 4.317 | 119 | 24 | 2016 |
| Physical | 4.448 | 113 | 26 | 2017 |
| Physical | 4.448 | 121 | 25 | 2018 |
| Physical | 4.414 | 124 | 26 | 2019 |
| Physical | 4.408 | 124 | 26 | 2020 |
| Physical | 4.990 | 118 | 22 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.160 | 105 | 15 | 2022 |
| Physical | 4.228 | 95 | 14 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 4.847 | 59 | 5 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 4.692 | 66 | 5 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.200 | 57 | 4 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 5.100 | 65 | 6 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 5.300 | 59 | 5 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 4.900 | 65 | 9 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 5.074 | 65 | 5 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 5.131 | 69 | 8 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 4.969 | 73 | 8 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 4.997 | 75 | 10 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 5.295 | 69 | 5 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.652 | 74 | 7 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.652 | 74 | 7 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.652 | 85 | 8 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Benin - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.568 | 57 | 4 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.555 | 68 | 7 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 77 | 10 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 74 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.200 | 82 | 12 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.225 | 64 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.132 | 82 | 9 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.169 | 82 | 10 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.114 | 85 | 11 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.163 | 86 | 12 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.247 | 79 | 8 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.127 | 83 | 10 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.168 | 82 | 10 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.958 | 89 | 11 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.667 | 53 | 5 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.450 | 68 | 9 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.600 | 82 | 12 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.400 | 84 | 12 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.100 | 88 | 13 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.900 | 74 | 13 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.091 | 79 | 13 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.934 | 88 | 17 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.352 | 98 | 18 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.492 | 91 | 17 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.889 | 78 | 12 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.889 | 78 | 12 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.889 | 78 | 12 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.834 | 92 | 18 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 3.880 | 78 | 10 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 3.910 | 87 | 12 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 3.600 | 96 | 13 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 3.500 | 97 | 13 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 3.500 | 98 | 15 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 3.700 | 68 | 11 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 3.900 | 93 | 14 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 3.837 | 95 | 14 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 3.691 | 98 | 14 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 3.750 | 99 | 16 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 3.650 | 104 | 16 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 3.672 | 104 | 17 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 3.544 | 107 | 18 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 3.813 | 95 | 13 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 5.760 | 46 | 3 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 5.690 | 50 | 3 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 5.900 | 45 | 5 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.600 | 51 | 5 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 5.500 | 51 | 5 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 5.600 | 40 | 5 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 5.099 | 63 | 6 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 5.133 | 61 | 6 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.379 | 59 | 4 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.505 | 61 | 5 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 5.216 | 68 | 7 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 4.594 | 78 | 12 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 4.316 | 85 | 12 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 4.494 | 73 | 9 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.964 | 76 | 7 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.169 | 77 | 6 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.700 | 92 | 12 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.500 | 97 | 14 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.700 | 95 | 15 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.200 | 82 | 14 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.439 | 100 | 15 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.772 | 93 | 11 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.034 | 83 | 10 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.905 | 89 | 12 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.233 | 78 | 9 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.352 | 75 | 8 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.921 | 60 | 6 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.691 | 62 | 7 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Benin - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.749 | 90 | 10 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.675 | 101 | 13 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.200 | 55 | 5 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 70 | 6 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 98 | 14 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.467 | 76 | 12 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.317 | 119 | 24 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.448 | 113 | 26 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.448 | 121 | 25 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.414 | 124 | 26 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.408 | 124 | 26 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.990 | 118 | 22 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.160 | 105 | 15 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.228 | 95 | 14 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.500 | 91 | 13 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.350 | 98 | 16 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.700 | 47 | 5 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.200 | 57 | 6 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.500 | 82 | 12 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.900 | 74 | 13 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.769 | 91 | 15 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.739 | 98 | 18 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.988 | 84 | 13 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.889 | 93 | 16 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.778 | 102 | 17 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.778 | 102 | 17 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.778 | 102 | 17 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.778 | 98 | 16 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 7.414 | 71 | 9 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 7.274 | 90 | 16 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.700 | 88 | 15 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.700 | 97 | 16 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.700 | 97 | 17 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.700 | 75 | 16 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 6.139 | 123 | 26 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 5.979 | 105 | 27 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 6.153 | 121 | 26 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 6.153 | 124 | 27 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 6.243 | 124 | 27 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 6.243 | 124 | 27 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 3.753 | 86 | 15 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 3.956 | 80 | 12 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 2.333 | 93 | 9 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 2.400 | 100 | 11 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 4.100 | 54 | 5 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.800 | 69 | 7 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.200 | 101 | 15 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 3.200 | 79 | 15 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 2.043 | 101 | 18 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 2.626 | 120 | 24 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 2.201 | 122 | 25 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 2.201 | 121 | 24 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 2.202 | 120 | 23 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 3.950 | 102 | 12 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 3.950 | 102 | 12 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 3.950 | 98 | 11 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Benin - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.847 | 59 | 5 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.692 | 66 | 5 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 57 | 4 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 65 | 6 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 59 | 5 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 65 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.074 | 65 | 5 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.131 | 69 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.969 | 73 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.997 | 75 | 10 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.295 | 69 | 5 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.652 | 74 | 7 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.652 | 74 | 7 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.652 | 85 | 8 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.833 | 64 | 4 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.517 | 83 | 11 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.400 | 76 | 11 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.300 | 85 | 13 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.600 | 77 | 10 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.500 | 65 | 11 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.615 | 72 | 11 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.728 | 78 | 11 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.405 | 89 | 13 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.461 | 91 | 13 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.056 | 71 | 9 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.056 | 71 | 9 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.056 | 71 | 9 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.056 | 68 | 8 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 5.860 | 75 | 8 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 5.867 | 79 | 10 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 5.900 | 77 | 10 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 5.900 | 77 | 10 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 5.900 | 77 | 12 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 5.500 | 80 | 12 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 5.533 | 86 | 14 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 5.533 | 86 | 14 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 5.533 | 81 | 12 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 5.533 | 85 | 13 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 5.533 | 83 | 13 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 4.600 | 83 | 11 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 4.600 | 83 | 11 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 4.600 | 95 | 17 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
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| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2021 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 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 | 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 | 4.300 | 105 | 15 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.300 | 105 | 15 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.300 | 104 | 15 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |