2025
| International Property Rights Index

Swaziland

Region

Africa

Global Rank

86/126

Regional Rank

7/30

Score

4.220

Kingdom Of Eswatini’s IPRI score decreased by -0.42 to 4.22 placing it 7th in the Africa region and 86th in the world. Kingdom Of Eswatini is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.

 

Kingdom Of Eswatini’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.029 to 3.957 with scores of in Judicial Independence, 3.805 in Rule of Law, 4.535 in Political Stability, and 3.53 in Control of Corruption.

 

Kingdom Of Eswatini’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.233 to 3.8 with scores of 5 in perception of Property Rights Protection, data wasn't available to measure Registering Property, and 2.6 in Ease of Access to Loans.

 

Kingdom Of Eswatini’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.903 with scores of 4.118 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.167 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 5.425 in Trademark Protection.

 

Kingdom Of Eswatini is a member of the following regional integration agreements

  • SADC

Swaziland - IPRI Overall Score

Swaziland - 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

Swaziland - IPRI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 4.840 86 10 2018
Overall 5.111 81 10 2019
Overall 5.212 76 8 2020
Overall 5.097 79 7 2021
Overall 4.661 73 6 2022
Overall 4.712 71 6 2023
Overall 4.641 75 7 2024
Overall 4.220 86 7 2025
Legal and Political 4.277 81 10 2018
Legal and Political 4.588 71 7 2019
Legal and Political 4.668 68 6 2020
Legal and Political 4.316 76 7 2021
Legal and Political 4.418 75 8 2022
Legal and Political 4.201 75 7 2023
Legal and Political 3.986 84 9 2024
Legal and Political 3.957 89 12 2025
Physical 6.023 80 7 2018
Physical 6.326 75 8 2019
Physical 6.475 67 5 2020
Physical 6.444 70 4 2021
Physical 5.033 60 4 2022
Physical 5.033 57 3 2023
Physical 5.033 56 3 2024
Physical 3.800 88 7 2025
Intellectual 4.219 100 19 2018
Intellectual 4.418 96 19 2019
Intellectual 4.492 94 19 2020
Intellectual 4.531 87 10 2021
Intellectual 4.531 87 10 2022
Intellectual 4.903 77 5 2023
Intellectual 4.903 78 5 2024
Intellectual 4.903 75 5 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Swaziland - Legal and Political Environment

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 4.277 81 10 2018
Overall 4.588 71 7 2019
Overall 4.668 68 6 2020
Overall 4.316 76 7 2021
Overall 4.418 75 8 2022
Overall 4.201 75 7 2023
Overall 3.986 84 9 2024
Overall 3.957 89 12 2025
Judicial Independence 4.285 78 12 2018
Judicial Independence 4.669 65 8 2019
Judicial Independence 4.708 65 6 2020
Judicial Independence 4.708 65 6 2021
Judicial Independence 4.708 65 6 2022
Judicial Independence No Data No Data 2023
Judicial Independence No Data No Data 2024
Judicial Independence No Data No Data 2025
Rule of Law 4.356 81 9 2018
Rule of Law 4.420 79 7 2019
Rule of Law 4.503 76 7 2020
Rule of Law 3.996 94 13 2021
Rule of Law 3.939 93 11 2022
Rule of Law 3.878 92 11 2023
Rule of Law 3.795 95 13 2024
Rule of Law 3.805 97 14 2025
Political Stability 4.350 85 13 2018
Political Stability 4.873 80 12 2019
Political Stability 4.895 76 10 2020
Political Stability 4.536 82 14 2021
Political Stability 4.937 69 7 2022
Political Stability 5.027 59 5 2023
Political Stability 4.501 68 8 2024
Political Stability 4.535 81 12 2025
Control of Corruption 4.119 80 9 2018
Control of Corruption 4.390 70 8 2019
Control of Corruption 4.564 67 8 2020
Control of Corruption 4.025 84 11 2021
Control of Corruption 4.089 85 12 2022
Control of Corruption 3.699 94 12 2023
Control of Corruption 3.662 95 14 2024
Control of Corruption 3.530 97 15 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Swaziland - Physical Property Rights

Swaziland - Intellectual Property Rights

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 4.219 100 19 2018
Overall 4.418 96 19 2019
Overall 4.492 94 19 2020
Overall 4.531 87 10 2021
Overall 4.531 87 10 2022
Overall 4.903 77 5 2023
Overall 4.903 78 5 2024
Overall 4.903 75 5 2025
Perception of IP Protection 3.571 118 24 2018
Perception of IP Protection 3.971 106 20 2019
Perception of IP Protection 4.118 102 17 2020
Perception of IP Protection 4.118 102 17 2021
Perception of IP Protection 4.118 102 17 2022
Perception of IP Protection 4.118 98 16 2023
Perception of IP Protection 4.118 98 16 2024
Perception of IP Protection 4.118 99 17 2025
Patent Protection 4.866 95 21 2018
Patent Protection 4.866 99 23 2019
Patent Protection 4.867 97 22 2020
Patent Protection 4.050 95 23 2021
Patent Protection 4.050 98 23 2022
Patent Protection 5.167 68 5 2023
Patent Protection 5.167 68 5 2024
Patent Protection 5.167 68 5 2025
Copyright Protection No Data No Data 2018
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
Copyright Protection No Data No Data 2024
Copyright Protection No Data No Data 2025
Trademark Protection No Data No Data 2018
Trademark Protection No Data No Data 2019
Trademark Protection No Data No Data 2020
Trademark Protection 5.425 66 4 2021
Trademark Protection 5.425 67 4 2022
Trademark Protection 5.425 66 4 2023
Trademark Protection 5.425 66 4 2024
Trademark Protection 5.425 67 3 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year