Region
Africa
Global Rank
100/126
Regional Rank
14/30
Score
3.774
Uganda’s IPRI score decreased by -0.49 to 3.774 placing it 14th in the Africa region and 100th in the world. Uganda is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Low income country.
Uganda’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.051 to 3.582 with scores of 3.474 in Judicial Independence, 4.05 in Rule of Law, 3.889 in Political Stability, and 2.915 in Control of Corruption.
Uganda’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.526 to 3.121 with scores of 5 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 3.963 in Registering Property, and 0.4 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Uganda’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.001 to 4.618 with scores of 4.03 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.5 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 4.325 in Trademark Protection.
Uganda is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- IGAD
Uganda - IPRI Overall Score
Uganda - 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
Uganda - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.359 | 78 | 9 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.942 | 99 | 16 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 92 | 14 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 79 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 81 | 12 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 72 | 11 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.339 | 89 | 12 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.631 | 85 | 11 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.102 | 69 | 6 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.852 | 85 | 9 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.052 | 84 | 11 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.863 | 94 | 12 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.728 | 92 | 10 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.186 | 96 | 12 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.275 | 92 | 12 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.265 | 91 | 11 | 2024 |
| Overall | 3.774 | 100 | 14 | 2025 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 3.513 | 91 | 12 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 3.628 | 97 | 13 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 3.800 | 96 | 14 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 3.900 | 94 | 13 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 3.800 | 99 | 16 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 3.850 | 72 | 13 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 3.452 | 98 | 14 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 3.547 | 101 | 16 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 3.731 | 98 | 15 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 3.831 | 93 | 12 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 3.894 | 94 | 15 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 3.811 | 95 | 14 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 3.694 | 100 | 15 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 3.650 | 98 | 15 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 3.614 | 94 | 13 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 3.531 | 96 | 14 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 3.582 | 96 | 14 | 2025 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Physical | 3.603 | 110 | 19 | 2009 |
| Physical | 3.797 | 117 | 22 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.000 | 111 | 19 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 97 | 11 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.700 | 91 | 11 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.367 | 84 | 17 | 2014 |
| Physical | 5.025 | 95 | 11 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.310 | 88 | 12 | 2016 |
| Physical | 6.374 | 60 | 5 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.134 | 76 | 6 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.137 | 82 | 9 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.165 | 81 | 9 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.169 | 83 | 9 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.585 | 81 | 10 | 2022 |
| Physical | 4.594 | 77 | 9 | 2023 |
| Physical | 4.647 | 76 | 9 | 2024 |
| Physical | 3.121 | 104 | 14 | 2025 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 5.960 | 35 | 2 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 4.400 | 73 | 7 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.000 | 72 | 9 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 5.300 | 59 | 4 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 5.300 | 64 | 8 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.100 | 55 | 5 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 4.541 | 72 | 8 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 5.035 | 66 | 6 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 5.202 | 65 | 5 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 4.591 | 84 | 14 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 5.125 | 73 | 8 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 4.615 | 85 | 14 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.322 | 96 | 12 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.322 | 96 | 12 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.617 | 89 | 11 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 4.617 | 89 | 11 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 4.618 | 89 | 11 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Uganda - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.513 | 91 | 12 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.628 | 97 | 13 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.800 | 96 | 14 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.900 | 94 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.800 | 99 | 16 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.850 | 72 | 13 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.452 | 98 | 14 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.547 | 101 | 16 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.731 | 98 | 15 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.831 | 93 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.894 | 94 | 15 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.811 | 95 | 14 | 2020 |
| Overall | 3.694 | 100 | 15 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.650 | 98 | 15 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.614 | 94 | 13 | 2023 |
| Overall | 3.531 | 96 | 14 | 2024 |
| Overall | 3.582 | 96 | 14 | 2025 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.000 | 72 | 9 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.850 | 79 | 11 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.900 | 77 | 10 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.300 | 67 | 8 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.000 | 73 | 10 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.500 | 65 | 10 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.306 | 91 | 14 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.017 | 83 | 15 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.257 | 82 | 16 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.031 | 84 | 13 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.846 | 84 | 14 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.707 | 83 | 14 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.707 | 83 | 14 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.707 | 83 | 14 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.758 | 66 | 11 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.588 | 71 | 11 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.474 | 75 | 13 | 2025 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Rule of Law | 3.920 | 76 | 9 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 3.988 | 86 | 11 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 4.100 | 81 | 9 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 4.200 | 79 | 8 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 4.200 | 77 | 7 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 4.300 | 56 | 7 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 4.286 | 75 | 9 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 4.223 | 85 | 9 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 4.318 | 80 | 9 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 4.512 | 75 | 7 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 4.407 | 80 | 8 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 4.411 | 79 | 8 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 4.371 | 78 | 7 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 4.342 | 79 | 8 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 4.296 | 80 | 6 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 4.234 | 81 | 8 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 4.050 | 89 | 11 | 2025 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 2.700 | 98 | 14 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 3.246 | 97 | 14 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 2.900 | 101 | 15 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 2.800 | 102 | 15 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 2.800 | 105 | 19 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 3.200 | 76 | 14 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 3.319 | 96 | 16 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 3.142 | 106 | 19 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 3.450 | 100 | 19 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 3.911 | 94 | 16 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 4.401 | 90 | 14 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 4.200 | 98 | 16 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 4.028 | 97 | 16 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 3.657 | 102 | 16 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 3.397 | 99 | 15 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 3.386 | 101 | 16 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 3.889 | 100 | 17 | 2025 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.432 | 96 | 13 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.427 | 102 | 14 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.300 | 105 | 16 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.200 | 108 | 16 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.300 | 109 | 20 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.100 | 85 | 16 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.899 | 112 | 18 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.805 | 118 | 21 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.897 | 120 | 22 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.871 | 117 | 21 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.923 | 119 | 21 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.925 | 117 | 21 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.669 | 121 | 23 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.893 | 116 | 22 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.003 | 110 | 21 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.916 | 110 | 20 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.915 | 109 | 23 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Uganda - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.603 | 110 | 19 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.797 | 117 | 22 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 111 | 19 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 97 | 11 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 91 | 11 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.367 | 84 | 17 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.025 | 95 | 11 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.310 | 88 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.374 | 60 | 5 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.134 | 76 | 6 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.137 | 82 | 9 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.165 | 81 | 9 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.169 | 83 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.585 | 81 | 10 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.594 | 77 | 9 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.647 | 76 | 9 | 2024 |
| Overall | 3.121 | 104 | 14 | 2025 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.333 | 97 | 15 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.300 | 102 | 18 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.400 | 87 | 11 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.900 | 69 | 8 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.800 | 76 | 10 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.200 | 70 | 12 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.003 | 98 | 14 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.819 | 89 | 14 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.395 | 68 | 9 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.066 | 79 | 12 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.076 | 85 | 14 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.123 | 86 | 13 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.123 | 86 | 13 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.123 | 86 | 13 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.123 | 82 | 12 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.123 | 82 | 12 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.000 | 80 | 13 | 2025 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 3.475 | 104 | 19 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 3.824 | 115 | 22 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 6.200 | 117 | 22 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.000 | 117 | 22 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 6.900 | 119 | 25 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.100 | 91 | 21 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.520 | 86 | 13 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.560 | 84 | 10 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.500 | 69 | 10 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.565 | 86 | 11 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.565 | 91 | 12 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.599 | 94 | 14 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.599 | 94 | 14 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 3.847 | 84 | 13 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 3.872 | 82 | 14 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 4.032 | 72 | 11 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 3.963 | 78 | 14 | 2025 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 3.000 | 82 | 6 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 3.267 | 81 | 6 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.300 | 94 | 10 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.800 | 72 | 8 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 4.300 | 58 | 7 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 3.800 | 62 | 9 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 2.552 | 84 | 14 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 2.552 | 86 | 15 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 5.228 | 55 | 4 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.772 | 67 | 5 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.772 | 67 | 5 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.772 | 67 | 5 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.785 | 72 | 5 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.785 | 72 | 5 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 4.785 | 68 | 4 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 4.785 | 68 | 4 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 0.400 | 121 | 25 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Uganda - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.960 | 35 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 73 | 7 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 72 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 59 | 4 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 64 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 55 | 5 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.541 | 72 | 8 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.035 | 66 | 6 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.202 | 65 | 5 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.591 | 84 | 14 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.125 | 73 | 8 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.615 | 85 | 14 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.322 | 96 | 12 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.322 | 96 | 12 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.617 | 89 | 11 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.617 | 89 | 11 | 2024 |
| Overall | 4.618 | 89 | 11 | 2025 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.850 | 102 | 17 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.000 | 93 | 15 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.700 | 74 | 10 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.700 | 76 | 9 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.000 | 83 | 16 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.882 | 109 | 20 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.871 | 93 | 16 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.204 | 96 | 18 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.983 | 103 | 17 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.050 | 101 | 17 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.030 | 105 | 19 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.030 | 105 | 19 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.030 | 105 | 19 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.030 | 101 | 18 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.030 | 101 | 18 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.030 | 102 | 19 | 2025 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 5.960 | 73 | 7 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 5.950 | 77 | 9 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 6.000 | 76 | 9 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 6.000 | 76 | 9 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 6.000 | 76 | 11 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 68 | 7 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 70 | 8 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 71 | 8 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 71 | 8 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 5.200 | 88 | 17 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 74 | 8 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 5.200 | 91 | 19 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 4.617 | 81 | 10 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 4.617 | 80 | 10 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 5.500 | 60 | 3 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 5.500 | 60 | 3 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 5.500 | 58 | 3 | 2025 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| 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 | No Data | 2007 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | 103 | 13 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.320 | 103 | 13 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.320 | 102 | 13 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.320 | 102 | 13 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.325 | 105 | 14 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |