# The Free Market Foundation says South Africa’s 2025 International Property Rights Index score fell to four-thousand-915, placing the country 3rd in Africa and 61st globally. While legal and political protections improved slightly, intellectual and physical property rights declined. The foundation’s Martin van Staden says the report warns that South Africa’s Expropriation Act undermines private property security. He says the organisation urges reforms to protect rights, attract investment, and support economic growth amid global declines in property protections.
South Africa ranks 3rd in Africa on the 2025 International Property Rights Index