Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Global Rank
51/125
Regional Rank
4/21
Score
5.251
Jamaica’s IPRI score increased by 0.076 to 5.251 placing it 4th in the Latin America & Caribbean region and 51th in the world. Jamaica is classified by the IMF as part of the Latin America and the Caribbean group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
Jamaica’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.377 to 5.616 with scores of 7.331 in Judicial Independence, 4.664 in Rule of Law, 5.526 in Political Stability, and 4.941 in Control of Corruption.
Jamaica’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.039 to 4.91 with scores of 5.737 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.468 in Registering Process, and 4.526 in Access to Financing.
Jamaica’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.189 to 5.228 with scores of 5.465 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.483 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 5.734 in Trademark Protection.
Jamaica is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- CARICOM
Jamaica - IPRI Overall Score
Jamaica - 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
Jamaica - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.770 | 66 | 9 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.306 | 57 | 5 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 62 | 6 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 60 | 6 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 62 | 7 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 49 | 6 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.353 | 53 | 4 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.575 | 51 | 4 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.010 | 46 | 4 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.991 | 51 | 4 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.999 | 51 | 4 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.934 | 52 | 4 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.739 | 55 | 4 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.176 | 57 | 4 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.251 | 51 | 4 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 4.509 | 60 | 5 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 4.566 | 66 | 6 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 4.700 | 67 | 6 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 4.700 | 65 | 6 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 4.800 | 62 | 6 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 4.775 | 49 | 5 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 4.934 | 55 | 5 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 5.008 | 56 | 4 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 5.166 | 56 | 4 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 5.328 | 51 | 4 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 5.397 | 51 | 4 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 5.324 | 52 | 4 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 5.265 | 54 | 4 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 5.239 | 55 | 4 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 5.616 | 44 | 4 | 2023 |
| Physical | 5.791 | 55 | 5 | 2009 |
| Physical | 5.902 | 63 | 7 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.700 | 84 | 11 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.900 | 73 | 11 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.700 | 88 | 14 | 2013 |
| Physical | 6.400 | 47 | 5 | 2014 |
| Physical | 5.472 | 77 | 11 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.727 | 71 | 10 | 2016 |
| Physical | 6.633 | 52 | 6 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.474 | 62 | 7 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.433 | 70 | 9 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.388 | 75 | 10 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.536 | 64 | 6 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.871 | 68 | 5 | 2022 |
| Physical | 4.910 | 64 | 5 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 4.010 | 80 | 14 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 5.450 | 47 | 2 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.700 | 48 | 3 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 5.800 | 45 | 3 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 5.800 | 44 | 3 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.850 | 38 | 2 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 5.653 | 43 | 2 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 5.991 | 38 | 2 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 6.231 | 38 | 2 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 6.170 | 40 | 5 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.165 | 44 | 6 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 6.091 | 44 | 5 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 5.416 | 55 | 5 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 5.416 | 55 | 5 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 5.228 | 58 | 7 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Jamaica - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.509 | 60 | 5 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.566 | 66 | 6 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 67 | 6 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 65 | 6 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.800 | 62 | 6 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.775 | 49 | 5 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.934 | 55 | 5 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.008 | 56 | 4 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.166 | 56 | 4 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.328 | 51 | 4 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.397 | 51 | 4 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.324 | 52 | 4 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.265 | 54 | 4 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.239 | 55 | 4 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.616 | 44 | 4 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.333 | 48 | 4 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.850 | 46 | 3 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.400 | 47 | 5 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.300 | 43 | 4 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.300 | 43 | 4 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.300 | 36 | 4 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.893 | 39 | 5 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.256 | 37 | 4 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.474 | 34 | 3 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.401 | 37 | 4 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.360 | 39 | 4 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.756 | 46 | 4 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.756 | 46 | 4 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.756 | 46 | 4 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.331 | 23 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 3.740 | 84 | 11 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 4.016 | 83 | 7 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 4.000 | 84 | 8 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 4.000 | 84 | 8 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 4.100 | 79 | 8 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 4.200 | 58 | 7 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 4.226 | 76 | 7 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 4.377 | 77 | 7 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 4.530 | 73 | 7 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 4.496 | 76 | 7 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 4.687 | 70 | 6 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 4.528 | 74 | 6 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 4.375 | 77 | 7 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 4.525 | 74 | 7 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 4.664 | 69 | 6 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 5.000 | 63 | 9 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 4.466 | 75 | 10 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 4.300 | 78 | 11 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 4.200 | 77 | 10 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 4.800 | 69 | 9 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 5.200 | 45 | 6 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 5.352 | 50 | 5 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 5.176 | 58 | 7 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 5.314 | 55 | 7 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.736 | 50 | 7 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.888 | 50 | 6 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 6.341 | 38 | 2 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 6.041 | 44 | 3 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 5.690 | 46 | 3 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 5.526 | 46 | 4 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.964 | 78 | 13 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.933 | 87 | 13 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.100 | 82 | 11 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.200 | 75 | 10 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.200 | 77 | 12 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.300 | 51 | 5 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.265 | 73 | 8 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.223 | 71 | 6 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.346 | 69 | 5 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.678 | 61 | 4 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.655 | 63 | 4 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.671 | 64 | 5 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.887 | 58 | 4 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.985 | 58 | 4 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.941 | 57 | 4 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Jamaica - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.791 | 55 | 5 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.902 | 63 | 7 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 84 | 11 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 73 | 11 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 88 | 14 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.400 | 47 | 5 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.472 | 77 | 11 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.727 | 71 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.633 | 52 | 6 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.474 | 62 | 7 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.433 | 70 | 9 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.388 | 75 | 10 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.536 | 64 | 6 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.871 | 68 | 5 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.910 | 64 | 5 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.667 | 48 | 3 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.700 | 49 | 3 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.100 | 66 | 6 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.200 | 59 | 5 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.000 | 66 | 6 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.200 | 44 | 6 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.629 | 49 | 5 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.847 | 46 | 5 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.181 | 42 | 4 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.980 | 49 | 5 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.889 | 55 | 4 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.737 | 58 | 5 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.737 | 58 | 5 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.737 | 58 | 5 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.737 | 55 | 5 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 8.039 | 44 | 7 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.173 | 58 | 8 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.100 | 72 | 10 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.400 | 72 | 8 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.400 | 70 | 8 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.400 | 52 | 7 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.812 | 76 | 10 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.358 | 47 | 4 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.331 | 37 | 4 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.360 | 49 | 4 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.328 | 52 | 4 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.344 | 54 | 4 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.344 | 54 | 4 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.351 | 66 | 7 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 4.468 | 58 | 6 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 2.667 | 88 | 14 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 2.833 | 89 | 13 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 2.800 | 114 | 20 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.000 | 109 | 19 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 2.800 | 114 | 19 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 2.800 | 86 | 18 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 1.975 | 101 | 18 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 1.975 | 104 | 19 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 4.387 | 76 | 15 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.083 | 89 | 17 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.083 | 89 | 17 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.084 | 89 | 17 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.526 | 82 | 11 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.526 | 82 | 11 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 4.526 | 78 | 10 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Jamaica - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.010 | 80 | 14 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.450 | 47 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 48 | 3 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 45 | 3 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 44 | 3 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.850 | 38 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.653 | 43 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.991 | 38 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.231 | 38 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.170 | 40 | 5 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.165 | 44 | 6 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.091 | 44 | 5 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.416 | 55 | 5 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.416 | 55 | 5 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.228 | 58 | 7 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.183 | 62 | 5 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.600 | 72 | 6 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.800 | 70 | 7 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.900 | 71 | 7 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.000 | 56 | 8 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.589 | 55 | 5 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.265 | 52 | 6 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.745 | 45 | 4 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.625 | 55 | 5 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.615 | 58 | 5 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.465 | 59 | 5 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.465 | 59 | 5 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.465 | 59 | 5 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.465 | 56 | 5 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 6.120 | 71 | 15 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 6.717 | 61 | 12 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 61 | 12 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 61 | 12 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 60 | 12 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 6.700 | 56 | 10 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 6.717 | 56 | 10 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 6.717 | 57 | 11 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 6.717 | 57 | 11 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.716 | 59 | 13 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.716 | 60 | 14 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.717 | 60 | 14 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.050 | 70 | 15 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.050 | 70 | 15 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 4.483 | 100 | 17 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 78 | 15 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
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| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
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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 | 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 | 5.734 | 57 | 6 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.734 | 57 | 6 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.734 | 57 | 6 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |