2023
| International Property Rights Index

Kuwait

Region

Middle East and North Africa

Global Rank

54/125

Regional Rank

9/15

Score

5.230

Kuwait’s IPRI score decreased by -0.202 to 5.23 placing it 9th in the Middle East and North Africa region and 54th in the world. Kuwait is classified by the IMF as part of the Middle East and Central Asia group and by the World Bank as High income country.

 

Kuwait’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.151 to 5.376 with scores of in Judicial Independence, 5.521 in Rule of Law, 5.674 in Political Stability, and 4.933 in Control of Corruption.

 

Kuwait’s Physical Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 5.686 with scores of 5.726 in perception of Property Rights Protection, data wasn't available to measure Registering Process, and 5.645 in Access to Financing.

 

Kuwait’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.454 to 4.628 with scores of 5.184 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 3.6 in Patent Protection, 3.966 in Copyright Protection, and 5.76 in Trademark Protection.

 

Kuwait is a member of the following regional integration agreements

  • GCC
  • OPEC

Kuwait - IPRI Overall Score

Kuwait - 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

Kuwait - IPRI Overall Score

Kuwait - Legal and Political Environment

Kuwait - Physical Property Rights

Kuwait - Intellectual Property Rights