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| Rank | Country | Rating |
| 1 | Finland | 8.6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 8.5 |
| 3 | Oman | 8.3 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 8.3 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 8.3 |
| 6 | Denmark | 8.2 |
| 7 | Macedonia | 8.2 |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 8.2 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 8.1 |
| 10 | Canada | 8 |
This year, Switzerland’s IPRI improved by 0.1 points. LP’s increase by 0.1 points is based on slight improvements in the Control for Corruption and Rule of Law subcomponents. PPR improved by 0.1 points driven by slight improvements in the Access to Loans subcategory. IPR for Switzerland remains unchanged this year – while the Protection of Intellectual Property improved by 0.1 points, the Copyright Piracy score declined by 0.1 points.
| Category | Score | Global Rank | Regional Rank (WE) | |
| Legal and Political Environment | 8.6 | 6 of 130 | 4 of 19 | |
| Judicial Independence | 9.1 | |||
| Rule of Law | 8.6 | |||
| Control of Corruption | 9.1 | |||
| Political Stability | 7.4 | |||
| Physical Property Rights | 7.9 | 7 of 130 | 3 of 19 | |
| Protection of Physical Property Rights | 9.2 | |||
| Registering Property | 9.1 | |||
| Access to Loans | 5.3 | |||
| Intellectual Property Rights | 8.3 | 4 of 130 | 4 of 19 | |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.7 | |||
| Patent Protection | 0 | |||
| Copyright Piracy | 7.4 |