Region
Asia and Oceania
Global Rank
8/125
Regional Rank
3/19
Score
7.689
Australia’s IPRI score increased by 0.001 to 7.689 placing it 3rd in the Asia and Oceania region and 8th in the world. Australia is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Australia’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.043 to 8.107 with scores of 9.012 in Judicial Independence, 8.02 in Rule of Law, 6.867 in Political Stability, and 8.529 in Control of Corruption.
Australia’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.046 to 7.441 with scores of 8.446 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 8.069 in Registering Property, and 5.809 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Australia’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 7.518 with scores of 7.865 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 7.217 in Patent Protection, 8.4 in Copyright Protection, and 6.591 in Trademark Protection.
Australia is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- TPP-11
Australia - IPRI Overall Score
Australia - 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
Australia - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.072 | 8 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 3 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.188 | 9 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.192 | 9 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 9 | 3 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 10 | 3 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 11 | 3 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 11 | 5 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.714 | 12 | 4 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.931 | 12 | 4 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.244 | 10 | 4 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.329 | 7 | 3 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.363 | 5 | 3 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.358 | 6 | 4 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.904 | 11 | 3 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.616 | 11 | 4 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.688 | 10 | 3 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.689 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 8.081 | 7 | 2 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 8.100 | 6 | 2 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 8.319 | 11 | 2 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 8.456 | 9 | 3 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 8.300 | 10 | 3 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 8.200 | 10 | 3 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 8.300 | 10 | 3 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 8.425 | 10 | 3 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 8.052 | 11 | 3 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 8.335 | 10 | 2 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 8.272 | 11 | 3 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 8.227 | 11 | 3 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 8.153 | 11 | 3 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 8.141 | 11 | 3 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 8.175 | 11 | 3 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 7.933 | 12 | 4 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 8.150 | 11 | 2 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 8.107 | 7 | 2 | 2024 |
| Physical | 7.826 | 8 | 3 | 2007 |
| Physical | 7.800 | 8 | 3 | 2008 |
| Physical | 8.060 | 9 | 3 | 2009 |
| Physical | 8.143 | 8 | 3 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.700 | 12 | 3 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.400 | 19 | 6 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.400 | 18 | 6 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.400 | 14 | 4 | 2014 |
| Physical | 7.071 | 19 | 7 | 2015 |
| Physical | 7.275 | 16 | 7 | 2016 |
| Physical | 8.239 | 11 | 5 | 2017 |
| Physical | 8.171 | 14 | 6 | 2018 |
| Physical | 8.280 | 7 | 4 | 2019 |
| Physical | 8.326 | 5 | 4 | 2020 |
| Physical | 8.035 | 15 | 6 | 2021 |
| Physical | 7.414 | 13 | 5 | 2022 |
| Physical | 7.395 | 11 | 4 | 2023 |
| Physical | 7.441 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 8.307 | 4 | 1 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 8.300 | 4 | 1 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 8.186 | 9 | 2 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 7.978 | 11 | 2 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 7.900 | 16 | 4 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 7.800 | 18 | 4 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 7.900 | 15 | 4 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 8.000 | 15 | 3 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 8.019 | 13 | 2 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 8.183 | 13 | 2 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 8.220 | 14 | 2 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 8.589 | 4 | 1 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 8.656 | 4 | 1 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 8.605 | 4 | 2 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 7.502 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 7.502 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 7.518 | 8 | 2 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 7.518 | 8 | 2 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Australia - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.081 | 7 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 6 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.319 | 11 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.456 | 9 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 10 | 3 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 10 | 3 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 10 | 3 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.425 | 10 | 3 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.052 | 11 | 3 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.335 | 10 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.272 | 11 | 3 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.227 | 11 | 3 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.153 | 11 | 3 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.141 | 11 | 3 | 2020 |
| Overall | 8.175 | 11 | 3 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.933 | 12 | 4 | 2022 |
| Overall | 8.150 | 11 | 2 | 2023 |
| Overall | 8.107 | 7 | 2 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.804 | 6 | 2 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.800 | 6 | 2 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.000 | 3 | 2 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.083 | 8 | 2 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.000 | 6 | 2 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.700 | 13 | 3 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.600 | 12 | 3 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.200 | 14 | 4 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.147 | 14 | 4 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.584 | 13 | 4 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.730 | 10 | 3 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.766 | 8 | 2 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.598 | 7 | 2 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.292 | 10 | 4 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.292 | 10 | 4 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.292 | 10 | 4 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.018 | 7 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.012 | 6 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 8.580 | 11 | 3 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 8.529 | 11 | 2 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 8.500 | 9 | 2 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 8.500 | 11 | 2 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 8.600 | 6 | 2 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 8.500 | 9 | 3 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 8.507 | 10 | 2 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 8.855 | 9 | 2 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 8.648 | 13 | 4 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 8.504 | 11 | 3 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 8.363 | 13 | 4 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 8.431 | 14 | 4 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 8.468 | 13 | 3 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 8.302 | 13 | 3 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 8.349 | 12 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 8.020 | 16 | 4 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 6.640 | 16 | 4 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 6.600 | 17 | 5 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 6.720 | 20 | 5 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 7.154 | 15 | 5 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 6.700 | 25 | 6 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.600 | 24 | 7 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.700 | 29 | 8 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 7.000 | 17 | 4 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 7.033 | 16 | 3 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 7.163 | 12 | 4 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 6.887 | 24 | 6 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 7.098 | 18 | 5 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 7.063 | 21 | 5 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 7.231 | 16 | 5 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 7.317 | 10 | 4 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 6.807 | 24 | 5 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 6.759 | 24 | 5 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 6.867 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.800 | 8 | 3 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.800 | 8 | 3 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.974 | 12 | 3 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.056 | 9 | 3 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.100 | 7 | 3 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.100 | 7 | 3 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.300 | 5 | 2 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.000 | 10 | 3 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.521 | 13 | 3 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.740 | 10 | 3 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.822 | 10 | 3 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.541 | 14 | 3 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.590 | 14 | 3 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.612 | 14 | 3 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.622 | 11 | 3 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.330 | 13 | 3 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.475 | 12 | 3 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.529 | 11 | 3 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Australia - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.826 | 8 | 3 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 8 | 3 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.060 | 9 | 3 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.143 | 8 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 12 | 3 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 19 | 6 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 18 | 6 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 14 | 4 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.071 | 19 | 7 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.275 | 16 | 7 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.239 | 11 | 5 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.171 | 14 | 6 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.280 | 7 | 4 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.326 | 5 | 4 | 2020 |
| Overall | 8.035 | 15 | 6 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.414 | 13 | 5 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.395 | 11 | 4 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.441 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.968 | 9 | 1 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 9.000 | 7 | 1 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.833 | 8 | 3 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.883 | 13 | 3 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.400 | 12 | 3 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.900 | 21 | 6 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.800 | 24 | 7 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.500 | 24 | 6 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.513 | 21 | 6 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.126 | 16 | 5 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.091 | 15 | 5 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.998 | 18 | 5 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.324 | 11 | 5 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.446 | 9 | 4 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.446 | 9 | 4 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.446 | 9 | 4 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.446 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.446 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 8.113 | 12 | 4 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 8.100 | 12 | 4 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 8.846 | 18 | 6 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.980 | 24 | 6 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 9.000 | 28 | 6 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 9.100 | 24 | 5 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 9.100 | 27 | 5 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 9.000 | 22 | 5 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.833 | 14 | 6 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.833 | 15 | 6 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.826 | 11 | 4 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.833 | 14 | 3 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.833 | 13 | 3 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.851 | 16 | 3 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.851 | 14 | 3 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 7.988 | 11 | 4 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 7.929 | 10 | 3 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 8.069 | 9 | 3 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 6.398 | 12 | 4 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 6.400 | 11 | 4 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 6.500 | 12 | 3 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 6.567 | 6 | 1 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 5.600 | 16 | 5 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 5.300 | 21 | 6 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 5.300 | 22 | 8 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 5.000 | 21 | 8 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 3.866 | 36 | 12 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 3.866 | 37 | 12 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 6.799 | 14 | 5 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 6.682 | 14 | 6 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 6.682 | 14 | 6 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 6.682 | 14 | 6 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 5.809 | 31 | 10 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 5.809 | 31 | 10 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 5.809 | 30 | 9 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 5.809 | 30 | 9 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Australia - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.307 | 4 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 4 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.186 | 9 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.978 | 11 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 16 | 4 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 18 | 4 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 15 | 4 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 15 | 3 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.019 | 13 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.183 | 13 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.220 | 14 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.589 | 4 | 1 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.656 | 4 | 1 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.605 | 4 | 2 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.502 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.502 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.518 | 8 | 2 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.518 | 8 | 2 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.194 | 9 | 2 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.200 | 9 | 2 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.167 | 9 | 2 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.200 | 10 | 2 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.000 | 12 | 3 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.600 | 18 | 4 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.600 | 18 | 5 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.600 | 18 | 5 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.490 | 16 | 5 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.983 | 13 | 5 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.995 | 18 | 5 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.018 | 16 | 4 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.018 | 14 | 5 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.865 | 11 | 5 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.865 | 11 | 5 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.865 | 11 | 5 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.865 | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.865 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 9.048 | 3 | 1 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 9.000 | 4 | 2 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 8.340 | 29 | 5 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 8.333 | 29 | 5 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 8.300 | 29 | 5 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 8.300 | 29 | 5 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 8.300 | 29 | 4 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 8.700 | 17 | 2 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 17 | 3 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 17 | 3 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 17 | 3 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 3 | 1 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 7.351 | 6 | 1 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 7.351 | 6 | 1 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 7.217 | 5 | 1 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 7.217 | 5 | 1 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | 8.500 | 2 | 1 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.400 | 10 | 3 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.500 | 6 | 4 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 5 | 3 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.700 | 6 | 4 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.700 | 5 | 3 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.900 | 5 | 3 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.900 | 5 | 3 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.000 | 5 | 3 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.000 | 5 | 3 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.200 | 5 | 3 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.200 | 5 | 3 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.200 | 5 | 3 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.200 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.400 | 9 | 3 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.400 | 9 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Trademark Protection | 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 | 6.591 | 24 | 2 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.591 | 24 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.591 | 24 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.591 | 24 | 2 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |