AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA’s IPRI score increased by 0.31 to 8.24 placing it 4th in the Asia and Oceania region and 10th in the world. AUSTRALIA is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as a high income country.
AUSTRALIA’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.06 to 8.27 with scores of 8.73 in Judicial Independence, 8.65 in Rule of Law, 6.89 in Political Stability, and 8.82 for Control of Corruption.
AUSTRALIA’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.96 to 8.24 with scores of 8.09 in Property Rights, 9.83 in Registering Property, and 6.8 for Ease of Access to Loans.
AUSTRALIA’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.04 to 8.22 with scores of 7.99 in Intellectual Property Protection, 8.67 in Patent Protection, and 8 in Copyright Protections.
AUSTRALIA - IPRI Overall Score
AUSTRALIA - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.072 | 8 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 5 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.188 | 9 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.192 | 9 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 10 | 3 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 10 | 3 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 11 | 3 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 15 | 5 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.714 | 12 | 4 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.931 | 12 | 4 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.244 | 10 | 4 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 8.081 | 7 | 2 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 8.100 | 7 | 2 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 8.319 | 11 | 2 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 8.456 | 11 | 3 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 8.300 | 12 | 2 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 8.200 | 10 | 3 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 8.300 | 10 | 2 | 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 |
| 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 | 13 | 4 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.400 | 19 | 6 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.400 | 19 | 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 |
| Intellectual | 8.307 | 4 | 1 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 8.300 | 4 | 1 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 8.186 | 9 | 2 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 7.978 | 12 | 2 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 7.900 | 17 | 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
AUSTRALIA - Legal and Political Environmental
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.081 | 7 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 7 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.319 | 11 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.456 | 11 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 12 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 10 | 3 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 10 | 2 | 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 |
| 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 | 9 | 2 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.700 | 15 | 2 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.600 | 13 | 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 |
| Rule Of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule Of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule Of Law | 8.580 | 11 | 2 | 2009 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.529 | 11 | 2 | 2010 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.500 | 9 | 2 | 2011 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.500 | 12 | 2 | 2012 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.600 | 7 | 2 | 2013 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.500 | 11 | 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 |
| 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 | 29 | 6 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.700 | 31 | 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 |
| Corruption Control | 8.800 | 8 | 3 | 2007 |
| Corruption Control | 8.800 | 8 | 3 | 2008 |
| Corruption Control | 8.974 | 12 | 3 | 2009 |
| Corruption Control | 9.056 | 9 | 3 | 2010 |
| Corruption Control | 9.100 | 8 | 3 | 2011 |
| Corruption Control | 9.100 | 9 | 3 | 2012 |
| Corruption Control | 9.300 | 6 | 2 | 2013 |
| Corruption Control | 9.000 | 10 | 3 | 2014 |
| Corruption Control | 8.521 | 13 | 3 | 2015 |
| Corruption Control | 8.740 | 10 | 3 | 2016 |
| Corruption Control | 8.822 | 10 | 3 | 2017 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
AUSTRALIA - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.968 | 9 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 9.000 | 7 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.833 | 13 | 3 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.883 | 13 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.400 | 13 | 3 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 21 | 6 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 24 | 7 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 24 | 6 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.513 | 21 | 6 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.126 | 16 | 5 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.091 | 15 | 5 | 2017 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.826 | 8 | 3 | 2007 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.800 | 8 | 3 | 2008 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.060 | 9 | 3 | 2009 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.143 | 8 | 3 | 2010 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.700 | 13 | 4 | 2011 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.400 | 19 | 6 | 2012 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.400 | 19 | 6 | 2013 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.400 | 14 | 4 | 2014 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.071 | 19 | 7 | 2015 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.275 | 16 | 7 | 2016 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.239 | 11 | 5 | 2017 |
| Registering Property | 8.113 | 12 | 4 | 2007 |
| Registering Property | 8.100 | 12 | 4 | 2008 |
| Registering Property | 8.846 | 19 | 6 | 2009 |
| Registering Property | 8.980 | 24 | 6 | 2010 |
| Registering Property | 9.000 | 29 | 6 | 2011 |
| Registering Property | 9.100 | 25 | 5 | 2012 |
| Registering Property | 9.100 | 31 | 5 | 2013 |
| Registering Property | 9.000 | 23 | 5 | 2014 |
| Registering Property | 9.833 | 14 | 6 | 2015 |
| Registering Property | 9.833 | 15 | 6 | 2016 |
| Registering Property | 9.826 | 11 | 4 | 2017 |
| Access to Loan | 6.398 | 12 | 4 | 2007 |
| Access to Loan | 6.400 | 13 | 3 | 2008 |
| Access to Loan | 6.500 | 12 | 2 | 2009 |
| Access to Loan | 6.567 | 7 | 1 | 2010 |
| Access to Loan | 5.600 | 16 | 5 | 2011 |
| Access to Loan | 5.300 | 23 | 6 | 2012 |
| Access to Loan | 5.300 | 24 | 8 | 2013 |
| Access to Loan | 5.000 | 23 | 8 | 2014 |
| Access to Loan | 3.866 | 36 | 12 | 2015 |
| Access to Loan | 3.866 | 37 | 12 | 2016 |
| Access to Loan | 6.799 | 14 | 5 | 2017 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
AUSTRALIA -Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.194 | 9 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 10 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.167 | 10 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 10 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 12 | 3 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 20 | 4 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 19 | 5 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 18 | 5 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.490 | 16 | 5 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.983 | 13 | 5 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.995 | 18 | 5 | 2017 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.307 | 4 | 1 | 2007 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.300 | 4 | 1 | 2008 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.186 | 9 | 2 | 2009 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.978 | 12 | 2 | 2010 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.900 | 17 | 4 | 2011 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.800 | 18 | 4 | 2012 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.900 | 15 | 4 | 2013 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.000 | 15 | 3 | 2014 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.019 | 13 | 2 | 2015 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.183 | 13 | 2 | 2016 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.220 | 14 | 2 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 9.048 | 5 | 1 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 9.000 | 6 | 2 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 8.340 | 30 | 5 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 8.333 | 30 | 5 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 8.300 | 33 | 5 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 8.300 | 30 | 5 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 8.300 | 31 | 4 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 8.700 | 22 | 2 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 22 | 3 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 21 | 3 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 20 | 3 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | 8.500 | 3 | 1 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.400 | 11 | 3 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.500 | 11 | 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |