AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA’s IPRI score increased by 0.42 to 8.01 placing it 9th in the Western Europe region and 15th in the world. AUSTRIA is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as a high-income country.
AUSTRIA’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.03 to 7.85 with scores of 7.29 in Judicial Independence, 8.7 in Rule of Law, 7.44 in Political Stability, and 7.99 for Control of Corruption.
AUSTRIA’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 1.11 to 7.97 with scores of 8.19 in Property Rights, 9.32 in Registering Property, and 6.4 for Ease of Access to Loans.
AUSTRIA’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.13 to 8.21 with scores of 8.07 in Intellectual Property Protection, 8.67 in Patent Protection, and 7.9 in Copyright Protections.
AUSTRIA - IPRI Overall Score
AUSTRIA - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.964 | 10 | 8 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 10 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.115 | 10 | 8 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.166 | 10 | 7 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 12 | 8 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 11 | 7 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 12 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 13 | 10 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.554 | 17 | 10 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.591 | 17 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.012 | 15 | 9 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 7.937 | 10 | 7 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 7.900 | 9 | 7 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 8.404 | 9 | 8 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 8.399 | 12 | 9 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 8.100 | 16 | 11 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 8.000 | 15 | 10 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 7.800 | 16 | 11 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 7.850 | 16 | 11 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 7.828 | 18 | 12 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 7.827 | 18 | 12 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 7.854 | 17 | 11 | 2017 |
| Physical | 7.403 | 14 | 10 | 2007 |
| Physical | 7.400 | 14 | 10 | 2008 |
| Physical | 7.832 | 13 | 10 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.792 | 13 | 9 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.500 | 19 | 7 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.500 | 16 | 7 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.400 | 18 | 7 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.333 | 16 | 9 | 2014 |
| Physical | 6.840 | 27 | 11 | 2015 |
| Physical | 6.862 | 27 | 12 | 2016 |
| Physical | 7.970 | 14 | 6 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 8.552 | 3 | 3 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 8.600 | 2 | 3 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 8.109 | 11 | 8 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 8.306 | 6 | 4 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 8.100 | 12 | 9 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 8.000 | 14 | 10 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 8.100 | 14 | 8 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 8.750 | 2 | 2 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 7.994 | 14 | 10 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 8.084 | 15 | 11 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 8.212 | 15 | 11 | 2017 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
AUSTRIA - Legal and Political Environmental
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.937 | 10 | 7 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 9 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.404 | 9 | 8 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.399 | 12 | 9 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 16 | 11 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 15 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 16 | 11 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.850 | 16 | 11 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.828 | 18 | 12 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.827 | 18 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.854 | 17 | 11 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.150 | 14 | 9 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.100 | 15 | 10 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.500 | 9 | 9 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.517 | 11 | 8 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.200 | 18 | 12 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.900 | 21 | 12 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.400 | 29 | 13 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.300 | 25 | 13 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.957 | 27 | 13 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.931 | 27 | 13 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.291 | 26 | 13 | 2017 |
| Rule Of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule Of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule Of Law | 8.800 | 7 | 6 | 2009 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.836 | 3 | 3 | 2010 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.500 | 10 | 7 | 2011 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.600 | 10 | 6 | 2012 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.600 | 8 | 7 | 2013 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.700 | 7 | 5 | 2014 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.658 | 6 | 5 | 2015 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.914 | 8 | 7 | 2016 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.700 | 10 | 8 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 6.960 | 9 | 6 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 7.000 | 9 | 6 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 7.460 | 9 | 7 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 7.599 | 5 | 4 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 7.300 | 7 | 6 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 7.200 | 10 | 7 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 7.400 | 9 | 7 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 7.700 | 3 | 4 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 7.686 | 4 | 3 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 7.588 | 3 | 2 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 7.440 | 8 | 4 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.700 | 9 | 6 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.700 | 9 | 6 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.856 | 13 | 9 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.643 | 14 | 9 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.500 | 14 | 9 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.300 | 16 | 11 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.900 | 21 | 14 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.700 | 22 | 14 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.013 | 20 | 13 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.875 | 20 | 13 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.986 | 19 | 13 | 2017 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
AUSTRIA - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 9.083 | 6 | 6 | 2007 |
| Overall | 9.100 | 5 | 6 | 2008 |
| Overall | 9.167 | 4 | 4 | 2009 |
| Overall | 9.367 | 3 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.800 | 7 | 5 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.500 | 11 | 8 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.400 | 12 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.400 | 11 | 8 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.074 | 14 | 7 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.144 | 15 | 9 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.194 | 13 | 9 | 2017 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.403 | 14 | 10 | 2007 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.400 | 14 | 10 | 2008 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.832 | 13 | 10 | 2009 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.792 | 13 | 9 | 2010 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.500 | 19 | 7 | 2011 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.500 | 16 | 7 | 2012 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.400 | 18 | 7 | 2013 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.333 | 16 | 9 | 2014 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 6.840 | 27 | 11 | 2015 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 6.862 | 27 | 12 | 2016 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.970 | 14 | 6 | 2017 |
| Registering Property | 7.802 | 14 | 8 | 2007 |
| Registering Property | 7.800 | 15 | 8 | 2008 |
| Registering Property | 8.830 | 20 | 9 | 2009 |
| Registering Property | 8.910 | 27 | 9 | 2010 |
| Registering Property | 9.100 | 24 | 7 | 2011 |
| Registering Property | 9.300 | 19 | 7 | 2012 |
| Registering Property | 9.300 | 21 | 7 | 2013 |
| Registering Property | 9.300 | 11 | 7 | 2014 |
| Registering Property | 9.349 | 47 | 11 | 2015 |
| Registering Property | 9.347 | 48 | 11 | 2016 |
| Registering Property | 9.319 | 39 | 11 | 2017 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.324 | 23 | 12 | 2007 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.300 | 24 | 12 | 2008 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.500 | 29 | 13 | 2009 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.100 | 37 | 13 | 2010 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.600 | 41 | 11 | 2011 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.600 | 41 | 10 | 2012 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.600 | 42 | 9 | 2013 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.300 | 40 | 11 | 2014 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.097 | 62 | 12 | 2015 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.097 | 63 | 12 | 2016 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 6.397 | 19 | 8 | 2017 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
AUSTRIA -Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.676 | 15 | 10 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 16 | 10 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.167 | 11 | 10 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.650 | 5 | 4 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 9 | 7 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 15 | 12 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 15 | 11 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 17 | 11 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.515 | 15 | 9 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.786 | 19 | 11 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.070 | 17 | 11 | 2017 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.552 | 3 | 3 | 2007 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.600 | 2 | 3 | 2008 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.109 | 11 | 8 | 2009 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.306 | 6 | 4 | 2010 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.100 | 12 | 9 | 2011 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.000 | 14 | 10 | 2012 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.100 | 14 | 8 | 2013 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.750 | 2 | 2 | 2014 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.994 | 14 | 10 | 2015 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.084 | 15 | 11 | 2016 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.212 | 15 | 11 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 9.429 | 2 | 1 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 9.400 | 3 | 1 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 8.660 | 19 | 12 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 21 | 12 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 8.700 | 21 | 12 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 8.700 | 19 | 12 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 8.700 | 19 | 12 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 8.700 | 21 | 13 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 20 | 13 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 19 | 13 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 17 | 13 | 2017 |
| Copyright Piracy | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Piracy | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Piracy | 7.500 | 12 | 7 | 2009 |
| Copyright Piracy | 7.600 | 5 | 2 | 2010 |
| Copyright Piracy | 7.500 | 10 | 6 | 2011 |
| Copyright Piracy | 7.600 | 6 | 2 | 2012 |
| Copyright Piracy | 7.700 | 7 | 2 | 2013 |
| Copyright Piracy | 7.700 | 6 | 2 | 2014 |
| Copyright Piracy | 7.800 | 6 | 2 | 2015 |
| Copyright Piracy | 7.800 | 6 | 2 | 2016 |
| Copyright Piracy | 7.900 | 6 | 3 | 2017 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |