Austria

Region

Western Europe

Global Rank

14/129

Regional Rank

8/19

AUSTRIA

Region: Western Europe

Global Rank: 14 of 129

Region Rank: 8 of 19

Austria’s IPRI score increased by 0.084 to 8.089 placing it 8th in the Western Europe region and 14th 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 score increased by 0.148 to 7.927 with scores of 7.714 in Judicial Independence, 8.624 in Rule of Law, 8.052 in Control of Corruption, and 7.319 in Political Stability.

Austria’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.057 to 7.906 with scores of 8.265 in Perception of Property Rights Protection, 9.349 in Registering Property, and 6.104 in Ease of Access to Loans.

Austria’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex score increased by 0.047 to 8.434 with scores of 8.120 in Perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 9.08 in Patent Protection, and 8.1 in Copyright Protection.

Austria is a member of the following regional integration agreements

OECD
EU

Austria - 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 Piracy

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	9	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
Overall	8.004	15	9	2018
Overall	8.089	14	8	2019
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
Legal and Political	7.779	17	11	2018
Legal and Political	7.927	15	9	2019
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	6	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
Physical	7.848	20	10	2018
Physical	7.906	18	8	2019
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	9	2012
Intellectual	8.100	14	9	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
Intellectual	8.387	8	5	2018
Intellectual	8.434	8	5	2019
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
Overall	7.779	17	11	2018
Overall	7.927	15	9	2019
Judicial Independence	8.150	14	9	2007
Judicial Independence	8.100	15	10	2008
Judicial Independence	8.500	9	7	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
Judicial Independence	7.650	21	12	2018
Judicial Independence	7.714	20	11	2019
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	5	2012
Rule Of Law	8.600	8	5	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
Rule Of Law	8.555	10	7	2018
Rule Of Law	8.624	9	7	2019
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	3	2014
Political Stability	7.686	4	3	2015
Political Stability	7.588	3	2	2016
Political Stability	7.440	8	4	2017
Political Stability	6.821	26	12	2018
Political Stability	7.319	14	8	2019
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	10	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
Control of Corruption	8.088	18	13	2018
Control of Corruption	8.052	17	12	2019
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

Austria - Physical Property Rights

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	7.403	14	10	2007
Overall	7.400	14	10	2008
Overall	7.832	13	10	2009
Overall	7.792	13	9	2010
Overall	7.500	19	6	2011
Overall	7.500	16	7	2012
Overall	7.400	18	7	2013
Overall	7.333	16	9	2014
Overall	6.840	27	11	2015
Overall	6.862	27	12	2016
Overall	7.970	14	6	2017
Overall	7.848	20	10	2018
Overall	7.906	18	8	2019
Protection of Physical Property	9.083	6	6	2007
Protection of Physical Property	9.100	5	6	2008
Protection of Physical Property	9.167	4	4	2009
Protection of Physical Property	9.367	3	3	2010
Protection of Physical Property	8.800	7	5	2011
Protection of Physical Property	8.500	11	9	2012
Protection of Physical Property	8.400	12	8	2013
Protection of Physical Property	8.400	11	8	2014
Protection of Physical Property	8.074	13	7	2015
Protection of Physical Property	8.144	15	9	2016
Protection of Physical Property	8.194	13	9	2017
Protection of Physical Property	8.092	17	11	2018
Protection of Physical Property	8.265	12	6	2019
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
Registering Property	9.349	52	11	2018
Registering Property	9.349	50	11	2019
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	12	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
Ease of Access to Loans	6.104	25	8	2018
Ease of Access to Loans	6.104	25	8	2019
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

Austria - Intellectual Property Rights

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	8.552	3	3	2007
Overall	8.600	2	3	2008
Overall	8.109	11	8	2009
Overall	8.306	6	4	2010
Overall	8.100	12	9	2011
Overall	8.000	14	9	2012
Overall	8.100	14	9	2013
Overall	8.750	2	2	2014
Overall	7.994	14	10	2015
Overall	8.084	15	11	2016
Overall	8.212	15	11	2017
Overall	8.387	8	5	2018
Overall	8.434	8	5	2019
Perception of IP Protection	7.676	15	10	2007
Perception of IP Protection	7.700	16	10	2008
Perception of IP Protection	8.167	11	10	2009
Perception of IP Protection	8.650	5	4	2010
Perception of IP Protection	8.100	9	8	2011
Perception of IP Protection	7.800	15	12	2012
Perception of IP Protection	7.800	15	11	2013
Perception of IP Protection	7.800	17	10	2014
Perception of IP Protection	7.515	15	9	2015
Perception of IP Protection	7.786	19	11	2016
Perception of IP Protection	8.070	17	11	2017
Perception of IP Protection	8.177	11	7	2018
Perception of IP Protection	8.120	12	8	2019
Patent Protection	9.429	2	1	2007
Patent Protection	9.400	3	1	2008
Patent Protection	8.660	18	13	2009
Patent Protection	8.667	21	13	2010
Patent Protection	8.700	21	13	2011
Patent Protection	8.700	19	13	2012
Patent Protection	8.700	19	12	2013
Patent Protection	8.700	21	13	2014
Patent Protection	8.667	21	13	2015
Patent Protection	8.667	19	13	2016
Patent Protection	8.667	17	13	2017
Patent Protection	9.083	11	6	2018
Patent Protection	9.083	10	6	2019
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	3	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
Copyright Piracy	7.900	6	3	2018
Copyright Piracy	8.100	7	3	2019
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year