Region
Middle East and North Africa
Global Rank
74/126
Regional Rank
10/15
Score
4.601
Bahrain’s IPRI score decreased by -1.117 to 4.601 placing it 10th in the Middle East and North Africa region and 74th in the world. Bahrain is classified by the IMF as part of the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Bahrain’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.152 to 5.266 with scores of in Judicial Independence, 5.938 in Rule of Law, 4.504 in Political Stability, and 5.356 in Control of Corruption.
Bahrain’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -3.466 to 3.333 with scores of 6.667 in perception of Property Rights Protection, data wasn't available to measure Registering Property, and - in Ease of Access to Loans.
Bahrain’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.038 to 5.205 with scores of 6.961 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 3.5 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 5.154 in Trademark Protection.
Bahrain is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- GCC
Bahrain - IPRI Overall Score
Bahrain - 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
Bahrain - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.748 | 44 | 6 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.217 | 38 | 5 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 31 | 3 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 30 | 3 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.500 | 36 | 5 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.818 | 46 | 7 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.971 | 42 | 6 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.157 | 42 | 6 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.174 | 45 | 7 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.195 | 44 | 6 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.388 | 38 | 6 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.317 | 38 | 6 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.959 | 38 | 6 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.722 | 42 | 5 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.719 | 43 | 6 | 2024 |
| Overall | 4.601 | 74 | 10 | 2025 |
| Legal and Political | 5.510 | 50 | 7 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 5.709 | 46 | 6 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 5.900 | 45 | 6 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 5.800 | 47 | 6 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 5.500 | 51 | 6 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 4.903 | 57 | 8 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 5.214 | 53 | 8 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 5.280 | 52 | 7 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 5.318 | 53 | 7 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 5.280 | 55 | 7 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 5.296 | 54 | 8 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 5.423 | 50 | 8 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 5.400 | 50 | 8 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 5.124 | 55 | 7 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 5.114 | 53 | 8 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 5.266 | 52 | 7 | 2025 |
| Physical | 6.500 | 41 | 7 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.410 | 22 | 3 | 2010 |
| Physical | 8.100 | 5 | 1 | 2011 |
| Physical | 8.200 | 5 | 1 | 2012 |
| Physical | 8.100 | 6 | 1 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.158 | 17 | 4 | 2015 |
| Physical | 7.212 | 18 | 3 | 2016 |
| Physical | 7.527 | 27 | 4 | 2017 |
| Physical | 7.541 | 26 | 4 | 2018 |
| Physical | 7.541 | 26 | 4 | 2019 |
| Physical | 7.987 | 18 | 3 | 2020 |
| Physical | 7.851 | 22 | 4 | 2021 |
| Physical | 6.799 | 25 | 5 | 2022 |
| Physical | 6.799 | 24 | 5 | 2023 |
| Physical | 6.799 | 25 | 5 | 2024 |
| Physical | 3.333 | 96 | 11 | 2025 |
| Intellectual | 5.233 | 47 | 5 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 5.533 | 45 | 6 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 6.000 | 38 | 3 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 6.100 | 39 | 4 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 5.900 | 43 | 5 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.392 | 50 | 6 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 5.489 | 52 | 6 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 5.664 | 53 | 5 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 5.663 | 55 | 6 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 5.763 | 55 | 6 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 5.880 | 53 | 5 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 5.677 | 44 | 3 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 5.677 | 44 | 3 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 5.243 | 57 | 4 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 5.243 | 58 | 5 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 5.205 | 58 | 5 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Bahrain - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.510 | 50 | 7 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.709 | 46 | 6 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 45 | 6 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 47 | 6 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 51 | 6 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.903 | 57 | 8 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.214 | 53 | 8 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.280 | 52 | 7 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.318 | 53 | 7 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.280 | 55 | 7 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.296 | 54 | 8 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.423 | 50 | 8 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 50 | 8 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.124 | 55 | 7 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.114 | 53 | 8 | 2024 |
| Overall | 5.266 | 52 | 7 | 2025 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.167 | 50 | 8 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.000 | 44 | 10 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.200 | 32 | 5 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.600 | 26 | 4 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.200 | 34 | 6 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.686 | 43 | 8 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.240 | 38 | 6 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.823 | 31 | 5 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.822 | 31 | 6 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.822 | 30 | 7 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.726 | 30 | 7 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.726 | 30 | 7 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.726 | 30 | 7 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| Rule of Law | 6.320 | 39 | 4 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 6.318 | 41 | 6 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 6.000 | 49 | 5 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 5.900 | 48 | 5 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 5.700 | 50 | 6 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 5.703 | 50 | 7 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 5.898 | 47 | 6 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 5.921 | 46 | 6 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 5.917 | 47 | 5 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 5.893 | 45 | 4 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 5.825 | 47 | 5 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 5.989 | 45 | 5 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 5.983 | 46 | 5 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 5.942 | 41 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 5.878 | 41 | 5 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 5.938 | 40 | 5 | 2025 |
| Political Stability | 4.440 | 74 | 5 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 4.640 | 73 | 6 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 4.800 | 70 | 6 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 4.200 | 81 | 8 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 3.700 | 89 | 8 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 2.316 | 113 | 12 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 3.118 | 108 | 10 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 3.030 | 113 | 11 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 3.649 | 100 | 10 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 3.685 | 108 | 10 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 3.929 | 106 | 9 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 3.999 | 98 | 8 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 4.023 | 93 | 7 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 4.094 | 84 | 7 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 4.186 | 80 | 8 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 4.504 | 83 | 8 | 2025 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.114 | 34 | 4 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.876 | 42 | 6 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.600 | 46 | 6 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.500 | 47 | 6 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.500 | 45 | 4 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.905 | 39 | 4 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.599 | 45 | 4 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.347 | 49 | 6 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.883 | 57 | 7 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.718 | 61 | 9 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.705 | 62 | 8 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.980 | 55 | 7 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.869 | 62 | 8 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.336 | 47 | 5 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.279 | 47 | 5 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.356 | 48 | 7 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Bahrain - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.500 | 41 | 7 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.410 | 22 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 5 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 5 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 6 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.158 | 17 | 4 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.212 | 18 | 3 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.527 | 27 | 4 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.541 | 26 | 4 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.541 | 26 | 4 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.987 | 18 | 3 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.851 | 22 | 4 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.799 | 25 | 5 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.799 | 24 | 5 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.799 | 25 | 5 | 2024 |
| Overall | 3.333 | 96 | 11 | 2025 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.500 | 32 | 4 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.433 | 34 | 5 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.000 | 20 | 1 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.200 | 18 | 1 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.100 | 19 | 1 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.078 | 28 | 3 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.243 | 29 | 3 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.436 | 26 | 3 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.435 | 26 | 4 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.435 | 27 | 4 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.843 | 17 | 2 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.843 | 17 | 2 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.843 | 17 | 2 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.843 | 16 | 2 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.843 | 16 | 2 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.667 | 63 | 6 | 2025 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Registering Process | 9.114 | 19 | 4 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 9.400 | 17 | 4 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 9.400 | 17 | 3 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 9.400 | 17 | 3 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 9.027 | 65 | 8 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.023 | 66 | 7 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.983 | 55 | 9 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.026 | 72 | 9 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.026 | 71 | 8 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.955 | 5 | 4 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.955 | 5 | 4 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Registering Process | 0.000 | 111 | 9 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| Access to Financing | 5.500 | 32 | 6 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 5.683 | 23 | 4 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 6.900 | 2 | 2 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 7.100 | 2 | 2 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 6.900 | 2 | 2 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 5.369 | 8 | 3 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 5.369 | 8 | 3 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 6.161 | 23 | 4 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 6.161 | 21 | 4 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 6.161 | 21 | 4 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 6.161 | 21 | 4 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 5.755 | 32 | 7 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 5.755 | 32 | 7 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 5.755 | 31 | 7 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 5.755 | 31 | 7 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Bahrain - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.233 | 47 | 5 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.533 | 45 | 6 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.000 | 38 | 3 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.100 | 39 | 4 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 43 | 5 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.392 | 50 | 6 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.489 | 52 | 6 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.664 | 53 | 5 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.663 | 55 | 6 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.763 | 55 | 6 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.880 | 53 | 5 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.677 | 44 | 3 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.677 | 44 | 3 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.243 | 57 | 4 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.243 | 58 | 5 | 2024 |
| Overall | 5.205 | 58 | 5 | 2025 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.167 | 32 | 4 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.567 | 26 | 3 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.400 | 21 | 3 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.600 | 20 | 2 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.300 | 27 | 4 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.085 | 30 | 5 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.278 | 31 | 5 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.728 | 30 | 4 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.727 | 29 | 4 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.727 | 30 | 5 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.961 | 31 | 6 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.961 | 31 | 6 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.961 | 31 | 6 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.961 | 29 | 6 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.961 | 29 | 6 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.961 | 28 | 6 | 2025 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2021 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Patent Protection | 3.500 | 119 | 14 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 3.500 | 119 | 14 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 3.500 | 120 | 14 | 2025 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.300 | 42 | 4 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.500 | 46 | 6 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.600 | 43 | 5 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.600 | 44 | 5 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.600 | 45 | 5 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.700 | 45 | 5 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.700 | 45 | 5 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.600 | 48 | 5 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.600 | 47 | 5 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.800 | 48 | 5 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.800 | 48 | 5 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.800 | 47 | 5 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.800 | 48 | 5 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| 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 | 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 | 5.269 | 72 | 9 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.269 | 72 | 9 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.269 | 72 | 9 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.269 | 72 | 9 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.154 | 75 | 8 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |