Region
Middle East and North Africa
Global Rank
43/125
Regional Rank
6/15
Score
5.719
Bahrain’s IPRI score decreased by -0.003 to 5.719 placing it 6th in the Middle East and North Africa region and 43rd 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 decreased by -0.01 to 5.114 with scores of in Judicial Independence, 5.878 in Rule of Law, 4.186 in Political Stability, and 5.279 in Control of Corruption.
Bahrain’s Physical Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 6.799 with scores of 7.843 in perception of Property Rights Protection, data wasn't available to measure Registering Property, and 5.755 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Bahrain’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 5.243 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 5.269 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |