Region
Western Europe
Global Rank
18/125
Regional Rank
12/19
Score
7.297
Belgium’s IPRI score decreased by -0.044 to 7.297 placing it 12nd in the Western Europe region and 18th in the world. Belgium is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Belgium’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.044 to 7.599 with scores of 8.555 in Judicial Independence, 7.698 in Rule of Law, 6.151 in Political Stability, and 7.99 in Control of Corruption.
Belgium’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.087 to 6.961 with scores of 7.856 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 7.191 in Registering Property, and 5.835 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Belgium’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 7.331 with scores of 8.352 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 7.017 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 6.625 in Trademark Protection.
Belgium is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- EU
Belgium - IPRI Overall Score
Belgium - 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
Belgium - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.813 | 17 | 11 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 18 | 11 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.453 | 18 | 12 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.459 | 20 | 13 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 18 | 12 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 17 | 11 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 18 | 11 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 18 | 11 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.364 | 20 | 12 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.454 | 19 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.839 | 18 | 12 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.678 | 18 | 11 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.669 | 18 | 11 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.706 | 17 | 10 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 19 | 12 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.279 | 18 | 11 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.341 | 18 | 12 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.297 | 18 | 12 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 6.901 | 16 | 11 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 6.900 | 17 | 11 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 7.416 | 19 | 14 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 7.395 | 20 | 14 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 7.400 | 20 | 13 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 7.500 | 19 | 12 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 7.600 | 19 | 13 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 7.450 | 18 | 13 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 7.671 | 19 | 13 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 7.646 | 19 | 13 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 7.549 | 19 | 13 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 7.471 | 19 | 13 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 7.443 | 20 | 13 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 7.464 | 18 | 12 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 7.474 | 18 | 13 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 7.474 | 18 | 12 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 7.643 | 17 | 12 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 7.599 | 17 | 12 | 2024 |
| Physical | 5.561 | 32 | 14 | 2007 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 31 | 14 | 2008 |
| Physical | 6.720 | 37 | 14 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.860 | 39 | 15 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.000 | 28 | 11 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.000 | 26 | 10 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.800 | 35 | 13 | 2013 |
| Physical | 6.933 | 28 | 14 | 2014 |
| Physical | 6.395 | 39 | 14 | 2015 |
| Physical | 6.468 | 40 | 15 | 2016 |
| Physical | 7.515 | 28 | 12 | 2017 |
| Physical | 7.387 | 29 | 12 | 2018 |
| Physical | 7.370 | 28 | 12 | 2019 |
| Physical | 7.458 | 29 | 12 | 2020 |
| Physical | 7.366 | 30 | 12 | 2021 |
| Physical | 7.002 | 23 | 12 | 2022 |
| Physical | 7.048 | 21 | 12 | 2023 |
| Physical | 6.961 | 22 | 12 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 7.977 | 10 | 8 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 8.000 | 10 | 8 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 8.224 | 8 | 6 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 8.122 | 10 | 8 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 8.000 | 14 | 10 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 8.000 | 12 | 9 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 8.100 | 11 | 8 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 8.600 | 4 | 3 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 8.026 | 12 | 9 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 8.247 | 8 | 6 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 8.452 | 7 | 5 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 8.177 | 12 | 9 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 8.195 | 12 | 9 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 8.195 | 11 | 7 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 7.361 | 10 | 6 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 7.361 | 10 | 6 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 7.331 | 11 | 8 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 7.331 | 11 | 8 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Belgium - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.901 | 16 | 11 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 17 | 11 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.416 | 19 | 14 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.395 | 20 | 14 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 20 | 13 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 19 | 12 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 19 | 13 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.450 | 18 | 13 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.671 | 19 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.646 | 19 | 13 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.549 | 19 | 13 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.471 | 19 | 13 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.443 | 20 | 13 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.464 | 18 | 12 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.474 | 18 | 13 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.474 | 18 | 12 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.643 | 17 | 12 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.599 | 17 | 12 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.982 | 21 | 12 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 21 | 12 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.333 | 23 | 14 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.900 | 18 | 13 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.400 | 26 | 13 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.500 | 27 | 13 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.500 | 27 | 12 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.800 | 19 | 12 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.784 | 18 | 11 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.027 | 16 | 10 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.884 | 17 | 10 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.683 | 20 | 11 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.895 | 16 | 9 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.896 | 11 | 7 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.896 | 11 | 7 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.896 | 11 | 7 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.661 | 11 | 8 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.555 | 11 | 8 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 8.040 | 19 | 14 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 7.767 | 22 | 15 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 7.700 | 21 | 15 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 7.800 | 21 | 15 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 7.900 | 20 | 14 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 7.800 | 20 | 14 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 7.806 | 20 | 13 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 8.022 | 20 | 13 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 7.842 | 20 | 13 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 7.804 | 20 | 14 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 7.686 | 21 | 14 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 7.736 | 21 | 14 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 7.727 | 21 | 14 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 7.738 | 20 | 13 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 7.652 | 19 | 13 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 7.698 | 19 | 13 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 6.320 | 22 | 11 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 6.300 | 22 | 10 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 6.500 | 30 | 14 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 6.215 | 33 | 14 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 6.600 | 28 | 13 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.600 | 25 | 12 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.800 | 26 | 12 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.800 | 22 | 11 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 6.835 | 25 | 12 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 6.429 | 32 | 14 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 6.304 | 36 | 14 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 6.189 | 39 | 15 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 6.197 | 39 | 14 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 6.206 | 44 | 14 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 6.168 | 39 | 15 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 6.308 | 34 | 14 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 6.290 | 33 | 14 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 6.151 | 31 | 14 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.400 | 16 | 10 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.400 | 16 | 10 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.791 | 18 | 13 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.697 | 20 | 14 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.900 | 19 | 13 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.000 | 19 | 12 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.200 | 15 | 10 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.100 | 17 | 11 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.260 | 17 | 11 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.105 | 18 | 12 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.165 | 18 | 12 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.206 | 16 | 12 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.994 | 19 | 13 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.021 | 18 | 13 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.104 | 16 | 11 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.956 | 20 | 13 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.969 | 18 | 12 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.990 | 18 | 12 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Belgium - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.561 | 32 | 14 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 31 | 14 | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.720 | 37 | 14 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.860 | 39 | 15 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 28 | 11 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 26 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 35 | 13 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.933 | 28 | 14 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.395 | 39 | 14 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.468 | 40 | 15 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.515 | 28 | 12 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.387 | 29 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.370 | 28 | 12 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.458 | 29 | 12 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.366 | 30 | 12 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.002 | 23 | 12 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.048 | 21 | 12 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.961 | 22 | 12 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.196 | 16 | 12 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.200 | 17 | 12 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.333 | 19 | 13 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.417 | 19 | 13 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.800 | 22 | 13 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.700 | 23 | 13 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.500 | 28 | 14 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.700 | 21 | 14 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.414 | 23 | 13 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.385 | 26 | 14 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.886 | 21 | 13 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.907 | 19 | 12 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.856 | 19 | 12 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.856 | 16 | 10 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.856 | 16 | 10 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.856 | 16 | 10 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.856 | 15 | 10 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.856 | 15 | 10 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 2.765 | 60 | 15 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 2.800 | 61 | 15 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 6.326 | 88 | 16 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 6.513 | 105 | 17 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.600 | 96 | 16 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.600 | 103 | 18 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.600 | 104 | 18 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.500 | 81 | 18 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 7.889 | 105 | 19 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.138 | 104 | 19 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.061 | 88 | 18 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.145 | 105 | 18 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.145 | 112 | 19 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.407 | 101 | 17 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.407 | 101 | 17 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 7.314 | 17 | 11 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 7.453 | 15 | 10 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 7.191 | 17 | 10 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 5.721 | 20 | 11 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 5.700 | 20 | 11 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 5.500 | 28 | 13 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 5.650 | 24 | 10 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 5.600 | 17 | 6 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 5.600 | 14 | 6 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 5.400 | 19 | 6 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 5.000 | 22 | 7 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 3.881 | 34 | 9 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 3.881 | 35 | 9 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 6.599 | 17 | 7 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 6.110 | 24 | 7 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 6.110 | 24 | 7 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 6.111 | 23 | 7 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 5.835 | 29 | 12 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 5.835 | 29 | 12 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 5.835 | 28 | 12 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 5.835 | 28 | 12 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Belgium - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.977 | 10 | 8 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 10 | 8 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.224 | 8 | 6 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.122 | 10 | 8 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 14 | 10 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 12 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 11 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.600 | 4 | 3 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.026 | 12 | 9 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.247 | 8 | 6 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.452 | 7 | 5 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.177 | 12 | 9 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.195 | 12 | 9 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.195 | 11 | 7 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.361 | 10 | 6 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.361 | 10 | 6 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.331 | 11 | 8 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.331 | 11 | 8 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.626 | 16 | 11 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.600 | 17 | 11 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.833 | 14 | 11 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.533 | 19 | 13 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.300 | 22 | 13 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.200 | 24 | 14 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.500 | 20 | 12 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.500 | 19 | 12 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.146 | 22 | 12 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.809 | 18 | 10 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.323 | 11 | 9 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.398 | 8 | 6 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.352 | 7 | 6 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.352 | 7 | 5 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.352 | 7 | 5 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.352 | 7 | 5 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.352 | 6 | 5 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.352 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 8.387 | 10 | 7 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 8.400 | 11 | 7 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 9.340 | 5 | 3 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 2 | 1 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 2 | 1 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 2 | 1 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 2 | 1 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 3 | 1 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 3 | 1 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 3 | 1 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 3 | 1 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.433 | 25 | 14 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.433 | 25 | 14 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 8.433 | 25 | 14 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 6.668 | 22 | 11 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 6.668 | 22 | 11 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 7.017 | 12 | 7 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 7.017 | 12 | 7 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | 7.500 | 10 | 6 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.500 | 6 | 3 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.500 | 8 | 3 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.500 | 7 | 3 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 8 | 3 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 7 | 3 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 9 | 5 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 9 | 5 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.700 | 11 | 7 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.700 | 11 | 7 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.800 | 13 | 9 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.800 | 13 | 9 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.800 | 13 | 9 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.800 | 13 | 9 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| 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 | 2014 | |
| 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 | 6.625 | 20 | 9 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.625 | 20 | 9 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.625 | 20 | 9 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.625 | 20 | 9 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |