2025
| International Property Rights Index

Belgium

Region

Western Europe

Global Rank

17/126

Regional Rank

11/19

Score

7.480

Belgium’s IPRI score increased by 0.184 to 7.48 placing it 11st in the Western Europe region and 17th 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 -0.185 to 7.414 with scores of 8.399 in Judicial Independence, 7.591 in Rule of Law, 5.991 in Political Stability, and 7.674 in Control of Corruption.

 

Belgium’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.766 to 7.727 with scores of 10 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 7.181 in Registering Property, and 6 in Ease of Access to Loans.

 

Belgium’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.033 to 7.298 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 6.525 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

Belgium - Legal and Political Environment

Belgium - Physical Property Rights

Belgium - Intellectual Property Rights