Region
Asia and Oceania
Global Rank
47/129
Regional Rank
9/19
Score
5.594
China’s IPRI score decreased by -0.494 to 5.594 placing it 9st in the Asia and Oceania region and 47th in the world. China is classified by the IMF as part of the Emerging and Developing Asia group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
China’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.188 to 5.044 with scores of 5.823 in Judicial Independence, 4.881 in Rule of Law, 4.604 in Political Stability, and 4.868 in Control of Corruption.
China’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.668 to 5.463 with scores of 5.96 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.712 in Registering Process, and 5.717 in Access to Financing.
China’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 6.275 with scores of 5.831 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 7.245 in Patent Protection, 3.4 in Copyright Protection, and 8.625 in Trademark Protection.
China - IPRI Overall Score
China - 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
China - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.419 | 45 | 9 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 46 | 10 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.683 | 69 | 11 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.087 | 64 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 59 | 11 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 57 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 56 | 10 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 48 | 8 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.389 | 52 | 9 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.408 | 55 | 9 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.712 | 52 | 9 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.904 | 52 | 9 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.033 | 49 | 9 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.045 | 49 | 9 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.088 | 46 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.594 | 47 | 9 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 4.665 | 35 | 9 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 4.700 | 34 | 9 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 4.017 | 77 | 12 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 4.377 | 74 | 13 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 4.500 | 78 | 14 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 4.300 | 78 | 13 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 4.300 | 78 | 14 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 4.450 | 58 | 11 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 4.316 | 67 | 10 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 4.389 | 68 | 10 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 4.524 | 67 | 11 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 4.791 | 64 | 12 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 4.930 | 61 | 10 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 4.965 | 62 | 10 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 4.856 | 63 | 10 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 5.044 | 60 | 10 | 2022 |
| Physical | 5.060 | 42 | 11 | 2007 |
| Physical | 5.100 | 43 | 12 | 2008 |
| Physical | 5.611 | 62 | 13 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.063 | 53 | 11 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.800 | 39 | 9 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.900 | 35 | 9 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.800 | 36 | 8 | 2013 |
| Physical | 6.767 | 36 | 9 | 2014 |
| Physical | 6.539 | 35 | 8 | 2015 |
| Physical | 6.515 | 35 | 8 | 2016 |
| Physical | 6.999 | 37 | 8 | 2017 |
| Physical | 7.035 | 38 | 8 | 2018 |
| Physical | 7.148 | 36 | 8 | 2019 |
| Physical | 7.149 | 37 | 8 | 2020 |
| Physical | 7.131 | 37 | 9 | 2021 |
| Physical | 5.463 | 53 | 11 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 3.533 | 56 | 11 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 3.500 | 57 | 12 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 4.420 | 69 | 12 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 4.822 | 61 | 10 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.200 | 57 | 10 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 5.400 | 58 | 9 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 5.400 | 58 | 9 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.400 | 46 | 9 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 5.313 | 52 | 10 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 5.320 | 56 | 10 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 5.614 | 54 | 10 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 5.888 | 50 | 9 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.021 | 49 | 9 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 6.022 | 47 | 9 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 6.275 | 31 | 8 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 6.275 | 31 | 8 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
China - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.665 | 35 | 9 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 34 | 9 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.017 | 77 | 12 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.377 | 74 | 13 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 78 | 14 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 78 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 78 | 14 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.450 | 58 | 11 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.316 | 67 | 10 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.389 | 68 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.524 | 67 | 11 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.791 | 64 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.930 | 61 | 10 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.965 | 62 | 10 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.856 | 63 | 10 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.044 | 60 | 10 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.918 | 47 | 10 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.900 | 47 | 11 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.000 | 71 | 15 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.683 | 62 | 13 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.700 | 56 | 12 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.600 | 56 | 13 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.500 | 58 | 14 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.700 | 43 | 10 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.977 | 53 | 9 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.813 | 61 | 12 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.270 | 50 | 10 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.823 | 44 | 7 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.823 | 44 | 8 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.823 | 44 | 8 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.823 | 44 | 8 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.823 | 44 | 8 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 4.100 | 69 | 12 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 4.334 | 73 | 13 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 4.300 | 73 | 13 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 4.300 | 73 | 13 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 4.100 | 79 | 13 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 4.000 | 62 | 11 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 4.088 | 80 | 13 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 4.331 | 80 | 14 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 4.326 | 79 | 14 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 4.552 | 74 | 14 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 4.474 | 77 | 14 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 4.597 | 71 | 14 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 4.451 | 75 | 14 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 4.881 | 63 | 13 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 4.640 | 43 | 7 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 4.600 | 44 | 8 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 4.340 | 77 | 10 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 4.366 | 77 | 11 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 4.100 | 83 | 11 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 3.500 | 93 | 12 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 3.600 | 93 | 12 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 3.900 | 66 | 10 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 3.908 | 85 | 11 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 4.074 | 86 | 12 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 4.038 | 89 | 12 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 4.293 | 87 | 13 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 4.962 | 75 | 12 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 4.982 | 74 | 12 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 4.798 | 73 | 11 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 4.604 | 76 | 13 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.200 | 47 | 8 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.200 | 47 | 9 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.629 | 86 | 13 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.124 | 78 | 13 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.900 | 88 | 14 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.800 | 90 | 13 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.800 | 89 | 13 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.000 | 61 | 10 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.292 | 70 | 11 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.339 | 67 | 9 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.465 | 66 | 10 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.494 | 66 | 10 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.460 | 69 | 12 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.458 | 69 | 12 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.353 | 74 | 12 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.868 | 63 | 10 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
China - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.060 | 42 | 11 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 43 | 12 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.611 | 62 | 13 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.063 | 53 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 39 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 35 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 36 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.767 | 36 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.539 | 35 | 8 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.515 | 35 | 8 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.999 | 37 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.035 | 38 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.148 | 36 | 8 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.149 | 37 | 8 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.131 | 37 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.463 | 53 | 11 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.947 | 50 | 10 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.900 | 52 | 11 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.500 | 66 | 13 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.633 | 50 | 10 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.300 | 35 | 8 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.200 | 35 | 8 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.900 | 43 | 9 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.600 | 40 | 8 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.813 | 47 | 8 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.746 | 48 | 9 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.869 | 47 | 9 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.960 | 51 | 10 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.960 | 51 | 11 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.960 | 55 | 10 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.960 | 55 | 10 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.960 | 55 | 10 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 7.802 | 15 | 5 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 14 | 5 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 8.665 | 21 | 7 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.772 | 29 | 7 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.900 | 35 | 7 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 9.000 | 34 | 6 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 9.000 | 35 | 7 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.900 | 27 | 7 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.370 | 44 | 10 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.365 | 46 | 10 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.339 | 36 | 10 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.367 | 48 | 10 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.708 | 25 | 7 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.710 | 26 | 7 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.716 | 26 | 7 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.712 | 52 | 11 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 2.432 | 63 | 12 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 2.400 | 65 | 14 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 2.667 | 87 | 16 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 2.783 | 91 | 18 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 4.300 | 48 | 14 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 4.500 | 44 | 12 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 4.500 | 45 | 13 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 4.900 | 26 | 9 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 4.434 | 21 | 7 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 4.434 | 21 | 7 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 5.788 | 36 | 10 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 5.777 | 33 | 10 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 5.777 | 33 | 10 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 5.778 | 33 | 10 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 5.717 | 33 | 11 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 5.717 | 33 | 11 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
China - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.533 | 56 | 11 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 57 | 12 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.420 | 69 | 12 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.822 | 61 | 10 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 57 | 10 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 58 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 58 | 9 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 46 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.313 | 52 | 10 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.320 | 56 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.614 | 54 | 10 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.888 | 50 | 9 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.021 | 49 | 9 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.022 | 47 | 9 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.275 | 31 | 8 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.275 | 31 | 8 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.771 | 49 | 10 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.800 | 50 | 11 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.000 | 62 | 13 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.800 | 49 | 10 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.700 | 45 | 10 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.700 | 45 | 10 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.600 | 47 | 10 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.600 | 36 | 8 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.921 | 48 | 9 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.942 | 59 | 12 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.424 | 59 | 13 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.831 | 47 | 9 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.831 | 48 | 11 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.831 | 51 | 10 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.831 | 51 | 10 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.831 | 51 | 10 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 4.952 | 58 | 9 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 5.000 | 59 | 10 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 8.160 | 36 | 7 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 8.167 | 34 | 6 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 8.200 | 34 | 6 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 8.200 | 34 | 6 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 8.200 | 33 | 5 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 8.400 | 24 | 3 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 8.417 | 26 | 4 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 8.417 | 27 | 4 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 8.417 | 26 | 4 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 15 | 3 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 19 | 3 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 15 | 3 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 7.245 | 8 | 2 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 7.245 | 8 | 2 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.147 | 41 | 11 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.100 | 42 | 12 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.100 | 90 | 13 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.500 | 93 | 13 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.600 | 93 | 14 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.200 | 80 | 13 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.300 | 78 | 13 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.300 | 59 | 10 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.600 | 71 | 12 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.600 | 73 | 12 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.000 | 72 | 13 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.000 | 72 | 13 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.400 | 68 | 12 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.400 | 67 | 12 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.400 | 67 | 12 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.400 | 69 | 12 | 2022 |
| 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 | 8.625 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 8.625 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |