Region
Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Global Rank
31/126
Regional Rank
5/25
Score
6.354
Cyprus’s IPRI score increased by 0.407 to 6.354 placing it 5th in the Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and 31st in the world. Cyprus is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Cyprus’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.024 to 6.375 with scores of 7.576 in Judicial Independence, 6.256 in Rule of Law, 6.002 in Political Stability, and 5.665 in Control of Corruption.
Cyprus’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 1.189 to 7.025 with scores of 10 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.976 in Registering Property, and 5.1 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Cyprus’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.005 to 5.661 with scores of 6.31 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.233 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 5.438 in Trademark Protection.
Cyprus is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- EU
Cyprus - IPRI Overall Score
Cyprus - 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
Cyprus - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.295 | 35 | 4 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.559 | 31 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 25 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 25 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 31 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.400 | 30 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.048 | 35 | 3 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.121 | 36 | 3 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.447 | 57 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.237 | 41 | 5 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.407 | 37 | 4 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.355 | 41 | 5 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.345 | 36 | 4 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.838 | 40 | 6 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.975 | 37 | 5 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.948 | 37 | 5 | 2024 |
| Overall | 6.354 | 31 | 5 | 2025 |
| Legal and Political | 6.592 | 29 | 2 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 6.877 | 25 | 1 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 7.000 | 27 | 2 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 7.000 | 27 | 2 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 6.700 | 32 | 2 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 6.825 | 26 | 1 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 6.570 | 29 | 2 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 6.709 | 28 | 2 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 6.568 | 30 | 2 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 6.388 | 35 | 3 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 6.559 | 30 | 3 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 6.306 | 35 | 3 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 6.240 | 37 | 5 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 5.911 | 43 | 6 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 6.419 | 34 | 4 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 6.351 | 36 | 5 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 6.375 | 37 | 5 | 2025 |
| Physical | 6.417 | 43 | 5 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.767 | 41 | 4 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.500 | 17 | 1 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.200 | 21 | 1 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.000 | 29 | 1 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.167 | 22 | 2 | 2014 |
| Physical | 5.853 | 54 | 9 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.914 | 56 | 10 | 2016 |
| Physical | 4.017 | 121 | 21 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.218 | 71 | 13 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.436 | 69 | 12 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.471 | 68 | 13 | 2020 |
| Physical | 7.010 | 43 | 4 | 2021 |
| Physical | 5.820 | 40 | 6 | 2022 |
| Physical | 5.849 | 36 | 4 | 2023 |
| Physical | 5.836 | 37 | 4 | 2024 |
| Physical | 7.025 | 27 | 4 | 2025 |
| Intellectual | 5.876 | 37 | 4 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 6.033 | 34 | 5 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 6.300 | 35 | 5 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 6.200 | 35 | 4 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 6.100 | 35 | 4 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.833 | 39 | 6 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 5.721 | 42 | 7 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 5.740 | 44 | 7 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 5.756 | 49 | 8 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 6.106 | 42 | 5 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.226 | 43 | 6 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 6.287 | 37 | 5 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 5.784 | 42 | 9 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 5.784 | 42 | 9 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 5.656 | 43 | 10 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 5.656 | 43 | 10 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 5.661 | 42 | 10 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Cyprus - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.592 | 29 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.877 | 25 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 27 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 27 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 32 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.825 | 26 | 1 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.570 | 29 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.709 | 28 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.568 | 30 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.388 | 35 | 3 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.559 | 30 | 3 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.306 | 35 | 3 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.240 | 37 | 5 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.911 | 43 | 6 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.419 | 34 | 4 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.351 | 36 | 5 | 2024 |
| Overall | 6.375 | 37 | 5 | 2025 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 29 | 2 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.333 | 22 | 1 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.800 | 21 | 1 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.600 | 25 | 2 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.800 | 38 | 2 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.400 | 34 | 1 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.774 | 41 | 2 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.214 | 39 | 2 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.101 | 39 | 2 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.091 | 38 | 2 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.378 | 38 | 2 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.995 | 38 | 3 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.995 | 38 | 3 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.995 | 38 | 3 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.657 | 20 | 3 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.584 | 21 | 4 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.576 | 20 | 4 | 2025 |
| Rule of Law | 6.920 | 26 | 2 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 7.059 | 26 | 2 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 7.300 | 24 | 1 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 7.400 | 24 | 1 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 7.100 | 26 | 2 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 7.100 | 24 | 1 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 6.997 | 29 | 3 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 7.118 | 29 | 3 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 7.023 | 29 | 3 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 6.455 | 37 | 6 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 6.769 | 34 | 6 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 6.507 | 36 | 6 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 6.520 | 36 | 6 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 6.162 | 42 | 7 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 6.274 | 37 | 6 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 6.142 | 37 | 6 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 6.256 | 35 | 5 | 2025 |
| Political Stability | 5.980 | 39 | 10 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 6.038 | 43 | 10 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 5.700 | 51 | 14 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.800 | 47 | 12 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.100 | 42 | 8 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.300 | 30 | 5 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 6.037 | 38 | 10 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 6.373 | 34 | 8 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 6.187 | 40 | 9 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 6.362 | 35 | 8 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 6.521 | 33 | 8 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 6.444 | 37 | 9 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 6.235 | 38 | 11 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 5.731 | 45 | 12 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 5.957 | 42 | 11 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 5.837 | 39 | 10 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 6.002 | 38 | 9 | 2025 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.469 | 33 | 3 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.079 | 27 | 1 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.000 | 28 | 2 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.100 | 25 | 1 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.900 | 29 | 1 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.500 | 24 | 1 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.471 | 26 | 1 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.133 | 27 | 2 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.961 | 27 | 2 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.644 | 31 | 2 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.565 | 31 | 3 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.280 | 35 | 5 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.210 | 38 | 5 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.756 | 45 | 9 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.789 | 41 | 7 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.843 | 41 | 7 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.665 | 42 | 7 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Cyprus - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.417 | 43 | 5 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.767 | 41 | 4 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 17 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 21 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 29 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.167 | 22 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.853 | 54 | 9 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.914 | 56 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.017 | 121 | 21 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.218 | 71 | 13 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.436 | 69 | 12 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.471 | 68 | 13 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.010 | 43 | 4 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.820 | 40 | 6 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.849 | 36 | 4 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.836 | 37 | 4 | 2024 |
| Overall | 7.025 | 27 | 4 | 2025 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.333 | 34 | 2 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.833 | 26 | 2 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.800 | 23 | 1 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.700 | 24 | 1 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.500 | 29 | 1 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.800 | 36 | 1 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.548 | 50 | 5 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.776 | 47 | 3 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.444 | 65 | 10 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.868 | 52 | 5 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.521 | 40 | 2 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.618 | 40 | 3 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.618 | 40 | 3 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.618 | 40 | 3 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.618 | 37 | 2 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.618 | 37 | 2 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 10.000 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Registering Process | 9.100 | 23 | 7 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.400 | 70 | 17 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 53 | 15 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.500 | 46 | 7 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.708 | 22 | 7 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.661 | 23 | 8 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Registering Process | 9.661 | 26 | 8 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.661 | 27 | 8 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.670 | 28 | 8 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.670 | 28 | 8 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 6.100 | 28 | 5 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 6.188 | 25 | 4 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 6.148 | 24 | 3 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 5.976 | 26 | 4 | 2025 |
| Access to Financing | 5.500 | 31 | 3 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 5.700 | 22 | 3 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 5.500 | 18 | 1 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 5.500 | 17 | 1 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 4.900 | 34 | 1 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 3.900 | 53 | 6 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 2.305 | 94 | 19 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 2.305 | 96 | 19 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 2.590 | 122 | 25 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 3.125 | 112 | 24 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 3.125 | 111 | 24 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 3.125 | 111 | 24 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.743 | 75 | 15 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.743 | 75 | 15 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 4.743 | 71 | 14 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 4.743 | 71 | 14 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 5.100 | 38 | 16 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Cyprus - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.876 | 37 | 4 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.033 | 34 | 5 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.300 | 35 | 5 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.200 | 35 | 4 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.100 | 35 | 4 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.833 | 39 | 6 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.721 | 42 | 7 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.740 | 44 | 7 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.756 | 49 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.106 | 42 | 5 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.226 | 43 | 6 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.287 | 37 | 5 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.784 | 42 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.784 | 42 | 9 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.656 | 43 | 10 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.656 | 43 | 10 | 2024 |
| Overall | 5.661 | 42 | 10 | 2025 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.667 | 35 | 3 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.150 | 33 | 2 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.700 | 29 | 1 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.300 | 34 | 2 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.000 | 40 | 3 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.300 | 31 | 1 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.583 | 37 | 2 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.640 | 42 | 4 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.487 | 56 | 6 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.868 | 45 | 6 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.129 | 40 | 6 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.310 | 36 | 4 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.310 | 36 | 4 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.310 | 36 | 4 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.310 | 34 | 3 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.310 | 34 | 3 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.310 | 33 | 3 | 2025 |
| Patent Protection | 6.960 | 53 | 11 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 6.950 | 57 | 12 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 51 | 11 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 51 | 11 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 50 | 11 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 6.300 | 63 | 11 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 6.280 | 66 | 11 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 6.280 | 67 | 11 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 6.280 | 67 | 11 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.950 | 55 | 11 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.950 | 56 | 11 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.950 | 56 | 11 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.800 | 50 | 10 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.800 | 50 | 10 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 5.233 | 67 | 14 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 5.233 | 67 | 14 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 5.233 | 66 | 14 | 2025 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.000 | 31 | 4 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.000 | 38 | 6 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 35 | 6 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 33 | 5 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 33 | 5 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 30 | 4 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.300 | 33 | 5 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.300 | 33 | 5 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.500 | 34 | 6 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.500 | 34 | 6 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 35 | 6 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 35 | 6 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 35 | 6 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 35 | 6 | 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 | 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 | 5.425 | 65 | 22 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.425 | 65 | 22 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.425 | 65 | 22 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.425 | 65 | 22 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.438 | 60 | 22 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |