Region
Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Global Rank
40/129
Regional Rank
6/25
Score
5.838
Cyprus’s IPRI score decreased by -0.507 to 5.838 placing it 6st in the Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and 40th 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 decreased by -0.329 to 5.911 with scores of 5.995 in Judicial Independence, 6.162 in Rule of Law, 5.731 in Political Stability, and 5.756 in Control of Corruption.
Cyprus’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.19 to 5.82 with scores of 6.618 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 6.1 in Registering Process, and 4.743 in Access to Financing.
Cyprus’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 5.784 with scores of 6.31 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.8 in Patent Protection, 5.6 in Copyright Protection, and 5.425 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 | 26 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 26 | 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 |
| Legal and Political | 6.592 | 28 | 2 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 6.877 | 25 | 1 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 7.000 | 27 | 2 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 7.000 | 26 | 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 |
| Physical | 6.417 | 43 | 5 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.767 | 41 | 4 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.500 | 16 | 1 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.200 | 21 | 1 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.000 | 30 | 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 |
| 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 | 37 | 4 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.833 | 39 | 6 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 5.721 | 42 | 7 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 5.740 | 45 | 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Cyprus - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.592 | 28 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.877 | 25 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 27 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 26 | 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 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 32 | 2 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.333 | 22 | 1 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.800 | 21 | 2 | 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 | 40 | 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 |
| Rule of Law | 6.920 | 26 | 2 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 7.059 | 26 | 2 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 7.300 | 24 | 2 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 7.400 | 25 | 1 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 7.100 | 26 | 2 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 7.100 | 25 | 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 |
| 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 | 40 | 9 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.300 | 29 | 6 | 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 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.469 | 33 | 3 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.079 | 27 | 1 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.000 | 30 | 3 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.100 | 26 | 1 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.900 | 28 | 2 | 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 |
| 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 | 16 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 21 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 30 | 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 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.333 | 35 | 2 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.833 | 26 | 2 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.800 | 24 | 1 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.700 | 23 | 1 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.500 | 32 | 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 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Registering Process | 9.100 | 25 | 8 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.400 | 70 | 17 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 60 | 16 | 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 |
| Access to Financing | 5.500 | 28 | 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 | 36 | 1 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 3.900 | 58 | 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 |
| 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 | 37 | 4 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.833 | 39 | 6 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.721 | 42 | 7 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.740 | 45 | 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 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.667 | 35 | 4 | 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 |
| Patent Protection | 6.960 | 54 | 11 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 6.950 | 57 | 12 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 55 | 11 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 51 | 11 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 52 | 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 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.000 | 31 | 4 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.000 | 38 | 7 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 35 | 6 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 33 | 5 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 33 | 6 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 31 | 4 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.300 | 35 | 6 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.300 | 33 | 5 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.500 | 34 | 6 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.500 | 35 | 6 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 36 | 6 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 35 | 6 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 35 | 6 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 35 | 6 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |