Region
Western Europe
Global Rank
23/129
Regional Rank
14/19
Score
7.212
FRANCE
Region: Western Europe
Global Rank: 23 of 129
Regional Rank: 14 of 19
France’s IPRI score decreased by -0.172 to 7.212 placing it 14th in the Western Europe region and 23th in the world. France is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
France’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.163 to 6.91 with scores of 6.473 in Judicial Independence, 7.88 in Rule of Law, 5.655 in Political Stability, and 7.634 in Control of Corruption.
France’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.22 to 6.93 with scores of 7.032 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 8.626 in Registering Property, and 5.133 in Ease of Access to Loans.
France’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.133 to 7.797 with scores of 7.757 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 8.833 in Patent Protection, and 6.8 in Copyright Protection.
France is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- EU
France - IPRI Overall Score
France - 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 Piracy
France - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.674 | 18 | 12 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 19 | 12 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.210 | 20 | 13 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.183 | 21 | 14 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 20 | 13 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 19 | 12 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 20 | 13 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 20 | 13 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.209 | 22 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.258 | 22 | 13 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.336 | 23 | 14 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.184 | 23 | 14 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.384 | 21 | 14 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.212 | 23 | 14 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 7.342 | 14 | 9 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 7.300 | 15 | 9 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 7.090 | 23 | 16 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 7.232 | 23 | 15 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 7.200 | 23 | 15 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 7.300 | 22 | 14 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 7.300 | 22 | 14 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 7.100 | 23 | 15 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 6.966 | 26 | 14 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 7.015 | 26 | 14 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 7.038 | 24 | 14 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 6.957 | 25 | 15 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 7.073 | 23 | 14 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 6.910 | 24 | 14 | 2020 |
| Physical | 4.458 | 51 | 16 | 2007 |
| Physical | 4.500 | 51 | 16 | 2008 |
| Physical | 6.404 | 44 | 15 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.456 | 45 | 16 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.700 | 40 | 16 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.900 | 31 | 14 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.700 | 42 | 15 | 2013 |
| Physical | 6.867 | 31 | 15 | 2014 |
| Physical | 6.858 | 25 | 10 | 2015 |
| Physical | 6.863 | 26 | 11 | 2016 |
| Physical | 6.879 | 42 | 15 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.771 | 50 | 16 | 2018 |
| Physical | 7.150 | 35 | 14 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.930 | 46 | 15 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 8.221 | 7 | 6 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 8.200 | 6 | 5 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 8.136 | 10 | 7 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 7.861 | 18 | 12 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 7.900 | 18 | 12 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 7.900 | 17 | 12 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 7.900 | 19 | 13 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 7.800 | 19 | 13 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 7.802 | 19 | 13 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 7.897 | 19 | 13 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 8.092 | 17 | 13 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 7.824 | 19 | 13 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 7.929 | 18 | 12 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 7.797 | 19 | 13 | 2020 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
France - Legal and Political Environmental
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.342 | 14 | 9 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 15 | 9 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.090 | 23 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.232 | 23 | 15 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 23 | 15 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 22 | 14 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 22 | 14 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 23 | 15 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.966 | 26 | 14 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.015 | 26 | 14 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.038 | 24 | 14 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.957 | 25 | 15 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.073 | 23 | 14 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.910 | 24 | 14 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.766 | 24 | 13 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.800 | 24 | 13 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.167 | 26 | 16 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.100 | 27 | 15 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.800 | 37 | 15 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 36 | 15 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 37 | 15 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.200 | 27 | 14 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.614 | 32 | 14 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.866 | 29 | 14 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.117 | 28 | 14 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.129 | 28 | 14 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.087 | 27 | 14 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.473 | 35 | 14 | 2020 |
| Rule Of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule Of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule Of Law | 7.640 | 22 | 15 | 2009 |
| Rule Of Law | 7.797 | 20 | 14 | 2010 |
| Rule Of Law | 7.900 | 20 | 14 | 2011 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.100 | 19 | 13 | 2012 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.000 | 19 | 13 | 2013 |
| Rule Of Law | 7.900 | 19 | 13 | 2014 |
| Rule Of Law | 7.797 | 21 | 14 | 2015 |
| Rule Of Law | 7.933 | 21 | 14 | 2016 |
| Rule Of Law | 7.813 | 21 | 14 | 2017 |
| Rule Of Law | 7.813 | 19 | 13 | 2018 |
| Rule Of Law | 7.876 | 19 | 12 | 2019 |
| Rule Of Law | 7.880 | 20 | 13 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 5.660 | 29 | 15 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 5.700 | 30 | 15 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 6.020 | 38 | 16 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 6.165 | 37 | 15 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 6.100 | 42 | 16 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.400 | 32 | 15 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.200 | 36 | 16 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.100 | 34 | 15 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 5.847 | 43 | 17 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 5.712 | 44 | 17 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 5.662 | 47 | 18 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.156 | 66 | 18 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.809 | 52 | 18 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 5.655 | 55 | 17 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.600 | 1 | 1 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.600 | 2 | 1 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.535 | 21 | 14 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.865 | 19 | 13 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.800 | 20 | 14 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.800 | 22 | 14 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.000 | 20 | 12 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.800 | 21 | 13 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.606 | 22 | 14 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.548 | 23 | 14 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.560 | 22 | 14 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.732 | 20 | 14 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.519 | 22 | 14 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.634 | 22 | 14 | 2020 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
France - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.458 | 51 | 16 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 51 | 16 | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.404 | 44 | 15 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.456 | 45 | 16 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 40 | 16 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 31 | 14 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 42 | 15 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.867 | 31 | 15 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.858 | 25 | 10 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.863 | 26 | 11 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.879 | 42 | 15 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.771 | 50 | 16 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.150 | 35 | 14 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.930 | 46 | 15 | 2020 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.474 | 15 | 11 | 2007 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.500 | 16 | 11 | 2008 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.500 | 16 | 12 | 2009 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.450 | 18 | 12 | 2010 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.300 | 15 | 11 | 2011 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.500 | 12 | 10 | 2012 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.200 | 18 | 11 | 2013 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.100 | 17 | 11 | 2014 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.571 | 20 | 12 | 2015 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.592 | 21 | 12 | 2016 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.416 | 27 | 14 | 2017 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.290 | 29 | 14 | 2018 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.724 | 21 | 13 | 2019 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.032 | 33 | 14 | 2020 |
| Registering Property | 0.276 | 68 | 16 | 2007 |
| Registering Property | 0.300 | 70 | 16 | 2008 |
| Registering Property | 6.046 | 96 | 17 | 2009 |
| Registering Property | 6.451 | 107 | 18 | 2010 |
| Registering Property | 7.100 | 109 | 18 | 2011 |
| Registering Property | 7.700 | 102 | 17 | 2012 |
| Registering Property | 7.700 | 100 | 17 | 2013 |
| Registering Property | 7.700 | 77 | 17 | 2014 |
| Registering Property | 8.369 | 92 | 18 | 2015 |
| Registering Property | 8.363 | 94 | 18 | 2016 |
| Registering Property | 7.794 | 93 | 19 | 2017 |
| Registering Property | 7.889 | 110 | 19 | 2018 |
| Registering Property | 8.592 | 90 | 16 | 2019 |
| Registering Property | 8.626 | 93 | 16 | 2020 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.624 | 31 | 14 | 2007 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.600 | 33 | 14 | 2008 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.667 | 44 | 16 | 2009 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.467 | 49 | 17 | 2010 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.800 | 36 | 10 | 2011 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.500 | 43 | 11 | 2012 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.200 | 59 | 13 | 2013 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.600 | 34 | 8 | 2014 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.632 | 17 | 6 | 2015 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.632 | 17 | 6 | 2016 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.426 | 51 | 12 | 2017 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.133 | 51 | 14 | 2018 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.133 | 51 | 14 | 2019 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.133 | 51 | 14 | 2020 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
France - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.221 | 7 | 6 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 6 | 5 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.136 | 10 | 7 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.861 | 18 | 12 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 18 | 12 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 17 | 12 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 19 | 13 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 19 | 13 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.802 | 19 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.897 | 19 | 13 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.092 | 17 | 13 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.824 | 19 | 13 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.929 | 18 | 12 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.797 | 19 | 13 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.169 | 10 | 8 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.200 | 9 | 8 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.167 | 9 | 10 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.350 | 7 | 6 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.400 | 6 | 5 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.300 | 8 | 6 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.000 | 10 | 6 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.100 | 10 | 6 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.674 | 12 | 6 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.958 | 14 | 7 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.344 | 10 | 8 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.038 | 15 | 10 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.155 | 10 | 7 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.757 | 14 | 8 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 8.095 | 16 | 10 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 8.100 | 20 | 10 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 9.340 | 7 | 8 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 6 | 5 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 9 | 5 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 6 | 5 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 10 | 5 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 9 | 5 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 11 | 5 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 5 | 5 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 9 | 5 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 18 | 9 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 14 | 9 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 20 | 9 | 2020 |
| Copyright Piracy | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Piracy | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.900 | 15 | 11 | 2009 |
| Copyright Piracy | 5.900 | 28 | 15 | 2010 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.000 | 28 | 15 | 2011 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.100 | 24 | 13 | 2012 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.300 | 24 | 13 | 2013 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.300 | 22 | 13 | 2014 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.400 | 22 | 13 | 2015 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.400 | 22 | 13 | 2016 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.600 | 22 | 13 | 2017 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.600 | 23 | 13 | 2018 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.800 | 24 | 13 | 2019 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.800 | 23 | 13 | 2020 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |