Region
Western Europe
Global Rank
21/129
Regional Rank
14/19
FRANCE
Region: Western Europe
Global Rank: 21 of 129
Region Rank: 14 of 19
France’s IPRI score increased by 0.199 to 7.384 placing it 14th in the Western Europe region and 21st in the world. France is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as a High income country.
France’s Legal and Political Subindex score increased by 0.115 to 7.073 with scores of 7.087 in Judicial Independence, 7.876 in Rule of Law, 7.519 in Control of Corruption, and 5.809 in Political Stability.
France’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.379 to 7.150 with scores of 7.724 in Perception of Property Rights Protection, 8.592 in Registering Property, and 5.133 in Ease of Access to Loans.
France’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex score increased by 0.105 to 7.929 with scores of 8.155 in Perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 8.83 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 15 | 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 |
| Intellectual | 8.221 | 7 | 6 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 8.200 | 6 | 6 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 8.136 | 10 | 7 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 7.861 | 18 | 12 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 7.900 | 18 | 12 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 7.900 | 17 | 11 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 7.900 | 19 | 12 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 15 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.400 | 32 | 15 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.200 | 36 | 15 | 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 |
| 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 | 13 | 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 |
| 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 | 15 | 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 |
| 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 | 11 | 2009 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.450 | 18 | 12 | 2010 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.300 | 15 | 10 | 2011 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.500 | 12 | 8 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 9 | 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
France - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.221 | 7 | 6 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 6 | 6 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.136 | 10 | 7 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.861 | 18 | 12 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 18 | 12 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 17 | 11 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 19 | 12 | 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 |
| 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 | 9 | 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 | 7 | 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 |
| Patent Protection | 8.095 | 16 | 12 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 8.100 | 20 | 12 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 9.340 | 7 | 3 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 6 | 1 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 9 | 1 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 6 | 1 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 10 | 1 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 9 | 7 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 11 | 7 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 5 | 7 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 9 | 7 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 18 | 9 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 14 | 9 | 2019 |
| 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |