Region
Western Europe
Global Rank
10/125
Regional Rank
7/19
Score
7.681
Germany’s IPRI score decreased by -0.067 to 7.681 placing it 7th in the Western Europe region and 10th in the world. Germany is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Germany’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.104 to 7.981 with scores of 8.992 in Judicial Independence, 8.066 in Rule of Law, 6.23 in Political Stability, and 8.637 in Control of Corruption.
Germany’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.095 to 7.444 with scores of 5.189 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 8.392 in Registering Property, and 6.755 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Germany’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 7.619 with scores of 7.094 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 7.217 in Patent Protection, 9.114 in Copyright Protection, and 7.053 in Trademark Protection.
Germany is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- ECOWAS
Germany - IPRI Overall Score
Germany - 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
Germany - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.085 | 7 | 6 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 5 | 4 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 6 | 5 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.029 | 12 | 9 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 13 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 12 | 8 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 14 | 10 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 13 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.607 | 14 | 9 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.722 | 16 | 9 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.959 | 16 | 10 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.909 | 16 | 10 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.850 | 17 | 10 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.741 | 16 | 9 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.437 | 17 | 10 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.469 | 15 | 9 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.748 | 9 | 7 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.681 | 10 | 7 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 7.975 | 8 | 6 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 8.000 | 8 | 6 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 8.277 | 13 | 10 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 8.344 | 14 | 10 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 8.100 | 15 | 11 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 8.100 | 12 | 8 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 8.000 | 15 | 10 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 8.125 | 14 | 9 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 7.945 | 15 | 10 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 8.050 | 16 | 10 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 7.838 | 18 | 12 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 7.777 | 18 | 12 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 7.661 | 18 | 12 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 7.599 | 17 | 11 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 7.519 | 16 | 11 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 7.496 | 17 | 11 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 8.085 | 12 | 9 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 7.981 | 13 | 10 | 2024 |
| Physical | 7.520 | 13 | 9 | 2007 |
| Physical | 7.500 | 13 | 9 | 2008 |
| Physical | 7.884 | 12 | 9 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.508 | 21 | 12 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.100 | 26 | 10 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.000 | 29 | 11 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.100 | 26 | 11 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.100 | 24 | 13 | 2014 |
| Physical | 6.781 | 29 | 12 | 2015 |
| Physical | 6.887 | 25 | 10 | 2016 |
| Physical | 7.664 | 23 | 11 | 2017 |
| Physical | 7.607 | 24 | 11 | 2018 |
| Physical | 7.596 | 24 | 11 | 2019 |
| Physical | 7.483 | 28 | 11 | 2020 |
| Physical | 7.426 | 28 | 11 | 2021 |
| Physical | 7.545 | 11 | 7 | 2022 |
| Physical | 7.539 | 10 | 7 | 2023 |
| Physical | 7.444 | 10 | 7 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 8.760 | 1 | 1 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 8.800 | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 8.739 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 8.233 | 8 | 6 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 8.100 | 12 | 8 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 8.100 | 10 | 7 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 8.100 | 14 | 10 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 8.133 | 14 | 10 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 8.094 | 9 | 6 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 8.230 | 11 | 9 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 8.376 | 10 | 8 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 8.343 | 10 | 7 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 8.292 | 10 | 7 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 8.142 | 13 | 9 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 7.367 | 9 | 5 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 7.367 | 9 | 5 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 7.619 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 7.619 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Germany - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.975 | 8 | 6 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 8 | 6 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.277 | 13 | 10 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.344 | 14 | 10 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 15 | 11 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 12 | 8 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 15 | 10 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.125 | 14 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.945 | 15 | 10 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.050 | 16 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.838 | 18 | 12 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.777 | 18 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.661 | 18 | 12 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.599 | 17 | 11 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.519 | 16 | 11 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.496 | 17 | 11 | 2022 |
| Overall | 8.085 | 12 | 9 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.981 | 13 | 10 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.183 | 1 | 1 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.200 | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.167 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.233 | 4 | 3 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.100 | 4 | 3 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.000 | 8 | 6 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.900 | 7 | 5 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.600 | 12 | 9 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.140 | 15 | 9 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.966 | 17 | 11 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.626 | 24 | 12 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.527 | 24 | 13 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.270 | 25 | 13 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.688 | 31 | 13 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.688 | 31 | 13 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.688 | 31 | 13 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.924 | 8 | 6 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.992 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 8.560 | 13 | 9 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 8.443 | 15 | 11 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 8.300 | 15 | 12 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 8.300 | 16 | 12 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 8.200 | 16 | 12 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 8.300 | 15 | 11 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 8.231 | 16 | 12 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 8.704 | 15 | 10 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 8.565 | 16 | 11 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 8.213 | 16 | 10 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 8.216 | 16 | 10 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 8.261 | 16 | 11 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 8.238 | 14 | 10 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 8.116 | 15 | 10 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 8.217 | 14 | 10 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 8.066 | 14 | 10 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 6.340 | 21 | 10 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 6.300 | 23 | 11 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 6.900 | 16 | 10 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 7.155 | 14 | 10 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 6.700 | 26 | 12 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.600 | 26 | 13 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.700 | 30 | 13 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.500 | 25 | 13 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 6.854 | 22 | 11 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 6.870 | 23 | 12 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 6.523 | 31 | 13 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 6.713 | 29 | 13 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 6.477 | 34 | 13 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 6.556 | 33 | 13 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 6.361 | 33 | 13 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 6.464 | 29 | 13 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 6.572 | 28 | 13 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 6.230 | 29 | 13 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.200 | 14 | 9 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.200 | 14 | 9 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.481 | 15 | 11 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.546 | 15 | 10 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.400 | 15 | 10 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.400 | 14 | 9 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.400 | 14 | 9 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.600 | 13 | 9 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.556 | 12 | 9 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.659 | 11 | 8 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.638 | 14 | 10 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.653 | 13 | 10 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.682 | 12 | 9 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.893 | 10 | 8 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.791 | 10 | 8 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.717 | 10 | 8 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.626 | 10 | 8 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.637 | 10 | 8 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Germany - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.520 | 13 | 9 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 13 | 9 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.884 | 12 | 9 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.508 | 21 | 12 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 26 | 10 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 29 | 11 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 26 | 11 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 24 | 13 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.781 | 29 | 12 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.887 | 25 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.664 | 23 | 11 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.607 | 24 | 11 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.596 | 24 | 11 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.483 | 28 | 11 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.426 | 28 | 11 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.545 | 11 | 7 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.539 | 10 | 7 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.444 | 10 | 7 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 9.608 | 1 | 1 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 9.600 | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 9.500 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 9.183 | 6 | 5 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.700 | 9 | 6 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.200 | 17 | 12 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.300 | 15 | 9 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.300 | 13 | 9 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.732 | 18 | 11 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.020 | 17 | 10 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.021 | 17 | 11 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.598 | 23 | 13 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.564 | 23 | 14 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.185 | 30 | 13 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.185 | 30 | 13 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.185 | 30 | 13 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.185 | 27 | 13 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.185 | 27 | 13 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 7.167 | 19 | 9 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 7.200 | 19 | 9 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 8.484 | 26 | 10 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.591 | 35 | 10 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 46 | 11 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 54 | 12 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 54 | 12 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.500 | 47 | 14 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.698 | 80 | 17 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.725 | 82 | 17 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.223 | 82 | 17 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.300 | 97 | 17 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.300 | 106 | 18 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.340 | 104 | 18 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.340 | 104 | 18 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 8.694 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 8.679 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 8.392 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 5.784 | 19 | 10 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 5.800 | 18 | 10 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 5.667 | 21 | 10 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 4.750 | 45 | 15 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 4.000 | 65 | 13 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 4.200 | 53 | 13 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 4.500 | 45 | 10 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 4.600 | 33 | 9 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 3.914 | 33 | 8 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 3.914 | 34 | 8 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 6.748 | 15 | 6 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 6.923 | 9 | 2 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 6.923 | 9 | 2 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 6.923 | 9 | 2 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 6.755 | 7 | 2 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 6.755 | 7 | 2 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 6.755 | 6 | 2 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 6.755 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Germany - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.760 | 1 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.800 | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.739 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.233 | 8 | 6 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 12 | 8 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 10 | 7 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 14 | 10 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.133 | 14 | 10 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.094 | 9 | 6 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.230 | 11 | 9 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.376 | 10 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.343 | 10 | 7 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.292 | 10 | 7 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.142 | 13 | 9 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.367 | 9 | 5 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.367 | 9 | 5 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.619 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.619 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 9.314 | 1 | 1 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 9.300 | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 9.167 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.400 | 6 | 5 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.200 | 8 | 6 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.900 | 13 | 11 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.000 | 10 | 7 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.900 | 12 | 7 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.348 | 20 | 11 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.757 | 20 | 12 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.994 | 19 | 12 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.898 | 20 | 12 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.545 | 21 | 12 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.094 | 29 | 14 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.094 | 29 | 14 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.094 | 29 | 14 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.094 | 27 | 14 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.094 | 27 | 14 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 9.048 | 4 | 2 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 9.000 | 5 | 2 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 9.000 | 14 | 10 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 9.000 | 14 | 10 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 9.000 | 14 | 10 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 9.000 | 14 | 10 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 9.000 | 14 | 10 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 7 | 5 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 7 | 5 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 7 | 5 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 7 | 5 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 4 | 2 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 4 | 2 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 4 | 2 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 7.320 | 7 | 3 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 7.320 | 7 | 3 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 7.217 | 9 | 5 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 7.217 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | 8.500 | 3 | 1 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.300 | 12 | 8 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.200 | 14 | 9 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.300 | 12 | 8 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.400 | 13 | 8 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.400 | 12 | 8 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 11 | 7 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 11 | 7 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.800 | 9 | 5 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.800 | 9 | 5 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.000 | 9 | 5 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.000 | 9 | 5 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.000 | 9 | 5 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.000 | 9 | 5 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 9.114 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 9.114 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| 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 | 7.053 | 9 | 6 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.053 | 9 | 6 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.053 | 9 | 6 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.053 | 9 | 6 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |