2020
| International Property Rights Index

Germany

Region

Western Europe

Global Rank

16/129

Regional Rank

9/19

Score

7.741

GERMANY

Region:  Western Europe

Global Rank: 16 of 129

Regional Rank: 9 of 19

 

Germany’s IPRI score decreased by -0.109 to 7.741 placing it 9th in the Western Europe region and 16th 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 -0.062 to 7.599 with scores of 6.688 in Judicial Independence, 8.261 in Rule of Law, 6.556 in Political Stability, and 8.893 in Control of Corruption.

 

Germany’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.114 to 7.483 with scores of 7.185 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 8.34 in Registering Property, and 6.923 in Ease of Access to Loans.

 

Germany’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.151 to 8.142 with scores of 7.094 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 9.333 in Patent Protection, and 8 in Copyright Protection.

 

Germany is a member of the following regional integration agreements

  • OECD
  • EU

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 Piracy

Germany - IPRI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 8.085 7 6 2007
Overall 8.100 3 6 2008
Overall 8.300 6 5 2009
Overall 8.029 12 9 2010
Overall 7.800 13 9 2011
Overall 7.700 14 9 2012
Overall 7.700 15 10 2013
Overall 7.800 12 10 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
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 14 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
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 28 11 2012
Physical 7.100 25 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
Intellectual 8.760 1 1 2007
Intellectual 8.800 1 1 2008
Intellectual 8.739 1 1 2009
Intellectual 8.233 9 6 2010
Intellectual 8.100 10 9 2011
Intellectual 8.100 9 7 2012
Intellectual 8.100 12 9 2013
Intellectual 8.133 14 10 2014
Intellectual 8.094 9 6 2015
Intellectual 8.230 10 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
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Germany - Legal and Political Environmental

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 14 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
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 3 4 2011
Judicial Independence 9.000 7 6 2012
Judicial Independence 8.900 9 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
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 17 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
Political Stability 6.340 21 10 2007
Political Stability 6.300 23 10 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 27 12 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
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 16 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
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Germany - Physical Property Rights

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 9 6 2010
Overall 8.100 10 9 2011
Overall 8.100 9 7 2012
Overall 8.100 12 9 2013
Overall 8.133 14 10 2014
Overall 8.094 9 6 2015
Overall 8.230 10 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
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 14 11 2012
Perception of IP Protection 8.000 12 7 2013
Perception of IP Protection 7.900 14 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
Patent Protection 9.048 4 3 2007
Patent Protection 9.000 5 3 2008
Patent Protection 9.000 14 10 2009
Patent Protection 9.000 15 10 2010
Patent Protection 9.000 15 10 2011
Patent Protection 9.000 14 10 2012
Patent Protection 9.000 16 11 2013
Patent Protection 9.300 8 6 2014
Patent Protection 9.333 6 6 2015
Patent Protection 9.333 6 6 2016
Patent Protection 9.333 7 6 2017
Patent Protection 9.333 6 3 2018
Patent Protection 9.333 4 3 2019
Patent Protection 9.333 4 3 2020
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2007
Copyright Piracy No Data No Data 2008
Copyright Piracy 8.500 5 3 2009
Copyright Piracy 7.300 12 9 2010
Copyright Piracy 7.200 16 9 2011
Copyright Piracy 7.300 13 9 2012
Copyright Piracy 7.400 14 9 2013
Copyright Piracy 7.400 13 9 2014
Copyright Piracy 7.600 12 9 2015
Copyright Piracy 7.600 13 9 2016
Copyright Piracy 7.800 9 4 2017
Copyright Piracy 7.800 9 4 2018
Copyright Piracy 8.000 9 5 2019
Copyright Piracy 8.000 9 5 2020
Statistic Score Global Region Year