Region
Western Europe
Global Rank
20/129
Regional Rank
13/19
Score
7.077
Iceland’s IPRI score decreased by -0.356 to 7.077 placing it 12st in the Western Europe region and 20th in the world. Iceland is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.
Iceland’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.122 to 8.096 with scores of 7.523 in Judicial Independence, 8.598 in Rule of Law, 7.862 in Political Stability, and 8.4 in Control of Corruption.
Iceland’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.946 to 7.055 with scores of 8.205 in perception of Property Rights Protection, data wasn't available to measure Registering Process, and 5.904 in Access to Financing.
Iceland’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 6.08 with scores of 7.576 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.917 in Patent Protection, 5.6 in Copyright Protection, and 5.227 in Trademark Protection.
Iceland is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- EFTA
Iceland - IPRI Overall Score
Iceland - 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
Iceland - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.077 | 11 | 9 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.845 | 16 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 21 | 14 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 21 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 24 | 14 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 21 | 14 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.040 | 23 | 14 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.208 | 23 | 14 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 20 | 13 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.617 | 20 | 13 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.565 | 20 | 13 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.616 | 19 | 12 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.433 | 18 | 11 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.077 | 20 | 13 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 8.950 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 8.534 | 6 | 5 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 8.300 | 11 | 8 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 8.100 | 13 | 9 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 8.200 | 12 | 8 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 8.075 | 15 | 10 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 8.032 | 12 | 8 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 8.106 | 14 | 9 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 8.175 | 14 | 9 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 8.187 | 12 | 8 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 8.119 | 12 | 8 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 8.168 | 10 | 8 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 8.218 | 10 | 8 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 8.096 | 10 | 8 | 2022 |
| Physical | 8.486 | 5 | 5 | 2009 |
| Physical | 8.107 | 9 | 6 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.800 | 37 | 13 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.900 | 32 | 12 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.900 | 33 | 12 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.333 | 17 | 9 | 2014 |
| Physical | 6.677 | 32 | 13 | 2015 |
| Physical | 6.793 | 30 | 13 | 2016 |
| Physical | 7.927 | 16 | 8 | 2017 |
| Physical | 7.997 | 17 | 7 | 2018 |
| Physical | 7.954 | 16 | 6 | 2019 |
| Physical | 8.009 | 17 | 7 | 2020 |
| Physical | 8.001 | 17 | 7 | 2021 |
| Physical | 7.055 | 21 | 11 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 6.796 | 25 | 16 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 6.894 | 26 | 17 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 6.500 | 33 | 17 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 6.500 | 31 | 16 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 6.500 | 32 | 17 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 6.767 | 27 | 15 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 6.410 | 31 | 15 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 6.726 | 28 | 15 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 6.997 | 26 | 15 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 6.669 | 30 | 16 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.623 | 32 | 17 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 6.670 | 31 | 17 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 6.080 | 34 | 17 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 6.080 | 34 | 17 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Iceland - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.950 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.534 | 6 | 5 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 11 | 8 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 13 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 12 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.075 | 15 | 10 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.032 | 12 | 8 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.106 | 14 | 9 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.175 | 14 | 9 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.187 | 12 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.119 | 12 | 8 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.168 | 10 | 8 | 2020 |
| Overall | 8.218 | 10 | 8 | 2021 |
| Overall | 8.096 | 10 | 8 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.500 | 10 | 8 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.233 | 14 | 10 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.400 | 17 | 10 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.300 | 18 | 11 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.200 | 18 | 11 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.900 | 18 | 11 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.520 | 23 | 12 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.860 | 19 | 12 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.847 | 20 | 11 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.954 | 17 | 10 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.656 | 21 | 12 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.523 | 21 | 11 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.523 | 21 | 11 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.523 | 21 | 11 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 8.940 | 3 | 3 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 8.820 | 4 | 4 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 8.400 | 13 | 11 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 8.400 | 15 | 11 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 8.400 | 14 | 10 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 8.300 | 16 | 12 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 8.290 | 15 | 11 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 8.443 | 17 | 12 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 8.350 | 17 | 12 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 8.020 | 18 | 12 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 8.213 | 17 | 11 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 8.439 | 13 | 9 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 8.534 | 11 | 9 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 8.598 | 9 | 7 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 8.300 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 7.443 | 8 | 7 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 7.400 | 6 | 4 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 7.000 | 16 | 9 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 7.400 | 7 | 7 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 7.400 | 8 | 6 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 7.521 | 8 | 6 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 7.483 | 6 | 5 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 7.598 | 4 | 3 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 7.798 | 4 | 2 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 7.933 | 3 | 1 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 8.023 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 8.398 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 7.862 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 10.059 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.638 | 4 | 3 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.100 | 7 | 5 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.800 | 13 | 8 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.900 | 12 | 8 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.700 | 12 | 8 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.799 | 10 | 8 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.640 | 12 | 9 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.905 | 9 | 7 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.975 | 9 | 7 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.676 | 13 | 10 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.687 | 12 | 9 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.416 | 14 | 10 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.400 | 11 | 9 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Iceland - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.486 | 5 | 5 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.107 | 9 | 6 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 37 | 13 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 32 | 12 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 33 | 12 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.333 | 17 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.677 | 32 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.793 | 30 | 13 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.927 | 16 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.997 | 17 | 7 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.954 | 16 | 6 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.009 | 17 | 7 | 2020 |
| Overall | 8.001 | 17 | 7 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.055 | 21 | 11 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.833 | 10 | 8 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.950 | 10 | 7 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.700 | 29 | 14 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.400 | 31 | 15 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.300 | 38 | 15 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.400 | 27 | 15 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.144 | 26 | 14 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.493 | 23 | 13 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.049 | 16 | 10 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.173 | 16 | 10 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.044 | 15 | 9 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.205 | 11 | 7 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.205 | 11 | 7 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.205 | 11 | 7 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 9.291 | 7 | 4 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 9.372 | 10 | 4 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 9.500 | 11 | 4 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 9.500 | 9 | 4 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 9.500 | 13 | 4 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 9.500 | 9 | 5 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.893 | 9 | 4 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.892 | 9 | 4 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.888 | 7 | 4 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.892 | 9 | 4 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.892 | 8 | 3 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.895 | 9 | 3 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.895 | 9 | 3 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Access to Financing | 7.333 | 4 | 3 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 6.000 | 18 | 8 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.300 | 92 | 17 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.700 | 77 | 15 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.800 | 76 | 14 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 4.000 | 49 | 13 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 2.993 | 67 | 13 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 2.993 | 68 | 13 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 5.843 | 32 | 10 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 5.925 | 29 | 9 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 5.925 | 29 | 9 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 5.926 | 29 | 9 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 5.904 | 27 | 11 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 5.904 | 27 | 11 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Iceland - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.796 | 25 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.894 | 26 | 17 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.500 | 33 | 17 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.500 | 31 | 16 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.500 | 32 | 17 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.767 | 27 | 15 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.410 | 31 | 15 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.726 | 28 | 15 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.997 | 26 | 15 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.669 | 30 | 16 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.623 | 32 | 17 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.670 | 31 | 17 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.080 | 34 | 17 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.080 | 34 | 17 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.167 | 12 | 9 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.267 | 8 | 7 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.300 | 24 | 14 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.400 | 22 | 13 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.400 | 25 | 14 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.900 | 26 | 15 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.281 | 29 | 14 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.228 | 25 | 14 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.842 | 23 | 13 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.775 | 23 | 13 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.438 | 23 | 14 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.576 | 20 | 11 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.576 | 20 | 11 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.576 | 20 | 11 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 7.200 | 51 | 18 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 7.017 | 53 | 18 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 56 | 18 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 52 | 18 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 53 | 18 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 7.800 | 32 | 18 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 38 | 18 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 34 | 18 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 36 | 18 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.833 | 58 | 18 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.833 | 59 | 18 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.833 | 59 | 18 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.917 | 48 | 18 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.917 | 48 | 18 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 29 | 18 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.400 | 35 | 18 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.100 | 36 | 18 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.100 | 36 | 17 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 36 | 17 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 32 | 17 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 36 | 18 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 36 | 18 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.400 | 36 | 18 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.400 | 36 | 18 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 35 | 18 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 36 | 18 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 36 | 18 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 36 | 18 | 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 | 5.227 | 73 | 18 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.227 | 73 | 18 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |