Iceland

Region

Western Europe

Global Rank

20/129

Regional Rank

13/19

ICELAND

Region: Western Europe

Global Rank: 20 of 129

Region Rank: 13 of 19

Iceland’s IPRI score decreased by -0.052 to 7.565 placing it 13th 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 a High income country.

Iceland’s Legal and Political Subindex score decreased by -0.067 to 8.119 with scores of 7.656 in Judicial Independence, 8.213 in Rule of Law, 8.676 in Control of Corruption, and 7.933 in Political Stability.

Iceland’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.043 to 7.954 with scores of 8.044 in Perception of Property Rights Protection, 9.892 in Registering Property, and 5.925 in Ease of Access to Loans.

Iceland’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex score decreased by -0.045 to 6.623 with scores of 7.438 in Perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.83 in Patent Protection, and 5.6 in Copyright Protection.

Iceland is a member of the following regional integration agreements

OECD
EFTA

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 Piracy

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
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
Physical	8.486	5	5	2009
Physical	8.107	9	6	2010
Physical	6.800	37	12	2011
Physical	6.900	32	12	2012
Physical	6.900	33	12	2013
Physical	7.333	17	8	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
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
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

Iceland - Legal and Political Environmental

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
Judicial Independence	8.500	10	9	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
Rule Of Law	8.940	3	3	2009
Rule Of Law	8.820	4	4	2010
Rule Of Law	8.400	13	9	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
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	6	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
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
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	12	2011
Overall	6.900	32	12	2012
Overall	6.900	33	12	2013
Overall	7.333	17	8	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
Protection of Physical Property	8.833	10	10	2009
Protection of Physical Property	8.950	10	9	2010
Protection of Physical Property	7.700	29	14	2011
Protection of Physical Property	7.400	31	15	2012
Protection of Physical Property	7.300	38	15	2013
Protection of Physical Property	7.400	27	15	2014
Protection of Physical Property	7.144	26	14	2015
Protection of Physical Property	7.493	23	13	2016
Protection of Physical Property	8.049	16	10	2017
Protection of Physical Property	8.173	16	10	2018
Protection of Physical Property	8.044	15	9	2019
Registering Property	9.291	7	4	2009
Registering Property	9.372	10	4	2010
Registering Property	9.500	11	4	2011
Registering Property	9.500	9	4	2012
Registering Property	9.500	13	4	2013
Registering Property	9.500	9	4	2014
Registering Property	9.893	9	4	2015
Registering Property	9.892	9	4	2016
Registering Property	9.888	7	4	2017
Registering Property	9.892	9	4	2018
Registering Property	9.892	8	3	2019
Ease of Access to Loans	7.333	4	3	2009
Ease of Access to Loans	6.000	18	8	2010
Ease of Access to Loans	3.300	92	17	2011
Ease of Access to Loans	3.700	77	15	2012
Ease of Access to Loans	3.800	76	14	2013
Ease of Access to Loans	4.000	49	13	2014
Ease of Access to Loans	2.993	67	13	2015
Ease of Access to Loans	2.993	68	13	2016
Ease of Access to Loans	5.843	32	10	2017
Ease of Access to Loans	5.925	29	9	2018
Ease of Access to Loans	5.925	29	9	2019
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
Perception of IP Protection	8.167	12	8	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
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
Copyright Piracy	5.200	29	18	2009
Copyright Piracy	5.400	35	18	2010
Copyright Piracy	5.100	36	18	2011
Copyright Piracy	5.100	36	17	2012
Copyright Piracy	5.200	36	17	2013
Copyright Piracy	5.200	32	17	2014
Copyright Piracy	5.200	36	18	2015
Copyright Piracy	5.200	36	18	2016
Copyright Piracy	5.400	36	18	2017
Copyright Piracy	5.400	36	18	2018
Copyright Piracy	5.600	35	18	2019
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year