Region
Western Europe
Global Rank
19/125
Regional Rank
13/19
Score
7.106
Iceland’s IPRI score decreased by -0.09 to 7.106 placing it 13rd in the Western Europe region and 19th in the world. Iceland is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Iceland’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.27 to 8.022 with scores of in Judicial Independence, 8.406 in Rule of Law, 7.526 in Political Stability, and 8.135 in Control of Corruption.
Iceland’s Physical Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 7.055 with scores of 5.69 in perception of Property Rights Protection, data wasn't available to measure Registering Property, and 5.904 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Iceland’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 6.24 with scores of 7.576 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.917 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 5.227 in Trademark Protection.
Iceland is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- SAARC
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 | 20 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 22 | 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 |
| Overall | 7.196 | 19 | 13 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.106 | 19 | 13 | 2024 |
| 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 | 14 | 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 |
| Legal and Political | 8.292 | 8 | 7 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 8.022 | 12 | 9 | 2024 |
| Physical | 8.486 | 5 | 5 | 2009 |
| Physical | 8.107 | 9 | 6 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.800 | 33 | 14 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.900 | 34 | 14 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.900 | 34 | 12 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.333 | 16 | 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 |
| Physical | 7.055 | 20 | 11 | 2023 |
| Physical | 7.055 | 20 | 11 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 6.796 | 25 | 16 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 6.894 | 26 | 17 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 6.500 | 32 | 17 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 6.500 | 31 | 16 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 6.500 | 32 | 18 | 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 |
| Intellectual | 6.240 | 30 | 17 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 6.240 | 30 | 17 | 2024 |
| 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 | 14 | 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 |
| Overall | 8.292 | 8 | 7 | 2023 |
| Overall | 8.022 | 12 | 9 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.500 | 10 | 8 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.233 | 14 | 10 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.400 | 16 | 11 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.300 | 17 | 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 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Rule of Law | 8.940 | 3 | 3 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 8.820 | 4 | 4 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 8.400 | 12 | 11 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 8.400 | 14 | 11 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 8.400 | 13 | 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 |
| Rule of Law | 8.509 | 9 | 7 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 8.406 | 9 | 7 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 8.300 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 7.443 | 8 | 7 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 7.400 | 4 | 3 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 7.000 | 14 | 10 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 7.400 | 8 | 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 |
| Political Stability | 7.786 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 7.526 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 10.059 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.638 | 4 | 3 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.100 | 9 | 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 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.581 | 11 | 9 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.135 | 16 | 11 | 2024 |
| 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 | 33 | 14 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 34 | 14 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 34 | 12 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.333 | 16 | 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 |
| Overall | 7.055 | 20 | 11 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.055 | 20 | 11 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.833 | 10 | 9 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.950 | 9 | 8 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.700 | 25 | 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 | 25 | 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 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.205 | 10 | 7 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.205 | 10 | 7 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 9.291 | 8 | 4 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 9.372 | 10 | 4 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 9.500 | 11 | 4 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 9.500 | 10 | 4 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 9.500 | 10 | 4 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 9.500 | 7 | 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 | 8 | 4 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.892 | 8 | 3 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.895 | 10 | 3 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.895 | 9 | 3 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Registering Process | 0.000 | 115 | 18 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Access to Financing | 7.333 | 4 | 4 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 6.000 | 18 | 8 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.300 | 91 | 17 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.700 | 76 | 15 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.800 | 72 | 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 |
| Access to Financing | 5.904 | 26 | 11 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 5.904 | 26 | 11 | 2024 |
| 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 | 32 | 17 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.500 | 31 | 16 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.500 | 32 | 18 | 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 |
| Overall | 6.240 | 30 | 17 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.240 | 30 | 17 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.167 | 12 | 10 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.267 | 8 | 7 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.300 | 23 | 14 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.400 | 22 | 13 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.400 | 24 | 14 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.900 | 25 | 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 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.576 | 19 | 11 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.576 | 19 | 11 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 7.200 | 51 | 18 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 7.017 | 53 | 18 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 53 | 19 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 53 | 19 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 52 | 19 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 7.800 | 32 | 18 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 34 | 18 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 34 | 18 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 34 | 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 |
| Patent Protection | 5.917 | 46 | 19 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 5.917 | 46 | 19 | 2024 |
| 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 | 34 | 18 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 35 | 18 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 31 | 18 | 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 | 36 | 18 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 36 | 18 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 36 | 18 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 36 | 18 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| 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 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.227 | 73 | 18 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.227 | 73 | 18 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |