2020
| International Property Rights Index

Iceland

Region

Western Europe

Global Rank

19/129

Regional Rank

12/19

Score

7.616

ICELAND

Region:  Western Europe

Global Rank: 19 of 129

Regional Rank: 12 of 19

 

Iceland’s IPRI score increased by 0.05 to 7.616 placing it 12th 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 increased by 0.049 to 8.168 with scores of 7.523 in Judicial Independence, 8.439 in Rule of Law, 8.023 in Political Stability, and 8.687 in Control of Corruption.

 

Iceland’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.054 to 8.009 with scores of 8.205 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 9.895 in Registering Property, and 5.926 in Ease of Access to Loans.

 

Iceland’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.046 to 6.67 with scores of 7.576 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.833 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

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
Overall 7.616 19 12 2020
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
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
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
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
Overall 8.168 10 8 2020
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
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
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
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
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Iceland - Physical Property Rights

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
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
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
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
Copyright Piracy 5.600 36 18 2020
Statistic Score Global Region Year