Region
Middle East and North Africa
Global Rank
102/126
Regional Rank
12/15
Score
3.741
Iran’s IPRI score increased by 0.183 to 3.741 placing it 12nd in the Middle East and North Africa region and 102nd in the world. Iran is classified by the IMF as part of the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
Iran’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.038 to 2.665 with scores of 3.267 in Judicial Independence, 2.878 in Rule of Law, 1.979 in Political Stability, and 2.536 in Control of Corruption.
Iran’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.637 to 4.592 with scores of 1.667 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.51 in Registering Property, and 7.6 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Iran’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.052 to 3.965 with scores of 2.886 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 3.717 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 5.291 in Trademark Protection.
Iran is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OPEC
Iran - IPRI Overall Score
Iran - 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
Iran - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.200 | 106 | 14 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.200 | 108 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 107 | 11 | 2013 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.965 | 104 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.240 | 99 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.521 | 99 | 11 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.748 | 91 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.578 | 103 | 12 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.249 | 113 | 14 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.143 | 114 | 14 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.643 | 113 | 14 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.606 | 113 | 13 | 2023 |
| Overall | 3.558 | 113 | 14 | 2024 |
| Overall | 3.741 | 102 | 12 | 2025 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 3.500 | 102 | 13 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 3.400 | 103 | 13 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 3.500 | 104 | 11 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 3.278 | 104 | 13 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 3.582 | 99 | 12 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 3.608 | 102 | 12 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 3.848 | 92 | 12 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 3.719 | 99 | 13 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 3.312 | 111 | 13 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 2.977 | 116 | 13 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 2.877 | 116 | 13 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 2.807 | 114 | 13 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 2.703 | 113 | 13 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 2.665 | 115 | 13 | 2025 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.400 | 99 | 14 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.500 | 100 | 13 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 95 | 12 | 2013 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Physical | 4.845 | 102 | 13 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.149 | 93 | 13 | 2016 |
| Physical | 5.770 | 80 | 12 | 2017 |
| Physical | 5.787 | 94 | 12 | 2018 |
| Physical | 5.609 | 105 | 13 | 2019 |
| Physical | 5.424 | 110 | 14 | 2020 |
| Physical | 5.434 | 107 | 14 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.035 | 111 | 14 | 2022 |
| Physical | 3.995 | 107 | 14 | 2023 |
| Physical | 3.955 | 107 | 14 | 2024 |
| Physical | 4.592 | 69 | 9 | 2025 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 3.800 | 104 | 13 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 3.800 | 102 | 12 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 3.900 | 104 | 11 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 3.772 | 102 | 12 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 3.991 | 100 | 12 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 4.186 | 103 | 12 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 4.610 | 83 | 11 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 4.408 | 99 | 12 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 4.010 | 105 | 12 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.018 | 108 | 13 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.018 | 108 | 13 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.017 | 111 | 13 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 4.017 | 111 | 13 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 3.965 | 113 | 13 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Iran - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 102 | 13 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.400 | 103 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 104 | 11 | 2013 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.278 | 104 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.582 | 99 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.608 | 102 | 12 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.848 | 92 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.719 | 99 | 13 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.312 | 111 | 13 | 2020 |
| Overall | 2.977 | 116 | 13 | 2021 |
| Overall | 2.877 | 116 | 13 | 2022 |
| Overall | 2.807 | 114 | 13 | 2023 |
| Overall | 2.703 | 113 | 13 | 2024 |
| Overall | 2.665 | 115 | 13 | 2025 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.500 | 59 | 11 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.500 | 60 | 11 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.700 | 53 | 10 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.978 | 76 | 13 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.349 | 72 | 11 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.191 | 84 | 12 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.379 | 73 | 12 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.148 | 79 | 13 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.472 | 88 | 13 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.472 | 88 | 13 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.472 | 88 | 13 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.416 | 77 | 5 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.270 | 79 | 6 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.267 | 80 | 6 | 2025 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 3.200 | 108 | 14 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 3.200 | 109 | 14 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 3.200 | 109 | 13 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 3.035 | 111 | 14 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 2.934 | 118 | 14 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 3.092 | 116 | 14 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 3.575 | 102 | 12 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 3.633 | 105 | 12 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 3.613 | 106 | 12 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 3.501 | 109 | 12 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 3.266 | 112 | 13 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 3.106 | 111 | 13 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 2.966 | 111 | 13 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 2.878 | 112 | 13 | 2025 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 2.000 | 113 | 13 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 1.800 | 118 | 14 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 2.100 | 117 | 12 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 2.462 | 110 | 11 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 3.185 | 104 | 8 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 3.366 | 103 | 9 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 3.871 | 96 | 8 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 3.719 | 107 | 9 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 3.081 | 116 | 13 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 2.031 | 124 | 14 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 1.942 | 123 | 14 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 1.899 | 119 | 14 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 1.827 | 117 | 14 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 1.979 | 119 | 14 | 2025 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.300 | 104 | 14 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.200 | 107 | 14 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.200 | 110 | 12 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.640 | 94 | 13 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.859 | 84 | 11 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.781 | 91 | 12 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.567 | 95 | 13 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.377 | 109 | 13 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.082 | 115 | 13 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.904 | 116 | 13 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.829 | 117 | 13 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.807 | 116 | 13 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.747 | 115 | 13 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.536 | 118 | 14 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Iran - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 99 | 14 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 100 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 95 | 12 | 2013 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.845 | 102 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.149 | 93 | 13 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.770 | 80 | 12 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.787 | 94 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.609 | 105 | 13 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.424 | 110 | 14 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.434 | 107 | 14 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.035 | 111 | 14 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.995 | 107 | 14 | 2023 |
| Overall | 3.955 | 107 | 14 | 2024 |
| Overall | 4.592 | 69 | 9 | 2025 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.100 | 64 | 13 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.300 | 55 | 11 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.600 | 48 | 10 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.761 | 79 | 11 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.912 | 83 | 12 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.757 | 97 | 13 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.744 | 92 | 13 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.803 | 95 | 14 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.223 | 113 | 14 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.223 | 113 | 14 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.223 | 113 | 14 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.223 | 109 | 14 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.223 | 109 | 14 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 1.667 | 120 | 13 | 2025 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.700 | 91 | 10 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 94 | 11 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 92 | 9 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.803 | 77 | 9 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.564 | 28 | 3 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.546 | 20 | 3 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.566 | 30 | 3 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.972 | 75 | 9 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.996 | 76 | 10 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.996 | 76 | 10 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.796 | 49 | 4 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 4.678 | 49 | 3 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 4.559 | 52 | 5 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 4.510 | 55 | 5 | 2025 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 2.300 | 121 | 14 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 2.400 | 120 | 14 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 2.400 | 123 | 13 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 0.969 | 121 | 15 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 0.969 | 124 | 14 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 3.008 | 114 | 13 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 3.051 | 114 | 14 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 3.051 | 113 | 14 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 3.052 | 113 | 14 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 3.084 | 115 | 14 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 3.084 | 115 | 14 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 3.084 | 111 | 14 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 3.084 | 111 | 14 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 7.600 | 14 | 1 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Iran - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.800 | 104 | 13 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.800 | 102 | 12 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.900 | 104 | 11 | 2013 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.772 | 102 | 12 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.991 | 100 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.186 | 103 | 12 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.610 | 83 | 11 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.408 | 99 | 12 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.010 | 105 | 12 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.018 | 108 | 13 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.018 | 108 | 13 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.017 | 111 | 13 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.017 | 111 | 13 | 2024 |
| Overall | 3.965 | 113 | 13 | 2025 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.700 | 105 | 14 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.800 | 100 | 12 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.100 | 99 | 11 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.811 | 110 | 13 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.249 | 118 | 14 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.638 | 116 | 14 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.088 | 98 | 12 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.682 | 116 | 14 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.886 | 124 | 14 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.886 | 124 | 14 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.886 | 124 | 14 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.886 | 120 | 14 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.886 | 120 | 14 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.886 | 121 | 14 | 2025 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 3.800 | 100 | 8 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 3.800 | 100 | 9 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 4.100 | 100 | 7 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 4.733 | 94 | 8 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 4.733 | 97 | 8 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 4.733 | 97 | 8 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 5.133 | 90 | 7 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 5.133 | 95 | 8 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 5.133 | 94 | 7 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 3.720 | 100 | 8 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 3.720 | 100 | 8 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 3.717 | 113 | 12 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 3.717 | 113 | 12 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 3.717 | 113 | 12 | 2025 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2021 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2009 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | 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 | 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 | 5.447 | 63 | 7 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.447 | 63 | 7 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.447 | 63 | 7 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.447 | 63 | 7 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.291 | 71 | 6 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |