Region
Western Europe
Global Rank
19/129
Regional Rank
12/19
IRELAND
Region: Western Europe
Global Rank: 19 of 129
Region Rank: 12 of 19
Ireland’s IPRI score decreased by -0.046 to 7.612 placing it 12th in the Western Europe region and 19th in the world. Ireland is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as a High income country.
Ireland’s Legal and Political Subindex score decreased by -0.125 to 7.893 with scores of 8.334 in Judicial Independence, 7.855 in Rule of Law, 8.097 in Control of Corruption, and 7.286 in Political Stability.
Ireland’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.068 to 7.039 with scores of 8.087 in Perception of Property Rights Protection, 8.969 in Registering Property, and 4.062 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Ireland’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex score increased by 0.053 to 7.904 with scores of 7.948 in Perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 8.67 in Patent Protection, and 7.1 in Copyright Protection.
Ireland is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- EU
Ireland - IPRI Overall Score
Ireland - 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
Ireland - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.415 | 13 | 10 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 14 | 10 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.962 | 13 | 10 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.975 | 14 | 10 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 17 | 11 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 16 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 19 | 11 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 19 | 11 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.431 | 19 | 11 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.579 | 18 | 11 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.872 | 17 | 11 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.659 | 19 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.612 | 19 | 12 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 7.031 | 15 | 10 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 7.000 | 16 | 10 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 8.139 | 15 | 11 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 8.257 | 15 | 11 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 8.200 | 13 | 9 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 8.200 | 11 | 7 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 8.100 | 13 | 9 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 8.275 | 12 | 8 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 8.016 | 13 | 9 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 8.185 | 13 | 8 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 8.192 | 13 | 8 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 8.019 | 13 | 9 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 7.893 | 16 | 10 | 2019 |
| Physical | 7.617 | 12 | 8 | 2007 |
| Physical | 7.600 | 12 | 8 | 2008 |
| Physical | 7.934 | 11 | 8 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.784 | 15 | 10 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.700 | 42 | 16 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.600 | 45 | 15 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.500 | 47 | 16 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.200 | 21 | 12 | 2014 |
| Physical | 6.377 | 40 | 15 | 2015 |
| Physical | 6.485 | 37 | 14 | 2016 |
| Physical | 7.246 | 34 | 14 | 2017 |
| Physical | 7.108 | 34 | 14 | 2018 |
| Physical | 7.039 | 41 | 15 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 7.595 | 15 | 12 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 7.600 | 16 | 11 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 7.813 | 17 | 12 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 7.883 | 15 | 11 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 7.900 | 16 | 11 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 8.000 | 13 | 10 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 7.900 | 17 | 11 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 7.967 | 17 | 12 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 7.899 | 17 | 12 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 8.067 | 16 | 12 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 8.179 | 16 | 12 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 7.851 | 18 | 12 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 7.904 | 19 | 13 | 2019 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ireland - Legal and Political Environmental
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.031 | 15 | 10 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 16 | 10 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.139 | 15 | 11 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.257 | 15 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 13 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 11 | 7 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 13 | 9 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.275 | 12 | 8 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.016 | 13 | 9 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.185 | 13 | 8 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.192 | 13 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.019 | 13 | 9 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.893 | 16 | 10 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.571 | 11 | 8 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.600 | 11 | 6 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.333 | 13 | 10 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.717 | 10 | 7 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.900 | 10 | 9 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.000 | 9 | 8 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.000 | 4 | 4 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.100 | 3 | 2 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.791 | 6 | 4 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.764 | 8 | 6 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.985 | 6 | 5 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.809 | 7 | 6 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.334 | 12 | 7 | 2019 |
| Rule Of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule Of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule Of Law | 8.540 | 14 | 10 | 2009 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.483 | 13 | 10 | 2010 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.400 | 14 | 11 | 2011 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.500 | 13 | 10 | 2012 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.500 | 10 | 9 | 2013 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.500 | 12 | 9 | 2014 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.442 | 13 | 9 | 2015 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.602 | 16 | 11 | 2016 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.575 | 15 | 10 | 2017 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.073 | 17 | 11 | 2018 |
| Rule Of Law | 7.855 | 20 | 13 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 7.160 | 7 | 5 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 7.200 | 7 | 5 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 7.300 | 11 | 9 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 7.317 | 11 | 8 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 7.000 | 14 | 10 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 7.000 | 15 | 10 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 7.000 | 20 | 11 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.900 | 20 | 10 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 6.756 | 27 | 13 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 7.133 | 14 | 9 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 6.936 | 22 | 10 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 6.937 | 22 | 10 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 7.286 | 16 | 9 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.400 | 17 | 11 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.400 | 17 | 11 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.383 | 16 | 12 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.510 | 17 | 12 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.400 | 15 | 11 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.300 | 15 | 11 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.000 | 18 | 12 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.900 | 19 | 12 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.076 | 18 | 12 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.239 | 17 | 11 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.271 | 16 | 11 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.255 | 15 | 11 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.097 | 16 | 11 | 2019 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ireland - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.617 | 12 | 8 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 12 | 8 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.934 | 11 | 8 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.784 | 15 | 10 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 42 | 16 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 45 | 15 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.500 | 47 | 16 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 21 | 12 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.377 | 40 | 15 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.485 | 37 | 14 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.246 | 34 | 14 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.108 | 34 | 14 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.039 | 41 | 15 | 2019 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 9.000 | 8 | 8 | 2007 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 9.000 | 9 | 8 | 2008 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.833 | 11 | 7 | 2009 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.950 | 11 | 7 | 2010 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.400 | 12 | 9 | 2011 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.600 | 7 | 7 | 2012 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.300 | 15 | 10 | 2013 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.200 | 16 | 10 | 2014 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.125 | 12 | 6 | 2015 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.453 | 9 | 5 | 2016 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.650 | 8 | 6 | 2017 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.293 | 12 | 7 | 2018 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.087 | 14 | 8 | 2019 |
| Registering Property | 6.900 | 25 | 10 | 2007 |
| Registering Property | 6.900 | 26 | 10 | 2008 |
| Registering Property | 8.303 | 37 | 11 | 2009 |
| Registering Property | 8.437 | 45 | 11 | 2010 |
| Registering Property | 8.600 | 44 | 11 | 2011 |
| Registering Property | 8.600 | 58 | 12 | 2012 |
| Registering Property | 8.600 | 55 | 12 | 2013 |
| Registering Property | 8.600 | 38 | 13 | 2014 |
| Registering Property | 8.970 | 70 | 16 | 2015 |
| Registering Property | 8.966 | 74 | 16 | 2016 |
| Registering Property | 8.923 | 59 | 16 | 2017 |
| Registering Property | 8.969 | 74 | 15 | 2018 |
| Registering Property | 8.969 | 76 | 15 | 2019 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 6.952 | 8 | 7 | 2007 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 7.000 | 8 | 7 | 2008 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 6.667 | 11 | 8 | 2009 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.967 | 19 | 9 | 2010 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.000 | 104 | 19 | 2011 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.700 | 117 | 19 | 2012 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.600 | 120 | 18 | 2013 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.800 | 84 | 16 | 2014 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.035 | 99 | 16 | 2015 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.035 | 102 | 16 | 2016 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.167 | 85 | 17 | 2017 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.062 | 92 | 17 | 2018 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.062 | 92 | 17 | 2019 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Ireland - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.595 | 15 | 12 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 16 | 11 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.813 | 17 | 12 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.883 | 15 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 16 | 11 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 13 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 17 | 11 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.967 | 17 | 12 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.899 | 17 | 12 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.067 | 16 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.179 | 16 | 12 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.851 | 18 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.904 | 19 | 13 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.190 | 19 | 12 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.200 | 20 | 12 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.500 | 19 | 14 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.717 | 16 | 12 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.000 | 13 | 11 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.200 | 10 | 7 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.900 | 13 | 10 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.800 | 16 | 11 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.664 | 13 | 7 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.169 | 10 | 6 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.403 | 9 | 7 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.086 | 12 | 8 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.948 | 15 | 9 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 21 | 13 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 21 | 13 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 9.340 | 6 | 5 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 8 | 3 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 5 | 3 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 5 | 3 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 4 | 4 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 5 | 3 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 7 | 3 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 7 | 3 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 6 | 3 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.666 | 23 | 10 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.666 | 23 | 10 | 2019 |
| Copyright Piracy | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Piracy | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.600 | 18 | 13 | 2009 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.600 | 20 | 13 | 2010 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.500 | 22 | 12 | 2011 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.500 | 20 | 12 | 2012 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.600 | 20 | 12 | 2013 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.600 | 19 | 12 | 2014 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.700 | 19 | 12 | 2015 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.700 | 19 | 12 | 2016 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.800 | 19 | 12 | 2017 |
| Copyright Piracy | 6.800 | 19 | 12 | 2018 |
| Copyright Piracy | 7.100 | 19 | 12 | 2019 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |