Region
Western Europe
Global Rank
36/125
Regional Rank
18/19
Score
5.990
Italy’s IPRI score decreased by -0.048 to 5.99 placing it 18th in the Western Europe region and 36th in the world. Italy is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Italy’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.106 to 6.284 with scores of 7.659 in Judicial Independence, 5.594 in Rule of Law, 5.827 in Political Stability, and 6.056 in Control of Corruption.
Italy’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.037 to 4.926 with scores of 5.737 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.339 in Registering Property, and 3.807 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Italy’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 6.76 with scores of 6.017 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.667 in Patent Protection, 7.014 in Copyright Protection, and 7.344 in Trademark Protection.
Italy is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- CARICOM
Italy - IPRI Overall Score
Italy - 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
Italy - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.674 | 27 | 15 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 27 | 15 | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.072 | 37 | 18 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.017 | 43 | 18 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.000 | 46 | 18 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.100 | 43 | 17 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.100 | 45 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.000 | 41 | 18 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.589 | 50 | 18 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.656 | 50 | 18 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.979 | 49 | 18 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.993 | 50 | 18 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.126 | 46 | 18 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.152 | 47 | 18 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.099 | 44 | 18 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.658 | 46 | 18 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.038 | 35 | 18 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.990 | 36 | 18 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 4.909 | 30 | 16 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 4.900 | 31 | 16 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 5.556 | 48 | 19 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 5.321 | 54 | 19 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 5.500 | 52 | 18 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 5.600 | 50 | 18 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 5.600 | 50 | 18 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 5.475 | 40 | 18 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 5.223 | 49 | 18 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 5.181 | 54 | 18 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 5.231 | 54 | 18 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 5.395 | 49 | 18 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 5.473 | 47 | 18 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 5.506 | 47 | 18 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 5.553 | 46 | 18 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 5.654 | 45 | 18 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 6.390 | 37 | 18 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 6.284 | 37 | 17 | 2024 |
| Physical | 5.483 | 36 | 15 | 2007 |
| Physical | 5.500 | 37 | 15 | 2008 |
| Physical | 5.891 | 54 | 18 | 2009 |
| Physical | 5.652 | 74 | 19 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.700 | 83 | 19 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.100 | 64 | 18 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.100 | 64 | 18 | 2013 |
| Physical | 6.400 | 46 | 18 | 2014 |
| Physical | 5.171 | 88 | 18 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.195 | 92 | 18 | 2016 |
| Physical | 5.913 | 73 | 18 | 2017 |
| Physical | 5.953 | 83 | 18 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.136 | 83 | 18 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.155 | 82 | 18 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.310 | 74 | 18 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.889 | 67 | 18 | 2022 |
| Physical | 4.963 | 60 | 18 | 2023 |
| Physical | 4.926 | 61 | 18 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 6.631 | 21 | 13 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 6.600 | 23 | 13 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 6.769 | 26 | 17 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 7.078 | 22 | 15 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 6.900 | 28 | 15 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 6.600 | 29 | 15 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 6.600 | 29 | 16 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 6.567 | 31 | 18 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 6.372 | 32 | 16 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 6.592 | 31 | 16 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 6.793 | 30 | 16 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 6.630 | 31 | 17 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.768 | 27 | 15 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 6.794 | 30 | 16 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 6.433 | 27 | 16 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 6.433 | 27 | 16 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 6.760 | 21 | 14 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 6.760 | 21 | 14 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Italy - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.909 | 30 | 16 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 31 | 16 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.556 | 48 | 19 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.321 | 54 | 19 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 52 | 18 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 50 | 18 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 50 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.475 | 40 | 18 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.223 | 49 | 18 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.181 | 54 | 18 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.231 | 54 | 18 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.395 | 49 | 18 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.473 | 47 | 18 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.506 | 47 | 18 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.553 | 46 | 18 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.654 | 45 | 18 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.390 | 37 | 18 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.284 | 37 | 17 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.306 | 41 | 16 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.300 | 42 | 16 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.667 | 55 | 18 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.333 | 71 | 19 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.000 | 71 | 19 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.700 | 54 | 16 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.400 | 63 | 18 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.300 | 50 | 17 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.232 | 67 | 18 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.272 | 73 | 18 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.716 | 68 | 19 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.016 | 60 | 18 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.012 | 57 | 18 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.039 | 55 | 17 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.039 | 55 | 17 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.039 | 55 | 17 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.714 | 18 | 12 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.659 | 20 | 12 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 5.860 | 47 | 19 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 5.869 | 51 | 19 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 5.800 | 50 | 19 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 5.800 | 49 | 19 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 5.800 | 49 | 19 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 5.700 | 40 | 19 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 5.714 | 49 | 19 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 5.674 | 49 | 19 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 5.504 | 51 | 18 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 5.530 | 53 | 18 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 5.649 | 51 | 18 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 5.494 | 51 | 18 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 5.560 | 51 | 18 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 5.482 | 53 | 19 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 5.539 | 48 | 19 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 5.594 | 48 | 19 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 5.420 | 31 | 16 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 5.400 | 32 | 16 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 5.880 | 43 | 18 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 5.825 | 46 | 17 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 6.100 | 40 | 16 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.000 | 41 | 16 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.200 | 38 | 16 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.000 | 35 | 16 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 6.020 | 39 | 15 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 5.996 | 40 | 15 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 5.799 | 45 | 16 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.943 | 45 | 17 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.856 | 51 | 17 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 6.022 | 46 | 15 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 6.133 | 41 | 16 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 6.017 | 41 | 16 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 6.223 | 35 | 16 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 5.827 | 40 | 16 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.000 | 25 | 14 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.000 | 26 | 14 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.819 | 36 | 18 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.257 | 51 | 18 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.100 | 56 | 19 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.900 | 57 | 18 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.000 | 55 | 18 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.900 | 42 | 18 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.925 | 54 | 18 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.780 | 56 | 18 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.906 | 56 | 18 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.092 | 53 | 18 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.377 | 49 | 18 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.471 | 49 | 18 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.480 | 48 | 17 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.078 | 42 | 17 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.085 | 39 | 17 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.056 | 38 | 17 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Italy - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.483 | 36 | 15 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 37 | 15 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.891 | 54 | 18 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.652 | 74 | 19 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 83 | 19 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.100 | 64 | 18 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.100 | 64 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.400 | 46 | 18 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.171 | 88 | 18 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.195 | 92 | 18 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.913 | 73 | 18 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.953 | 83 | 18 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.136 | 83 | 18 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.155 | 82 | 18 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.310 | 74 | 18 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.889 | 67 | 18 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.963 | 60 | 18 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.926 | 61 | 18 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.793 | 32 | 16 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.800 | 33 | 16 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.667 | 47 | 19 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.333 | 54 | 19 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.100 | 65 | 19 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.100 | 64 | 19 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.100 | 61 | 18 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.100 | 47 | 18 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.017 | 67 | 18 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.090 | 75 | 18 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.992 | 87 | 19 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.041 | 81 | 18 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.590 | 66 | 18 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.632 | 63 | 18 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.632 | 63 | 18 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.632 | 63 | 18 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.632 | 60 | 18 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.632 | 60 | 18 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 6.282 | 34 | 12 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 6.300 | 36 | 12 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 7.841 | 54 | 14 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.055 | 64 | 14 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.000 | 77 | 14 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 9.000 | 32 | 10 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 9.300 | 21 | 8 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 9.100 | 18 | 8 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.479 | 34 | 8 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.477 | 36 | 8 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.456 | 27 | 8 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.479 | 36 | 8 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.479 | 37 | 8 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.491 | 37 | 8 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.491 | 37 | 8 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 5.227 | 37 | 14 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 5.449 | 31 | 14 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 5.339 | 33 | 14 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 3.374 | 45 | 16 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 3.400 | 45 | 16 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 3.167 | 74 | 19 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 2.567 | 96 | 19 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.100 | 101 | 18 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.200 | 98 | 18 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 2.800 | 113 | 17 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 2.300 | 94 | 18 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 1.018 | 119 | 19 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 1.018 | 122 | 19 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 3.292 | 107 | 18 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 3.340 | 110 | 18 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 3.340 | 109 | 18 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 3.341 | 109 | 18 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 3.807 | 110 | 18 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 3.807 | 110 | 18 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 3.807 | 106 | 18 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 3.807 | 106 | 18 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Italy - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.631 | 21 | 13 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 23 | 13 | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.769 | 26 | 17 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.078 | 22 | 15 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 28 | 15 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 29 | 15 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 29 | 16 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.567 | 31 | 18 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.372 | 32 | 16 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.592 | 31 | 16 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.793 | 30 | 16 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.630 | 31 | 17 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.768 | 27 | 15 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.794 | 30 | 16 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.433 | 27 | 16 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.433 | 27 | 16 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.760 | 21 | 14 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.760 | 21 | 14 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.278 | 31 | 16 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.300 | 32 | 16 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.500 | 38 | 17 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.550 | 39 | 17 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.200 | 57 | 19 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.300 | 55 | 19 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.300 | 57 | 18 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.300 | 47 | 19 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.482 | 62 | 18 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.141 | 55 | 17 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.546 | 50 | 18 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.724 | 48 | 18 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.937 | 45 | 17 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.017 | 46 | 18 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.017 | 46 | 18 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.017 | 46 | 18 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.017 | 44 | 18 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.017 | 44 | 18 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 9.048 | 5 | 3 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 9.000 | 6 | 3 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 9.340 | 11 | 8 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 8 | 6 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 8 | 6 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 8 | 6 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 8 | 6 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 9 | 7 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 9 | 7 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 9 | 7 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 9 | 7 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.666 | 22 | 11 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.666 | 22 | 11 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 22 | 11 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 6.671 | 20 | 9 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 6.671 | 20 | 9 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 6.667 | 17 | 10 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 6.667 | 17 | 10 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.200 | 7 | 3 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.200 | 8 | 3 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.467 | 27 | 16 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.350 | 24 | 14 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.300 | 25 | 13 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.100 | 35 | 17 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 36 | 17 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 32 | 17 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.300 | 35 | 17 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.300 | 35 | 17 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.500 | 35 | 17 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.500 | 35 | 17 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 33 | 16 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 33 | 16 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 33 | 16 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 33 | 16 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.014 | 14 | 8 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.014 | 14 | 8 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| 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 | 7.344 | 4 | 2 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.344 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.344 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.344 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |