Jamaica

Region

Latin America & Caribbean

Global Rank

55/129

Regional Rank

4/21

Score

5.739

Jamaica’s IPRI score decreased by -0.469 to 7.893 placing it 4th in the Latin America & Caribbean region and 55th in the world. Jamaica is classified by the IMF as part of the Latin America and the Caribbean group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.

Jamaica’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.011 to 7.976 with scores of 8.647 in Judicial Independence, 8.075 in Rule of Law, 7.23 in Political Stability, and 7.95 in Control of Corruption.

Jamaica’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.181 to 8.424 with scores of 8.688 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 9.558 in Registering Property, and 6.483 in Ease of Access to Loans.

Jamaica’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.216 to 7.46 with scores of 8.295 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.977 in Patent Protection, 8.4 in Copyright Protection, and 5.734 in Trademark Protection.

Jamaica is a member of the following regional integration agreements

CARICOM

Jamaica - 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

Jamaica - IPRI Overall Score

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	4.770	66	9	2009
Overall	5.306	57	5	2010
Overall	5.400	62	6	2011
Overall	5.500	58	6	2012
Overall	5.400	62	7	2013
Overall	5.500	47	6	2014
Overall	5.353	53	4	2015
Overall	5.575	51	4	2016
Overall	6.010	46	4	2017
Overall	5.991	51	4	2018
Overall	5.999	51	4	2019
Overall	5.934	52	4	2020
Overall	5.739	55	4	2021
Legal and Political	4.509	60	5	2009
Legal and Political	4.566	66	6	2010
Legal and Political	4.700	67	6	2011
Legal and Political	4.700	64	6	2012
Legal and Political	4.800	63	6	2013
Legal and Political	4.775	50	5	2014
Legal and Political	4.934	55	5	2015
Legal and Political	5.008	56	4	2016
Legal and Political	5.166	56	4	2017
Legal and Political	5.328	51	4	2018
Legal and Political	5.397	51	4	2019
Legal and Political	5.324	52	4	2020
Legal and Political	5.265	54	4	2021
Physical	5.791	55	5	2009
Physical	5.902	63	7	2010
Physical	5.700	85	12	2011
Physical	5.900	75	11	2012
Physical	5.700	87	13	2013
Physical	6.400	47	5	2014
Physical	5.472	77	11	2015
Physical	5.727	71	10	2016
Physical	6.633	52	6	2017
Physical	6.474	62	7	2018
Physical	6.433	70	9	2019
Physical	6.388	75	10	2020
Physical	6.536	64	6	2021
Intellectual	4.010	80	14	2009
Intellectual	5.450	47	2	2010
Intellectual	5.700	48	3	2011
Intellectual	5.800	46	3	2012
Intellectual	5.800	46	3	2013
Intellectual	5.850	38	2	2014
Intellectual	5.653	43	2	2015
Intellectual	5.991	38	2	2016
Intellectual	6.231	38	2	2017
Intellectual	6.170	40	5	2018
Intellectual	6.165	44	6	2019
Intellectual	6.091	44	5	2020
Intellectual	5.416	55	5	2021
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

Jamaica - Legal and Political Environment

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	4.509	60	5	2009
Overall	4.566	66	6	2010
Overall	4.700	67	6	2011
Overall	4.700	64	6	2012
Overall	4.800	63	6	2013
Overall	4.775	50	5	2014
Overall	4.934	55	5	2015
Overall	5.008	56	4	2016
Overall	5.166	56	4	2017
Overall	5.328	51	4	2018
Overall	5.397	51	4	2019
Overall	5.324	52	4	2020
Overall	5.265	54	4	2021
Judicial Independence	5.333	47	3	2009
Judicial Independence	5.850	46	3	2010
Judicial Independence	6.400	47	5	2011
Judicial Independence	6.300	43	5	2012
Judicial Independence	6.300	45	5	2013
Judicial Independence	6.300	35	4	2014
Judicial Independence	5.893	39	5	2015
Judicial Independence	6.256	37	4	2016
Judicial Independence	6.474	34	3	2017
Judicial Independence	6.401	37	4	2018
Judicial Independence	6.360	39	4	2019
Judicial Independence	5.756	46	4	2020
Judicial Independence	5.756	46	4	2021
Rule of Law	3.740	84	11	2009
Rule of Law	4.016	83	7	2010
Rule of Law	4.000	86	8	2011
Rule of Law	4.000	85	8	2012
Rule of Law	4.100	82	8	2013
Rule of Law	4.200	59	7	2014
Rule of Law	4.226	76	7	2015
Rule of Law	4.377	77	7	2016
Rule of Law	4.530	73	7	2017
Rule of Law	4.496	76	7	2018
Rule of Law	4.687	70	6	2019
Rule of Law	4.528	74	6	2020
Rule of Law	4.375	77	7	2021
Political Stability	5.000	63	9	2009
Political Stability	4.466	75	10	2010
Political Stability	4.300	78	11	2011
Political Stability	4.200	81	10	2012
Political Stability	4.800	69	9	2013
Political Stability	5.200	44	6	2014
Political Stability	5.352	50	5	2015
Political Stability	5.176	58	7	2016
Political Stability	5.314	55	7	2017
Political Stability	5.736	50	7	2018
Political Stability	5.888	50	6	2019
Political Stability	6.341	38	2	2020
Political Stability	6.041	44	3	2021
Control of Corruption	3.964	76	12	2009
Control of Corruption	3.933	87	13	2010
Control of Corruption	4.100	83	11	2011
Control of Corruption	4.200	77	11	2012
Control of Corruption	4.200	79	11	2013
Control of Corruption	4.300	51	5	2014
Control of Corruption	4.265	73	8	2015
Control of Corruption	4.223	71	6	2016
Control of Corruption	4.346	69	5	2017
Control of Corruption	4.678	61	4	2018
Control of Corruption	4.655	63	4	2019
Control of Corruption	4.671	64	5	2020
Control of Corruption	4.887	58	4	2021
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

Jamaica - Physical Property Rights

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	5.791	55	5	2009
Overall	5.902	63	7	2010
Overall	5.700	85	12	2011
Overall	5.900	75	11	2012
Overall	5.700	87	13	2013
Overall	6.400	47	5	2014
Overall	5.472	77	11	2015
Overall	5.727	71	10	2016
Overall	6.633	52	6	2017
Overall	6.474	62	7	2018
Overall	6.433	70	9	2019
Overall	6.388	75	10	2020
Overall	6.536	64	6	2021
Perception of Physical Property Protection	6.667	48	3	2009
Perception of Physical Property Protection	6.700	48	3	2010
Perception of Physical Property Protection	6.100	65	6	2011
Perception of Physical Property Protection	6.200	60	5	2012
Perception of Physical Property Protection	6.000	65	7	2013
Perception of Physical Property Protection	6.200	45	6	2014
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.629	49	5	2015
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.847	46	5	2016
Perception of Physical Property Protection	6.181	42	4	2017
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.980	49	5	2018
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.889	55	4	2019
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.737	58	5	2020
Perception of Physical Property Protection	5.737	58	5	2021
Registering Property	8.039	43	7	2009
Registering Property	8.173	58	8	2010
Registering Property	8.100	72	11	2011
Registering Property	8.400	71	8	2012
Registering Property	8.400	69	8	2013
Registering Property	8.400	51	7	2014
Registering Property	8.812	76	10	2015
Registering Property	9.358	47	4	2016
Registering Property	9.331	37	4	2017
Registering Property	9.360	49	4	2018
Registering Property	9.328	52	4	2019
Registering Property	9.344	53	4	2020
Registering Property	9.344	54	4	2021
Ease of Access to Loans	2.667	88	13	2009
Ease of Access to Loans	2.833	89	13	2010
Ease of Access to Loans	2.800	115	20	2011
Ease of Access to Loans	3.000	108	19	2012
Ease of Access to Loans	2.800	117	19	2013
Ease of Access to Loans	2.800	86	18	2014
Ease of Access to Loans	1.975	101	18	2015
Ease of Access to Loans	1.975	104	19	2016
Ease of Access to Loans	4.387	76	15	2017
Ease of Access to Loans	4.083	89	17	2018
Ease of Access to Loans	4.083	89	17	2019
Ease of Access to Loans	4.084	89	17	2020
Ease of Access to Loans	4.526	82	11	2021
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year

Jamaica - Intellectual Property Rights

Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year
Overall	4.010	80	14	2009
Overall	5.450	47	2	2010
Overall	5.700	48	3	2011
Overall	5.800	46	3	2012
Overall	5.800	46	3	2013
Overall	5.850	38	2	2014
Overall	5.653	43	2	2015
Overall	5.991	38	2	2016
Overall	6.231	38	2	2017
Overall	6.170	40	5	2018
Overall	6.165	44	6	2019
Overall	6.091	44	5	2020
Overall	5.416	55	5	2021
Perception of IP Protection		No Data	No Data	2009
Perception of IP Protection	4.183	62	5	2010
Perception of IP Protection	4.600	72	6	2011
Perception of IP Protection	4.800	69	7	2012
Perception of IP Protection	4.900	72	7	2013
Perception of IP Protection	5.000	57	9	2014
Perception of IP Protection	4.589	55	5	2015
Perception of IP Protection	5.265	52	6	2016
Perception of IP Protection	5.745	45	4	2017
Perception of IP Protection	5.625	55	5	2018
Perception of IP Protection	5.615	58	5	2019
Perception of IP Protection	5.465	59	5	2020
Perception of IP Protection	5.465	59	5	2021
Patent Protection	6.120	71	15	2009
Patent Protection	6.717	61	12	2010
Patent Protection	6.700	61	12	2011
Patent Protection	6.700	60	12	2012
Patent Protection	6.700	59	12	2013
Patent Protection	6.700	57	11	2014
Patent Protection	6.717	56	10	2015
Patent Protection	6.717	57	11	2016
Patent Protection	6.717	57	11	2017
Patent Protection	6.716	59	13	2018
Patent Protection	6.716	60	14	2019
Patent Protection	6.717	60	14	2020
Patent Protection	5.050	70	15	2021
Copyright Protection	1.900	79	14	2009
Copyright Protection		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	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
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	5.734	57	6	2021
Statistic	Score	Global	Region	Year