Region
Asia and Oceania
Global Rank
12/129
Regional Rank
4/19
Score
7.893
Japan’s IPRI score decreased by -0.113 to 6.173 placing it 4th in the Asia and Oceania region and 12nd in the world. Japan is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Japan’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.104 to 5.506 with scores of 6.904 in Judicial Independence, 5.287 in Rule of Law, 4.575 in Political Stability, and 5.255 in Control of Corruption.
Japan’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.01 to 7.405 with scores of 6.693 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 9.433 in Registering Property, and 6.12 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Japan’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.244 to 5.599 with scores of 6.429 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.918 in Patent Protection, 4.5 in Copyright Protection, and 6.168 in Trademark Protection.
Japan is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- TPP-11
Japan - IPRI Overall Score
Japan - 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
Japan - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.500 | 13 | 4 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.619 | 17 | 4 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.608 | 18 | 4 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 16 | 5 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 13 | 4 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 14 | 5 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 11 | 4 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.977 | 8 | 3 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.098 | 8 | 3 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.327 | 8 | 3 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.231 | 11 | 4 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.323 | 6 | 4 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.362 | 5 | 3 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.893 | 12 | 4 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 7.300 | 14 | 5 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 7.404 | 20 | 5 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 7.365 | 21 | 5 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 7.600 | 19 | 5 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 7.700 | 17 | 5 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 7.700 | 17 | 5 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 7.425 | 19 | 5 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 7.919 | 16 | 5 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 8.086 | 15 | 5 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 7.936 | 16 | 5 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 7.836 | 16 | 5 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 8.031 | 14 | 5 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 7.987 | 14 | 5 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 7.976 | 13 | 4 | 2021 |
| Physical | 7.000 | 18 | 5 | 2008 |
| Physical | 7.217 | 23 | 7 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.131 | 29 | 7 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.000 | 28 | 6 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.100 | 24 | 7 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.200 | 22 | 7 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.200 | 20 | 5 | 2014 |
| Physical | 7.450 | 13 | 5 | 2015 |
| Physical | 7.581 | 11 | 5 | 2016 |
| Physical | 8.458 | 6 | 3 | 2017 |
| Physical | 8.340 | 7 | 3 | 2018 |
| Physical | 8.317 | 6 | 3 | 2019 |
| Physical | 8.424 | 3 | 3 | 2020 |
| Physical | 8.243 | 6 | 3 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 8.200 | 8 | 2 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 8.236 | 7 | 1 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 8.328 | 4 | 1 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 8.200 | 8 | 2 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 8.300 | 5 | 1 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 8.300 | 4 | 1 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 8.467 | 6 | 2 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 8.563 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 8.627 | 2 | 1 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 8.586 | 3 | 1 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 8.517 | 6 | 2 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 8.620 | 5 | 2 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 8.676 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 7.460 | 6 | 2 | 2021 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Japan - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.300 | 14 | 5 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.404 | 20 | 5 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.365 | 21 | 5 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 19 | 5 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 17 | 5 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 17 | 5 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.425 | 19 | 5 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.919 | 16 | 5 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.086 | 15 | 5 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.936 | 16 | 5 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.836 | 16 | 5 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.031 | 14 | 5 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.987 | 14 | 5 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.976 | 13 | 4 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.600 | 19 | 5 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.500 | 20 | 5 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.300 | 23 | 5 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.100 | 19 | 5 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.300 | 17 | 4 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.300 | 17 | 4 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.500 | 13 | 3 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.604 | 8 | 3 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.644 | 12 | 3 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.469 | 15 | 4 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.386 | 15 | 4 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.473 | 10 | 4 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.647 | 5 | 2 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.647 | 5 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 7.780 | 21 | 5 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 7.793 | 21 | 5 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 7.600 | 22 | 5 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 7.600 | 23 | 5 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 7.500 | 23 | 5 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 7.600 | 23 | 5 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 7.819 | 19 | 5 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 8.197 | 19 | 5 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 8.023 | 19 | 5 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 7.755 | 21 | 5 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 8.132 | 18 | 5 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 8.068 | 17 | 5 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 8.076 | 17 | 5 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 6.900 | 10 | 4 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 7.040 | 14 | 4 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 6.874 | 24 | 6 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 6.900 | 18 | 5 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.700 | 23 | 5 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.900 | 21 | 5 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.900 | 21 | 5 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 6.963 | 18 | 4 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 7.041 | 18 | 5 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 7.034 | 15 | 5 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 7.182 | 14 | 4 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 7.474 | 9 | 4 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 7.382 | 10 | 4 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 7.231 | 13 | 5 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.300 | 18 | 5 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.298 | 22 | 5 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.493 | 22 | 5 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.700 | 21 | 5 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.100 | 18 | 5 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.000 | 19 | 5 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.200 | 16 | 5 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.292 | 15 | 4 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.461 | 14 | 4 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.217 | 17 | 5 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.022 | 19 | 5 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.044 | 18 | 5 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.850 | 20 | 5 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.951 | 19 | 5 | 2021 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Japan - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.000 | 18 | 5 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.217 | 23 | 7 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.131 | 29 | 7 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 28 | 6 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 24 | 7 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 22 | 7 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 20 | 5 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.450 | 13 | 5 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.581 | 11 | 5 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.458 | 6 | 3 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.340 | 7 | 3 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.317 | 6 | 3 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.424 | 3 | 3 | 2020 |
| Overall | 8.243 | 6 | 3 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.700 | 15 | 4 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.667 | 15 | 4 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.767 | 15 | 4 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.000 | 19 | 6 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.100 | 19 | 5 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.300 | 17 | 6 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.300 | 14 | 4 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.240 | 11 | 4 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.634 | 7 | 3 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.619 | 11 | 3 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.449 | 10 | 4 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.379 | 9 | 3 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.688 | 5 | 3 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.688 | 5 | 3 | 2021 |
| Registering Property | 7.400 | 17 | 6 | 2008 |
| Registering Property | 8.484 | 27 | 8 | 2009 |
| Registering Property | 8.644 | 31 | 8 | 2010 |
| Registering Property | 8.700 | 39 | 8 | 2011 |
| Registering Property | 8.800 | 41 | 8 | 2012 |
| Registering Property | 8.800 | 42 | 9 | 2013 |
| Registering Property | 8.700 | 35 | 8 | 2014 |
| Registering Property | 9.548 | 27 | 8 | 2015 |
| Registering Property | 9.546 | 29 | 8 | 2016 |
| Registering Property | 9.527 | 21 | 8 | 2017 |
| Registering Property | 9.547 | 31 | 8 | 2018 |
| Registering Property | 9.547 | 33 | 10 | 2019 |
| Registering Property | 9.558 | 32 | 10 | 2020 |
| Registering Property | 9.558 | 33 | 10 | 2021 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.900 | 27 | 8 | 2008 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.500 | 48 | 13 | 2009 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.983 | 65 | 14 | 2010 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.400 | 46 | 13 | 2011 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.400 | 50 | 13 | 2012 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.400 | 50 | 14 | 2013 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.800 | 27 | 10 | 2014 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.562 | 19 | 6 | 2015 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.562 | 19 | 6 | 2016 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 7.227 | 6 | 4 | 2017 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 7.025 | 7 | 4 | 2018 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 7.025 | 7 | 4 | 2019 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 7.026 | 7 | 4 | 2020 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 6.483 | 13 | 6 | 2021 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Japan - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.200 | 8 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.236 | 7 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.328 | 4 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.200 | 8 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 5 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 4 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.467 | 6 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.563 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.627 | 2 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.586 | 3 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.517 | 6 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.620 | 5 | 2 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.676 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.460 | 6 | 2 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.100 | 11 | 3 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.667 | 16 | 4 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.750 | 14 | 4 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.500 | 20 | 5 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.500 | 21 | 5 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.700 | 17 | 4 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.200 | 8 | 4 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.255 | 7 | 3 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.447 | 6 | 3 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.226 | 14 | 4 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.017 | 18 | 5 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.129 | 11 | 4 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.295 | 8 | 3 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.295 | 8 | 3 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 9.700 | 2 | 1 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 9.340 | 12 | 1 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 9 | 1 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 6 | 1 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 4 | 1 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 6 | 1 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 4 | 1 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 9 | 1 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 10 | 1 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 5 | 1 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 4 | 2 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 5 | 2 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 6 | 2 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 6.977 | 15 | 4 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.200 | 4 | 2 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.700 | 8 | 3 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.900 | 3 | 1 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.900 | 3 | 1 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.000 | 3 | 1 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.900 | 4 | 2 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.900 | 3 | 1 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.100 | 2 | 1 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.100 | 2 | 1 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.200 | 2 | 1 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.200 | 2 | 1 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.400 | 3 | 1 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.400 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.400 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 | 6.168 | 38 | 4 | 2021 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |