2019
| International Property Rights Index

Japan

Region

Asia and Oceania

Global Rank

6/129

Regional Rank

4/21

JAPAN

Region: Asia and Oceania

Global Rank: 6 of 129

Region Rank: 4 of 19

 

Japan’s IPRI score increased by 0.091 to 8.323 placing it 4th in the Asia and Oceania region and 6th in the world. Japan is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as a High income country.

Japan’s Legal and Political Subindex score increased by 0.194 to 8.031 with scores of 8.473 in Judicial Independence, 8.132 in Rule of Law, 8.044 in Control of Corruption, and 7.474 in Political Stability.

Japan’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.023 to 8.317 with scores of 8.379 in Perception of Property Rights Protection, 9.547 in Registering Property, and 7.025 in Ease of Access to Loans.

Japan’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex score increased by 0.103 to 8.620 with scores of 8.129 in Perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 9.33 in Patent Protection, and 8.4 in Copyright 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 Piracy

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 5 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
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
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
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
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Japan - Legal and Political Environmental

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
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
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
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 6 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
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
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Japan - Physical Property Rights

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
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
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
Copyright Piracy 7.200 4 2 2008
Copyright Piracy 7.700 8 3 2009
Copyright Piracy 7.900 3 1 2010
Copyright Piracy 7.900 3 1 2011
Copyright Piracy 8.000 3 1 2012
Copyright Piracy 7.900 4 2 2013
Copyright Piracy 7.900 3 1 2014
Copyright Piracy 8.100 2 1 2015
Copyright Piracy 8.100 2 1 2016
Copyright Piracy 8.200 2 2 2017
Copyright Piracy 8.200 2 2 2018
Copyright Piracy 8.400 3 2 2019
Statistic Score Global Region Year