2024
| International Property Rights Index

Kuwait

Region

Middle East and North Africa

Global Rank

55/125

Regional Rank

9/15

Score

5.151

Kuwait’s IPRI score decreased by -0.079 to 5.151 placing it 9th in the Middle East and North Africa region and 55th in the world. Kuwait is classified by the IMF as part of the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan group and by the World Bank as High income country.

 

Kuwait’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.146 to 5.23 with scores of 4.545 in Judicial Independence, 5.56 in Rule of Law, 5.562 in Political Stability, and 5.254 in Control of Corruption.

 

Kuwait’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.091 to 5.595 with scores of 5.726 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.414 in Registering Property, and 5.645 in Ease of Access to Loans.

 

Kuwait’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 4.628 with scores of 5.184 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 3.6 in Patent Protection, 3.966 in Copyright Protection, and 5.76 in Trademark Protection.

 

Kuwait is a member of the following regional integration agreements

  • GCC
  • OPEC

Kuwait - IPRI Overall Score

Kuwait - 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

Kuwait - IPRI Overall Score

Kuwait - Legal and Political Environment

Kuwait - Physical Property Rights

Kuwait - Intellectual Property Rights