Region
Middle East and North Africa
Global Rank
59/126
Regional Rank
8/15
Score
4.932
Kuwait’s IPRI score decreased by -0.219 to 4.932 placing it 8th in the Middle East and North Africa region and 59th 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 increased by 0.179 to 5.409 with scores of 4.539 in Judicial Independence, 5.683 in Rule of Law, 6 in Political Stability, and 5.413 in Control of Corruption.
Kuwait’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.476 to 5.119 with scores of 5 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.258 in Registering Property, and 5.1 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Kuwait’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.359 to 4.269 with scores of 5.184 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 3.6 in Patent Protection, 3.966 in Copyright Protection, and 4.325 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
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.638 | 47 | 7 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.774 | 48 | 9 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 50 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 50 | 8 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 50 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.199 | 59 | 8 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.161 | 62 | 9 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.380 | 61 | 9 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.490 | 62 | 9 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.570 | 60 | 9 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.676 | 57 | 9 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.816 | 53 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.432 | 51 | 8 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.230 | 54 | 9 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.151 | 55 | 9 | 2024 |
| Overall | 4.932 | 59 | 8 | 2025 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 6.269 | 33 | 3 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 6.259 | 36 | 4 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 6.200 | 39 | 4 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 6.300 | 37 | 4 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 5.900 | 43 | 5 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 5.547 | 47 | 5 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 5.341 | 49 | 6 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 5.193 | 55 | 8 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 5.171 | 58 | 8 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 5.237 | 56 | 8 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 5.362 | 49 | 7 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 5.437 | 48 | 7 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 5.527 | 47 | 6 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 5.376 | 49 | 5 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 5.230 | 49 | 5 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 5.409 | 49 | 5 | 2025 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Physical | 6.904 | 32 | 3 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.954 | 32 | 7 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.600 | 45 | 8 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.700 | 39 | 7 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.600 | 45 | 8 | 2013 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Physical | 5.898 | 53 | 8 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.822 | 61 | 8 | 2016 |
| Physical | 6.551 | 55 | 9 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.822 | 48 | 8 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.794 | 52 | 9 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.924 | 47 | 9 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.931 | 48 | 9 | 2021 |
| Physical | 5.686 | 44 | 8 | 2022 |
| Physical | 5.686 | 41 | 8 | 2023 |
| Physical | 5.595 | 45 | 8 | 2024 |
| Physical | 5.119 | 57 | 4 | 2025 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 3.742 | 87 | 9 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 4.108 | 79 | 11 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.000 | 68 | 10 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 4.800 | 76 | 10 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 4.900 | 74 | 9 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 4.152 | 86 | 11 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 4.320 | 89 | 11 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 4.396 | 94 | 11 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 4.479 | 90 | 12 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 4.680 | 82 | 10 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 4.742 | 80 | 10 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 5.081 | 63 | 10 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 5.081 | 63 | 10 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.628 | 88 | 10 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 4.628 | 88 | 10 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 4.269 | 104 | 11 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Kuwait - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.269 | 33 | 3 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.259 | 36 | 4 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.200 | 39 | 4 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.300 | 37 | 4 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 43 | 5 | 2013 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.547 | 47 | 5 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.341 | 49 | 6 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.193 | 55 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.171 | 58 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.237 | 56 | 8 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.362 | 49 | 7 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.437 | 48 | 7 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.527 | 47 | 6 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.376 | 49 | 5 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.230 | 49 | 5 | 2024 |
| Overall | 5.409 | 49 | 5 | 2025 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 30 | 4 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.733 | 34 | 5 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 34 | 6 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.300 | 30 | 5 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 36 | 7 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.438 | 36 | 6 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.519 | 34 | 5 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.220 | 36 | 7 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.028 | 42 | 9 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.060 | 41 | 9 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.949 | 39 | 9 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.949 | 39 | 9 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.949 | 39 | 9 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Judicial Independence | 4.545 | 54 | 3 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.539 | 55 | 3 | 2025 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Rule of Law | 6.380 | 35 | 3 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 6.404 | 40 | 5 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 6.200 | 45 | 4 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 6.100 | 45 | 4 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 6.000 | 44 | 4 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 5.775 | 48 | 6 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 5.099 | 57 | 8 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 5.070 | 59 | 8 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 5.065 | 58 | 8 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 5.202 | 55 | 7 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 5.421 | 53 | 7 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 5.431 | 52 | 6 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 5.663 | 49 | 6 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 5.521 | 49 | 6 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 5.560 | 50 | 7 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 5.683 | 49 | 7 | 2025 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 5.800 | 45 | 3 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 5.904 | 45 | 4 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 5.800 | 48 | 4 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.900 | 45 | 4 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 5.700 | 47 | 4 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 5.285 | 53 | 4 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 5.272 | 55 | 4 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 4.917 | 72 | 4 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 4.999 | 70 | 4 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.348 | 66 | 4 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 5.657 | 54 | 4 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 5.635 | 51 | 4 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 5.626 | 47 | 4 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 5.674 | 44 | 4 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 5.562 | 46 | 4 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 6.000 | 39 | 4 | 2025 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.897 | 35 | 5 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.995 | 39 | 5 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.800 | 43 | 5 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.700 | 41 | 4 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.100 | 52 | 7 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.692 | 60 | 9 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.475 | 64 | 10 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.564 | 63 | 9 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.591 | 65 | 10 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.337 | 72 | 10 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.421 | 70 | 10 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.734 | 63 | 9 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.871 | 61 | 7 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.933 | 58 | 8 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.254 | 48 | 6 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.413 | 46 | 6 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Kuwait - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.904 | 32 | 3 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.954 | 32 | 7 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 45 | 8 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 39 | 7 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 45 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.898 | 53 | 8 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.822 | 61 | 8 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.551 | 55 | 9 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.822 | 48 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.794 | 52 | 9 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.924 | 47 | 9 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.931 | 48 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.686 | 44 | 8 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.686 | 41 | 8 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.595 | 45 | 8 | 2024 |
| Overall | 5.119 | 57 | 4 | 2025 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.333 | 36 | 5 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.950 | 25 | 2 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.000 | 41 | 8 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.100 | 39 | 6 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.400 | 35 | 8 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.721 | 48 | 9 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.565 | 55 | 10 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.726 | 51 | 10 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.037 | 47 | 9 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.953 | 52 | 10 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.726 | 59 | 10 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.726 | 59 | 10 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.726 | 59 | 10 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.726 | 56 | 10 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.726 | 56 | 10 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.000 | 90 | 10 | 2025 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 7.380 | 75 | 5 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 7.594 | 81 | 9 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.700 | 92 | 11 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.900 | 91 | 10 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.900 | 88 | 8 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.433 | 90 | 12 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.363 | 95 | 11 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.295 | 80 | 12 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.803 | 79 | 11 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.803 | 80 | 10 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.420 | 49 | 7 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.420 | 48 | 7 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Registering Process | 0.000 | 118 | 11 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 5.414 | 30 | 2 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 5.258 | 31 | 2 | 2025 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 6.000 | 17 | 3 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 5.317 | 30 | 5 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 5.200 | 24 | 6 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 5.000 | 30 | 7 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 4.400 | 54 | 9 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 3.539 | 43 | 7 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 3.539 | 44 | 7 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 5.632 | 42 | 8 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 5.626 | 37 | 8 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 5.626 | 37 | 8 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 5.626 | 37 | 8 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 5.645 | 35 | 8 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 5.645 | 35 | 8 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 5.645 | 34 | 8 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 5.645 | 34 | 8 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 5.100 | 41 | 3 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Kuwait - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.742 | 87 | 9 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.108 | 79 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 68 | 10 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.800 | 76 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 74 | 9 | 2013 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.152 | 86 | 11 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.320 | 89 | 11 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.396 | 94 | 11 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.479 | 90 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.680 | 82 | 10 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.742 | 80 | 10 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.081 | 63 | 10 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.081 | 63 | 10 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.628 | 88 | 10 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.628 | 88 | 10 | 2024 |
| Overall | 4.269 | 104 | 11 | 2025 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.333 | 54 | 8 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.317 | 57 | 10 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.900 | 41 | 9 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.500 | 48 | 8 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.800 | 44 | 8 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.104 | 73 | 9 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.440 | 78 | 9 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.592 | 83 | 10 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.758 | 75 | 10 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.060 | 68 | 9 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.184 | 66 | 9 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.184 | 66 | 9 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.184 | 66 | 9 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.184 | 63 | 9 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.184 | 63 | 9 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.184 | 63 | 9 | 2025 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2021 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Patent Protection | 3.600 | 118 | 13 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 3.600 | 118 | 13 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 3.600 | 119 | 13 | 2025 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.150 | 59 | 8 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.900 | 54 | 8 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.000 | 52 | 8 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.000 | 53 | 8 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.100 | 51 | 7 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.200 | 50 | 7 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.200 | 50 | 7 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.200 | 52 | 7 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.200 | 52 | 7 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.300 | 54 | 7 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.300 | 54 | 7 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.300 | 54 | 7 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.300 | 54 | 7 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.966 | 31 | 4 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.966 | 32 | 4 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.966 | 32 | 4 | 2025 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | 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 | 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 | 5.760 | 54 | 5 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.760 | 54 | 5 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.760 | 54 | 5 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.760 | 54 | 5 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.325 | 107 | 13 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |