Region
Western Europe
Global Rank
42/129
Regional Rank
17/19
Score
5.778
Malta’s IPRI score decreased by -0.514 to 5.778 placing it 16st in the Western Europe region and 42th in the world. Malta is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.
Malta’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.032 to 6.131 with scores of 4.944 in Judicial Independence, 6.833 in Rule of Law, 7.005 in Political Stability, and 5.742 in Control of Corruption.
Malta’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.509 to 5.567 with scores of 6.825 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.892 in Registering Process, and 4.984 in Access to Financing.
Malta’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 5.636 with scores of 6.218 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.35 in Patent Protection, 5.7 in Copyright Protection, and 5.276 in Trademark Protection.
Malta is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- EU
Malta - IPRI Overall Score
Malta - 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
Malta - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.583 | 28 | 17 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.634 | 30 | 17 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 27 | 16 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 23 | 14 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 25 | 15 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 22 | 15 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.720 | 25 | 15 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.727 | 27 | 15 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.881 | 29 | 15 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.734 | 30 | 16 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.755 | 30 | 16 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.635 | 33 | 16 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.292 | 39 | 17 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.778 | 42 | 17 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 7.546 | 18 | 13 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 7.499 | 19 | 13 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 7.300 | 21 | 14 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 7.400 | 20 | 13 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 7.200 | 23 | 15 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 7.150 | 22 | 14 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 6.913 | 27 | 15 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 6.940 | 27 | 15 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 6.844 | 27 | 15 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 6.635 | 29 | 16 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 6.727 | 27 | 16 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 6.505 | 31 | 16 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 6.163 | 39 | 16 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 6.131 | 37 | 16 | 2022 |
| Physical | 6.250 | 45 | 16 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.408 | 46 | 17 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.800 | 34 | 12 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.300 | 20 | 8 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.300 | 21 | 8 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.233 | 19 | 11 | 2014 |
| Physical | 6.966 | 21 | 7 | 2015 |
| Physical | 6.903 | 24 | 9 | 2016 |
| Physical | 7.328 | 33 | 13 | 2017 |
| Physical | 7.313 | 31 | 13 | 2018 |
| Physical | 7.307 | 30 | 13 | 2019 |
| Physical | 7.279 | 33 | 13 | 2020 |
| Physical | 7.076 | 40 | 15 | 2021 |
| Physical | 5.567 | 49 | 16 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 5.953 | 36 | 19 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 5.994 | 35 | 18 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 6.400 | 34 | 18 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 6.400 | 32 | 17 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 6.500 | 33 | 18 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 6.700 | 28 | 16 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 6.280 | 34 | 17 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 6.339 | 35 | 18 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 6.470 | 35 | 18 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 6.253 | 39 | 18 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.232 | 41 | 18 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 6.123 | 43 | 18 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 5.636 | 45 | 18 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 5.636 | 45 | 18 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malta - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.546 | 18 | 13 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.499 | 19 | 13 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 21 | 14 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 20 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 23 | 15 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.150 | 22 | 14 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.913 | 27 | 15 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.940 | 27 | 15 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.844 | 27 | 15 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.635 | 29 | 16 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.727 | 27 | 16 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.505 | 31 | 16 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.163 | 39 | 16 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.131 | 37 | 16 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.167 | 24 | 15 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.200 | 25 | 14 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.200 | 31 | 14 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.300 | 33 | 14 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.200 | 31 | 14 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.800 | 31 | 15 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.015 | 37 | 15 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.389 | 36 | 15 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.080 | 41 | 16 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.640 | 48 | 16 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.404 | 54 | 16 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.944 | 59 | 18 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.944 | 59 | 18 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.944 | 59 | 18 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 8.100 | 18 | 13 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 8.179 | 18 | 13 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 8.000 | 19 | 13 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 8.000 | 20 | 14 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 7.700 | 22 | 15 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 7.700 | 21 | 15 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 7.644 | 23 | 15 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 7.413 | 24 | 15 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 7.307 | 26 | 15 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 7.150 | 29 | 16 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 7.287 | 24 | 15 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 7.108 | 28 | 16 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 6.904 | 33 | 17 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 6.833 | 36 | 16 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 7.620 | 5 | 5 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 7.593 | 6 | 5 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 7.100 | 11 | 9 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 7.300 | 8 | 5 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 7.000 | 18 | 11 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 7.100 | 15 | 9 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 7.013 | 17 | 9 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 7.230 | 11 | 7 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 7.156 | 10 | 6 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 7.313 | 11 | 5 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 7.738 | 5 | 3 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 7.808 | 6 | 4 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 7.324 | 9 | 6 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 7.005 | 15 | 8 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.298 | 23 | 15 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.023 | 29 | 17 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.800 | 32 | 17 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.800 | 31 | 17 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.800 | 33 | 17 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.900 | 27 | 17 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.981 | 28 | 15 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.727 | 29 | 16 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.833 | 29 | 16 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.435 | 34 | 16 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.479 | 33 | 16 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.160 | 38 | 17 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.479 | 49 | 18 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.742 | 46 | 18 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malta - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.250 | 45 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.408 | 46 | 17 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 34 | 12 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 20 | 8 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 21 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.233 | 19 | 11 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.966 | 21 | 7 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.903 | 24 | 9 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.328 | 33 | 13 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.313 | 31 | 13 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.307 | 30 | 13 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.279 | 33 | 13 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.076 | 40 | 15 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.567 | 49 | 16 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.167 | 40 | 17 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.633 | 28 | 14 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.600 | 32 | 15 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.500 | 29 | 14 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.900 | 22 | 12 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.900 | 19 | 12 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.738 | 34 | 15 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.551 | 36 | 15 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.695 | 36 | 15 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.878 | 32 | 15 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.861 | 33 | 15 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.825 | 35 | 15 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.825 | 35 | 15 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.825 | 35 | 15 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Registering Process | 8.500 | 65 | 14 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.500 | 64 | 14 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.400 | 52 | 15 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.470 | 37 | 10 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.468 | 39 | 10 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.446 | 30 | 10 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.470 | 39 | 10 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.470 | 41 | 10 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.420 | 49 | 10 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.420 | 49 | 10 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.892 | 42 | 15 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 5.333 | 34 | 14 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 5.183 | 35 | 12 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 5.900 | 12 | 5 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 5.800 | 12 | 5 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 5.500 | 18 | 5 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 5.600 | 11 | 5 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 4.689 | 16 | 5 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 4.689 | 16 | 5 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 5.845 | 31 | 9 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 5.591 | 38 | 11 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 5.591 | 38 | 11 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 5.591 | 38 | 11 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.984 | 59 | 15 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.984 | 59 | 15 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malta - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.953 | 36 | 19 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.994 | 35 | 18 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.400 | 34 | 18 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.400 | 32 | 17 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.500 | 33 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 28 | 16 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.280 | 34 | 17 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.339 | 35 | 18 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.470 | 35 | 18 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.253 | 39 | 18 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.232 | 41 | 18 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.123 | 43 | 18 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.636 | 45 | 18 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.636 | 45 | 18 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.500 | 38 | 17 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.517 | 40 | 18 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.600 | 32 | 15 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.600 | 33 | 15 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.700 | 34 | 15 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.000 | 24 | 14 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.873 | 35 | 16 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.051 | 33 | 16 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.445 | 33 | 15 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.710 | 30 | 15 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.547 | 34 | 16 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.218 | 40 | 17 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.218 | 40 | 17 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.218 | 40 | 17 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 6.960 | 53 | 19 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 6.967 | 54 | 19 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 54 | 19 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 50 | 19 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 49 | 19 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 7.400 | 46 | 19 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 7.367 | 45 | 19 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 7.367 | 46 | 19 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 7.367 | 46 | 19 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 66 | 19 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 68 | 19 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 66 | 19 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.350 | 67 | 19 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.350 | 67 | 19 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.400 | 28 | 17 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.500 | 34 | 17 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.500 | 33 | 17 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 29 | 15 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 30 | 15 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 28 | 15 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 30 | 15 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 30 | 15 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 33 | 15 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 33 | 15 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 33 | 16 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 33 | 16 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 34 | 16 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 34 | 16 | 2022 |
| 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 | 5.276 | 71 | 17 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.276 | 71 | 17 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |