Region
Western Europe
Global Rank
33/126
Regional Rank
18/19
Score
6.333
Malta’s IPRI score increased by 0.269 to 6.333 placing it 18th in the Western Europe region and 33rd in the world. Malta is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Malta’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.142 to 6.427 with scores of 7.225 in Judicial Independence, 6.405 in Rule of Law, 6.86 in Political Stability, and 5.219 in Control of Corruption.
Malta’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.948 to 6.624 with scores of 10 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.072 in Registering Property, and 4.8 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Malta’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 5.948 with scores of 6.218 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.35 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 6.089 | 33 | 17 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.065 | 34 | 17 | 2024 |
| Overall | 6.333 | 33 | 18 | 2025 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 7.546 | 18 | 13 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 7.499 | 19 | 13 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 7.300 | 22 | 14 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 7.400 | 21 | 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 |
| Legal and Political | 6.660 | 30 | 16 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 6.569 | 30 | 16 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 6.427 | 35 | 17 | 2025 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Physical | 6.250 | 45 | 16 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.408 | 46 | 17 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.800 | 36 | 12 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.300 | 20 | 8 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.300 | 20 | 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 |
| Physical | 5.660 | 43 | 16 | 2023 |
| Physical | 5.676 | 41 | 16 | 2024 |
| Physical | 6.624 | 34 | 17 | 2025 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | 17 | 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 |
| Intellectual | 5.948 | 35 | 18 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 5.948 | 35 | 18 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 5.948 | 34 | 18 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malta - 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 | 7.546 | 18 | 13 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.499 | 19 | 13 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 22 | 14 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 21 | 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 |
| Overall | 6.660 | 30 | 16 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.569 | 30 | 16 | 2024 |
| Overall | 6.427 | 35 | 17 | 2025 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.167 | 28 | 16 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.200 | 26 | 14 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.200 | 31 | 14 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.300 | 31 | 14 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.200 | 32 | 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 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.277 | 24 | 14 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.398 | 22 | 13 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.225 | 25 | 14 | 2025 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | 22 | 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 |
| Rule of Law | 6.729 | 33 | 17 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 6.574 | 33 | 17 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 6.405 | 34 | 17 | 2025 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 7.620 | 5 | 5 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 7.593 | 6 | 5 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 7.100 | 12 | 9 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 7.300 | 6 | 5 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 7.000 | 19 | 11 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 7.100 | 14 | 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 |
| Political Stability | 6.998 | 13 | 7 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 6.827 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 6.860 | 16 | 6 | 2025 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | 32 | 17 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.900 | 27 | 16 | 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 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.635 | 42 | 18 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.477 | 44 | 18 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.219 | 49 | 18 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malta - 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 | 6.250 | 45 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.408 | 46 | 17 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 36 | 12 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 20 | 8 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 20 | 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 |
| Overall | 5.660 | 43 | 16 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.676 | 41 | 16 | 2024 |
| Overall | 6.624 | 34 | 17 | 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 | 7.167 | 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 | 13 | 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 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.825 | 32 | 15 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.825 | 32 | 15 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 10.000 | 16 | 11 | 2025 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | 67 | 14 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.500 | 66 | 14 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.400 | 53 | 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 | 40 | 10 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.470 | 40 | 10 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.420 | 48 | 10 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.420 | 49 | 10 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.892 | 42 | 15 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 5.171 | 34 | 15 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 5.220 | 36 | 15 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 5.072 | 39 | 15 | 2025 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 |
| Access to Financing | 4.984 | 55 | 15 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 4.984 | 55 | 15 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 4.800 | 43 | 11 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malta - 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 | 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 | 17 | 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 |
| Overall | 5.948 | 35 | 18 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.948 | 35 | 18 | 2024 |
| Overall | 5.948 | 34 | 18 | 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 | 5.500 | 39 | 18 | 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 | 32 | 15 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.700 | 33 | 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 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.218 | 38 | 17 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.218 | 38 | 17 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.218 | 37 | 17 | 2025 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 6.960 | 56 | 19 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 6.967 | 56 | 19 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 55 | 18 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 55 | 18 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 54 | 18 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 7.400 | 44 | 19 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 7.367 | 46 | 19 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 7.367 | 47 | 19 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 7.367 | 47 | 19 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 66 | 19 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 66 | 19 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 66 | 19 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.350 | 67 | 19 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.350 | 67 | 19 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 6.350 | 31 | 16 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 6.350 | 31 | 16 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 6.350 | 31 | 16 | 2025 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | 32 | 15 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.600 | 32 | 15 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 34 | 17 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 34 | 17 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 34 | 17 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 34 | 17 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 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 | 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 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.276 | 71 | 17 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.276 | 71 | 17 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.276 | 72 | 18 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |