Region
Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Global Rank
66/125
Regional Rank
15/25
Score
4.861
Montenegro’s IPRI score decreased by -0.313 to 4.861 placing it 15th in the Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and 66th in the world. Montenegro is classified by the IMF as part of the Emerging and Developing Europe group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
Montenegro’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.35 to 4.529 with scores of 3.721 in Judicial Independence, 4.749 in Rule of Law, 4.882 in Political Stability, and 4.763 in Control of Corruption.
Montenegro’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.59 to 4.878 with scores of 7.161 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 3.697 in Registering Property, and 5.373 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Montenegro’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 5.177 with scores of 4.816 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.383 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 6.33 in Trademark Protection.
Montenegro is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- ARAB M UNION
Montenegro - IPRI Overall Score
Montenegro - 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
Montenegro - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.874 | 94 | 17 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 80 | 14 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 72 | 14 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 70 | 14 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 71 | 14 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.540 | 80 | 16 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.549 | 93 | 18 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.192 | 105 | 17 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.650 | 98 | 19 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.817 | 92 | 18 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.952 | 90 | 19 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.318 | 69 | 17 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.047 | 59 | 11 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.174 | 57 | 12 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.861 | 66 | 15 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 4.064 | 74 | 14 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 4.870 | 57 | 11 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 5.400 | 55 | 10 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 5.400 | 53 | 10 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 5.300 | 55 | 10 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 4.866 | 59 | 12 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 4.909 | 59 | 13 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 4.880 | 62 | 13 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 4.901 | 62 | 13 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 5.006 | 60 | 13 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 5.245 | 56 | 11 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 5.123 | 58 | 12 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 5.090 | 56 | 11 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 4.879 | 59 | 12 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 4.529 | 63 | 13 | 2024 |
| Physical | 5.623 | 61 | 9 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.189 | 50 | 7 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.600 | 46 | 4 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.400 | 51 | 4 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.400 | 52 | 7 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.444 | 79 | 17 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.419 | 85 | 17 | 2016 |
| Physical | 4.400 | 114 | 16 | 2017 |
| Physical | 5.699 | 99 | 23 | 2018 |
| Physical | 5.817 | 97 | 22 | 2019 |
| Physical | 5.903 | 94 | 19 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.248 | 78 | 17 | 2021 |
| Physical | 5.468 | 52 | 10 | 2022 |
| Physical | 5.468 | 49 | 9 | 2023 |
| Physical | 4.878 | 65 | 13 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 1.933 | 111 | 23 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 2.442 | 115 | 22 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 3.600 | 106 | 17 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 3.700 | 106 | 17 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 3.600 | 107 | 17 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 3.310 | 109 | 18 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 3.319 | 113 | 18 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 3.295 | 120 | 21 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 3.351 | 118 | 20 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 3.628 | 116 | 19 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 3.708 | 114 | 20 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.582 | 82 | 17 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.582 | 82 | 17 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 5.177 | 60 | 17 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 5.177 | 61 | 17 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Montenegro - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.064 | 74 | 14 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.870 | 57 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 55 | 10 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 53 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 55 | 10 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.866 | 59 | 12 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.909 | 59 | 13 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.880 | 62 | 13 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.901 | 62 | 13 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.006 | 60 | 13 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.245 | 56 | 11 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.123 | 58 | 12 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.090 | 56 | 11 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.879 | 59 | 12 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.529 | 63 | 13 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.333 | 86 | 14 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.033 | 77 | 12 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.900 | 53 | 5 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.000 | 50 | 4 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.600 | 57 | 5 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.948 | 77 | 12 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.057 | 80 | 12 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.255 | 83 | 12 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.318 | 77 | 10 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.729 | 63 | 7 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.086 | 54 | 6 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.086 | 54 | 6 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.086 | 54 | 6 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Judicial Independence | 3.721 | 68 | 12 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 4.400 | 63 | 14 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 4.823 | 61 | 13 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 5.100 | 58 | 13 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 5.000 | 59 | 13 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 5.100 | 55 | 13 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 5.040 | 57 | 13 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 5.131 | 56 | 13 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 5.065 | 60 | 13 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 4.915 | 65 | 14 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 5.026 | 63 | 13 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 5.197 | 57 | 13 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 5.191 | 57 | 13 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 5.118 | 59 | 13 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 4.882 | 60 | 13 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 4.749 | 66 | 15 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 4.460 | 73 | 18 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 6.189 | 34 | 6 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 6.100 | 41 | 10 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.100 | 40 | 9 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.000 | 44 | 10 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 5.970 | 40 | 11 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 5.470 | 49 | 13 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 5.379 | 53 | 14 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.572 | 56 | 13 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.445 | 65 | 16 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 5.653 | 56 | 13 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 5.274 | 60 | 14 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 5.161 | 61 | 15 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 4.794 | 65 | 15 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 4.882 | 61 | 14 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.063 | 71 | 17 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.433 | 73 | 17 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.400 | 74 | 18 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.500 | 66 | 16 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.600 | 61 | 16 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.505 | 63 | 15 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.979 | 54 | 13 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.818 | 57 | 13 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.799 | 58 | 13 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.825 | 56 | 13 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.046 | 53 | 12 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.940 | 57 | 12 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.994 | 57 | 13 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.961 | 56 | 12 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.763 | 60 | 13 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Montenegro - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.623 | 61 | 9 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.189 | 50 | 7 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 46 | 4 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.400 | 51 | 4 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.400 | 52 | 7 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.444 | 79 | 17 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.419 | 85 | 17 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 114 | 16 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.699 | 99 | 23 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.817 | 97 | 22 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.903 | 94 | 19 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.248 | 78 | 17 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.468 | 52 | 10 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.468 | 49 | 9 | 2023 |
| Overall | 4.878 | 65 | 13 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.167 | 54 | 9 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.150 | 59 | 9 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.800 | 44 | 3 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.700 | 46 | 3 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.600 | 49 | 3 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.173 | 64 | 11 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.108 | 74 | 12 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.814 | 96 | 16 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.005 | 82 | 15 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.359 | 70 | 12 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.563 | 67 | 13 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.563 | 67 | 13 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.563 | 67 | 13 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.563 | 64 | 12 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.563 | 64 | 12 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 6.869 | 85 | 17 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 7.084 | 96 | 18 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.700 | 94 | 20 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 95 | 21 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 94 | 22 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.757 | 109 | 22 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 7.749 | 114 | 25 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Registering Process | 7.756 | 114 | 24 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 7.756 | 117 | 25 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 7.809 | 115 | 24 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 7.809 | 115 | 24 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Registering Process | 0.000 | 119 | 23 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 3.697 | 87 | 20 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 3.833 | 60 | 14 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 5.333 | 29 | 5 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 5.200 | 25 | 2 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 4.600 | 40 | 2 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 4.700 | 40 | 3 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 3.401 | 47 | 5 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 3.401 | 48 | 5 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 3.986 | 91 | 17 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.336 | 77 | 13 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.336 | 77 | 13 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.336 | 77 | 13 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 5.373 | 42 | 5 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 5.373 | 42 | 5 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 5.373 | 40 | 4 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 5.373 | 40 | 4 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Montenegro - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1.933 | 111 | 23 | 2009 |
| Overall | 2.442 | 115 | 22 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 106 | 17 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.700 | 106 | 17 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 107 | 17 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.310 | 109 | 18 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.319 | 113 | 18 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.295 | 120 | 21 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.351 | 118 | 20 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.628 | 116 | 19 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.708 | 114 | 20 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.582 | 82 | 17 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.582 | 82 | 17 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.177 | 60 | 17 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.177 | 61 | 17 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.167 | 101 | 23 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.183 | 90 | 17 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.200 | 58 | 8 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.300 | 56 | 8 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.200 | 63 | 11 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.420 | 65 | 12 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.438 | 79 | 14 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.190 | 97 | 18 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.303 | 91 | 18 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.656 | 83 | 15 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.816 | 79 | 14 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.816 | 79 | 14 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.816 | 79 | 14 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.816 | 76 | 13 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.816 | 76 | 13 | 2024 |
| 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 | 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 | 4.383 | 101 | 21 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 4.383 | 101 | 21 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.700 | 83 | 21 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.700 | 86 | 20 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 87 | 20 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 84 | 20 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 83 | 20 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.200 | 79 | 19 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.200 | 81 | 20 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.400 | 82 | 20 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.400 | 81 | 19 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.600 | 77 | 19 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.600 | 77 | 19 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.600 | 79 | 19 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.600 | 77 | 19 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| 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 | 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 | 6.330 | 30 | 13 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.330 | 30 | 13 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.330 | 30 | 13 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.330 | 30 | 13 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |