Region
Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Global Rank
56/126
Regional Rank
14/25
Score
5.027
Montenegro’s IPRI score increased by 0.166 to 5.027 placing it 14th in the Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and 56th 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 increased by 0.281 to 4.81 with scores of 4.131 in Judicial Independence, 4.916 in Rule of Law, 5.352 in Political Stability, and 4.841 in Control of Corruption.
Montenegro’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.244 to 5.122 with scores of 6.667 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 3.578 in Registering Property, and data wasn't available to measure Ease of Access to Loans.
Montenegro’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.027 to 5.15 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 6.25 in Trademark Protection.
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 |
| Overall | 5.027 | 56 | 14 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Legal and Political | 4.810 | 61 | 13 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Physical | 5.122 | 56 | 18 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Intellectual | 5.150 | 61 | 17 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 4.810 | 61 | 13 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.131 | 63 | 11 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Rule of Law | 4.916 | 59 | 13 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Political Stability | 5.352 | 57 | 14 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.841 | 58 | 13 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 5.122 | 56 | 18 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.667 | 52 | 15 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Registering Process | 3.578 | 91 | 21 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| 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 |
| Overall | 5.150 | 61 | 17 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.816 | 76 | 13 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Patent Protection | 4.383 | 101 | 21 | 2025 |
| 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 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| 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 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.250 | 32 | 16 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |