Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Global Rank
110/125
Regional Rank
17/21
Score
3.642
Nicaragua’s IPRI score increased by 0.179 to 3.642 placing it 17th in the Latin America & Caribbean region and 110th in the world. Nicaragua is classified by the IMF as part of the Latin America and the Caribbean group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.
Nicaragua’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.159 to 2.351 with scores of 0.42 in Judicial Independence, 2.288 in Rule of Law, 4.168 in Political Stability, and 2.527 in Control of Corruption.
Nicaragua’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.068 to 3.628 with scores of 4.32 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 2.674 in Registering Process, and 3.889 in Access to Financing.
Nicaragua’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.762 to 4.948 with scores of 3.72 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.7 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 5.425 in Trademark Protection.
Nicaragua is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- PARLACEN
- MCCA
Nicaragua - IPRI Overall Score
Nicaragua - 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
Nicaragua - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.690 | 66 | 17 | 2007 |
| Overall | 2.700 | 68 | 17 | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.629 | 100 | 17 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.645 | 111 | 17 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.100 | 110 | 17 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.100 | 112 | 18 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 104 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 75 | 14 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.053 | 101 | 16 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.981 | 112 | 19 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.990 | 112 | 18 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.266 | 111 | 18 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.337 | 114 | 18 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.133 | 117 | 18 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.029 | 116 | 18 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.464 | 119 | 18 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.642 | 110 | 17 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 2.022 | 64 | 16 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 2.000 | 65 | 16 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 3.048 | 101 | 17 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 3.039 | 107 | 16 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 3.500 | 103 | 16 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 3.300 | 108 | 17 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 3.600 | 102 | 17 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 3.650 | 77 | 14 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 3.459 | 96 | 13 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 3.233 | 112 | 18 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 3.263 | 114 | 18 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 3.234 | 112 | 18 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 3.342 | 113 | 18 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 2.714 | 124 | 20 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 2.439 | 125 | 20 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 2.510 | 124 | 19 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 2.351 | 120 | 19 | 2023 |
| Physical | 2.947 | 68 | 18 | 2007 |
| Physical | 2.900 | 69 | 18 | 2008 |
| Physical | 4.192 | 108 | 20 | 2009 |
| Physical | 4.269 | 114 | 19 | 2010 |
| Physical | 4.900 | 114 | 18 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.200 | 111 | 17 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.500 | 101 | 18 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.000 | 90 | 18 | 2014 |
| Physical | 4.882 | 100 | 17 | 2015 |
| Physical | 4.962 | 104 | 18 | 2016 |
| Physical | 4.957 | 101 | 19 | 2017 |
| Physical | 5.659 | 100 | 16 | 2018 |
| Physical | 5.734 | 102 | 16 | 2019 |
| Physical | 5.749 | 103 | 17 | 2020 |
| Physical | 5.461 | 106 | 17 | 2021 |
| Physical | 3.696 | 118 | 19 | 2022 |
| Physical | 3.628 | 116 | 18 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 3.102 | 62 | 14 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 3.100 | 62 | 13 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 3.647 | 91 | 17 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 3.628 | 94 | 16 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 3.900 | 102 | 18 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 3.900 | 101 | 18 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 4.100 | 99 | 17 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 4.233 | 77 | 14 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 3.817 | 98 | 17 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 3.749 | 106 | 18 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 3.749 | 111 | 18 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 3.904 | 106 | 18 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 3.934 | 108 | 19 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 3.935 | 107 | 19 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.186 | 100 | 15 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.186 | 100 | 15 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.948 | 73 | 10 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Nicaragua - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.022 | 64 | 16 | 2007 |
| Overall | 2.000 | 65 | 16 | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.048 | 101 | 17 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.039 | 107 | 16 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 103 | 16 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 108 | 17 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 102 | 17 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.650 | 77 | 14 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.459 | 96 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.233 | 112 | 18 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.263 | 114 | 18 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.234 | 112 | 18 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.342 | 113 | 18 | 2019 |
| Overall | 2.714 | 124 | 20 | 2020 |
| Overall | 2.439 | 125 | 20 | 2021 |
| Overall | 2.510 | 124 | 19 | 2022 |
| Overall | 2.351 | 120 | 19 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 0.810 | 68 | 17 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 0.800 | 69 | 17 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.000 | 109 | 18 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.283 | 116 | 18 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.000 | 116 | 17 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.600 | 119 | 18 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.200 | 118 | 18 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.800 | 78 | 14 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.086 | 112 | 17 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.131 | 122 | 19 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.131 | 125 | 18 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 0.968 | 124 | 19 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.062 | 127 | 19 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.063 | 127 | 19 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.063 | 127 | 19 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.063 | 127 | 19 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 0.420 | 107 | 19 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 3.320 | 98 | 14 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 3.272 | 103 | 14 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 3.300 | 107 | 15 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 3.300 | 106 | 14 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 3.600 | 97 | 12 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 3.500 | 74 | 13 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 3.707 | 91 | 12 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 3.663 | 99 | 13 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 3.606 | 101 | 14 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 3.792 | 97 | 13 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 3.710 | 101 | 13 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 2.921 | 118 | 18 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 2.649 | 123 | 20 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 2.564 | 123 | 20 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 2.288 | 122 | 19 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 4.680 | 42 | 8 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 4.700 | 43 | 8 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 4.480 | 71 | 11 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 4.227 | 81 | 12 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 4.000 | 86 | 12 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 3.800 | 87 | 13 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 4.200 | 81 | 12 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 4.300 | 58 | 10 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 4.506 | 72 | 10 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 4.906 | 68 | 11 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 5.064 | 64 | 9 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 4.951 | 74 | 13 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.338 | 68 | 10 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 4.000 | 104 | 19 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 3.290 | 112 | 20 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 3.910 | 96 | 17 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 4.168 | 81 | 14 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.600 | 55 | 13 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.600 | 56 | 13 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.393 | 97 | 17 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.375 | 105 | 17 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.500 | 102 | 16 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.400 | 101 | 16 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.500 | 102 | 15 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.400 | 76 | 15 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.538 | 98 | 15 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.230 | 109 | 18 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.251 | 111 | 18 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.224 | 111 | 18 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.256 | 113 | 18 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.873 | 119 | 19 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.756 | 119 | 19 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.501 | 122 | 19 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.527 | 118 | 18 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Nicaragua - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.947 | 68 | 18 | 2007 |
| Overall | 2.900 | 69 | 18 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.192 | 108 | 20 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.269 | 114 | 19 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 114 | 18 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 111 | 17 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 101 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 90 | 18 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.882 | 100 | 17 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.962 | 104 | 18 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.957 | 101 | 19 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.659 | 100 | 16 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.734 | 102 | 16 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.749 | 103 | 17 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.461 | 106 | 17 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.696 | 118 | 19 | 2022 |
| Overall | 3.628 | 116 | 18 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.058 | 62 | 13 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.100 | 63 | 13 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.333 | 95 | 14 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.100 | 107 | 15 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.400 | 111 | 16 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.600 | 108 | 16 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.800 | 108 | 16 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.800 | 81 | 15 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.496 | 111 | 17 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.744 | 112 | 18 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.744 | 113 | 17 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.094 | 110 | 17 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.320 | 111 | 16 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.320 | 109 | 17 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.320 | 109 | 17 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.320 | 109 | 17 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.320 | 105 | 16 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 2.718 | 61 | 18 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 2.700 | 62 | 18 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 6.243 | 91 | 19 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 6.458 | 106 | 19 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 6.700 | 112 | 18 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 96 | 15 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 95 | 15 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.700 | 77 | 15 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.068 | 102 | 15 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.061 | 106 | 16 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.047 | 90 | 17 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.131 | 107 | 17 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.131 | 113 | 17 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.175 | 109 | 17 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.175 | 109 | 17 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 2.877 | 105 | 18 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 2.674 | 103 | 18 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 2.066 | 67 | 17 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 2.100 | 68 | 17 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 2.000 | 104 | 20 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 2.250 | 105 | 17 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.500 | 82 | 11 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.200 | 101 | 17 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.800 | 75 | 13 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 4.600 | 35 | 6 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 3.082 | 63 | 9 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 3.082 | 64 | 10 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 3.082 | 113 | 20 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.751 | 69 | 12 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.751 | 69 | 12 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.752 | 69 | 12 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 3.889 | 107 | 18 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 3.889 | 107 | 18 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 3.889 | 103 | 17 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Nicaragua - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.102 | 62 | 14 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.100 | 62 | 13 | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.647 | 91 | 17 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.628 | 94 | 16 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.900 | 102 | 18 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.900 | 101 | 18 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.100 | 99 | 17 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.233 | 77 | 14 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.817 | 98 | 17 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.749 | 106 | 18 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.749 | 111 | 18 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.904 | 106 | 18 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.934 | 108 | 19 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.935 | 107 | 19 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.186 | 100 | 15 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.186 | 100 | 15 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.948 | 73 | 10 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.024 | 57 | 12 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.000 | 58 | 12 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.000 | 89 | 14 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.850 | 101 | 14 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.700 | 108 | 14 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.700 | 105 | 14 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.400 | 89 | 12 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.000 | 57 | 9 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.467 | 88 | 14 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.265 | 116 | 19 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.265 | 120 | 18 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.730 | 111 | 17 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.720 | 115 | 17 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.720 | 112 | 16 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.720 | 112 | 16 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.720 | 112 | 16 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.720 | 108 | 15 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 3.180 | 67 | 17 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 3.200 | 68 | 17 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 5.940 | 74 | 17 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 5.933 | 78 | 17 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 5.900 | 80 | 17 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 5.900 | 80 | 17 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 5.900 | 80 | 16 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 66 | 14 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 6.183 | 72 | 14 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 6.183 | 73 | 15 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 6.183 | 73 | 15 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.183 | 72 | 14 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.183 | 75 | 16 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.183 | 72 | 15 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.700 | 59 | 11 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.700 | 59 | 11 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 5.700 | 56 | 9 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 76 | 13 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 76 | 12 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 83 | 13 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 85 | 13 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 84 | 15 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 64 | 14 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 89 | 15 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 91 | 16 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 93 | 16 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 90 | 15 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 95 | 16 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 95 | 16 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 96 | 16 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 95 | 16 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Trademark Protection | 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 | 5.425 | 67 | 9 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.425 | 66 | 9 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.425 | 67 | 9 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |