Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Global Rank
116/129
Regional Rank
18/21
Score
4.029
Nicaragua’s IPRI score decreased by -0.062 to 3.657 placing it 18th in the Latin America & Caribbean region and 116th 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 -0.006 to 2.764 with scores of 3.46 in Judicial Independence, 3.204 in Rule of Law, 1.581 in Political Stability, and 2.81 in Control of Corruption.
Nicaragua’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.132 to 4.682 with scores of 4.395 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 7.024 in Registering Property, and 3.024 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Nicaragua’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.313 to 3.392 with scores of 3.33 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.267 in Patent Protection, 2 in 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 | 109 | 17 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.100 | 113 | 18 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 103 | 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 |
| 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 | 105 | 15 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 3.300 | 109 | 17 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 3.600 | 101 | 16 | 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 |
| 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 | 115 | 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 |
| Intellectual | 3.102 | 62 | 14 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 3.100 | 63 | 13 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 3.647 | 91 | 17 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 3.628 | 94 | 16 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 3.900 | 100 | 18 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 3.900 | 101 | 17 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 4.100 | 98 | 16 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 4.233 | 78 | 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 |
| 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 | 105 | 15 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 109 | 17 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 101 | 16 | 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 |
| 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 | 118 | 18 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.200 | 116 | 17 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.800 | 77 | 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 |
| 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 | 14 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 3.300 | 107 | 13 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 3.600 | 97 | 12 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 3.500 | 73 | 12 | 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 |
| Political Stability | 4.680 | 42 | 8 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 4.700 | 41 | 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 | 79 | 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 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.600 | 55 | 12 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.600 | 55 | 12 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.393 | 97 | 17 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.375 | 105 | 17 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.500 | 101 | 16 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.400 | 101 | 16 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.500 | 101 | 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 |
| 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 | 115 | 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 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.058 | 62 | 13 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.100 | 63 | 11 | 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 | 110 | 16 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.600 | 109 | 15 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.800 | 106 | 15 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.800 | 80 | 14 | 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 |
| Registering Property | 2.718 | 61 | 18 | 2007 |
| Registering Property | 2.700 | 62 | 18 | 2008 |
| Registering Property | 6.243 | 91 | 19 | 2009 |
| Registering Property | 6.458 | 106 | 19 | 2010 |
| Registering Property | 6.700 | 111 | 18 | 2011 |
| Registering Property | 7.800 | 96 | 15 | 2012 |
| Registering Property | 7.800 | 95 | 15 | 2013 |
| Registering Property | 7.700 | 78 | 15 | 2014 |
| Registering Property | 8.068 | 102 | 15 | 2015 |
| Registering Property | 8.061 | 106 | 16 | 2016 |
| Registering Property | 8.047 | 90 | 17 | 2017 |
| Registering Property | 8.131 | 107 | 17 | 2018 |
| Registering Property | 8.131 | 113 | 17 | 2019 |
| Registering Property | 8.175 | 109 | 17 | 2020 |
| Registering Property | 8.175 | 109 | 17 | 2021 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.066 | 67 | 17 | 2007 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.100 | 68 | 17 | 2008 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.000 | 101 | 20 | 2009 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 2.250 | 105 | 17 | 2010 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.500 | 82 | 11 | 2011 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.200 | 97 | 17 | 2012 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.800 | 77 | 12 | 2013 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.600 | 35 | 6 | 2014 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.082 | 63 | 9 | 2015 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.082 | 64 | 10 | 2016 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.082 | 113 | 20 | 2017 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.751 | 69 | 12 | 2018 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.751 | 69 | 12 | 2019 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.752 | 69 | 12 | 2020 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.889 | 107 | 18 | 2021 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Nicaragua - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.102 | 62 | 14 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.100 | 63 | 13 | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.647 | 91 | 17 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.628 | 94 | 16 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.900 | 100 | 18 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.900 | 101 | 17 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.100 | 98 | 16 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.233 | 78 | 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 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.024 | 57 | 12 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.000 | 58 | 12 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.000 | 88 | 13 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.850 | 102 | 14 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.700 | 109 | 13 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.700 | 105 | 13 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.400 | 90 | 12 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.000 | 56 | 8 | 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 |
| 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 | 77 | 17 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 5.900 | 77 | 17 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 5.900 | 81 | 16 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 67 | 14 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 6.183 | 71 | 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 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 76 | 12 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 77 | 12 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 81 | 13 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 82 | 13 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 82 | 13 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.100 | 64 | 12 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 89 | 15 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 91 | 16 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 94 | 16 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 90 | 15 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 94 | 16 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 94 | 16 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 95 | 16 | 2021 |
| 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 | 66 | 9 | 2021 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |