Region
Asia and Oceania
Global Rank
108/129
Regional Rank
18/19
Score
3.814
Pakistan’s IPRI score decreased by -0.397 to 3.814 placing it 18st in the Asia and Oceania region and 108th in the world. Pakistan is classified by the IMF as part of the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.
Pakistan’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.139 to 3.378 with scores of 4.993 in Judicial Independence, 3.616 in Rule of Law, 1.583 in Political Stability, and 3.319 in Control of Corruption.
Pakistan’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.33 to 4.219 with scores of 5.089 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 2.671 in Registering Process, and 4.896 in Access to Financing.
Pakistan’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 3.845 with scores of 5.029 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 3.719 in Patent Protection, 1.7 in Copyright Protection, and 4.93 in Trademark Protection.
Pakistan is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- SAARC
Pakistan - IPRI Overall Score
Pakistan - 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
Pakistan - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.256 | 61 | 12 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 61 | 13 | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.979 | 90 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.883 | 102 | 18 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.100 | 108 | 18 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.200 | 109 | 18 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.100 | 115 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 86 | 15 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.557 | 114 | 17 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.684 | 119 | 17 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.474 | 121 | 18 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.637 | 121 | 18 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.874 | 120 | 18 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.142 | 116 | 18 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.211 | 111 | 18 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.814 | 108 | 18 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 1.883 | 66 | 12 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 1.900 | 66 | 13 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 2.680 | 107 | 18 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 2.522 | 114 | 19 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 2.800 | 117 | 19 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 3.000 | 116 | 19 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 3.000 | 117 | 19 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 3.767 | 73 | 14 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 2.721 | 113 | 17 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 2.803 | 117 | 18 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 2.839 | 121 | 19 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 2.906 | 119 | 19 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 3.174 | 114 | 19 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 3.350 | 110 | 19 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 3.239 | 112 | 19 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 3.378 | 109 | 19 | 2022 |
| Physical | 5.103 | 41 | 10 | 2007 |
| Physical | 5.100 | 42 | 11 | 2008 |
| Physical | 5.964 | 52 | 12 | 2009 |
| Physical | 5.834 | 67 | 13 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.000 | 65 | 15 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.900 | 73 | 15 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.800 | 82 | 14 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.900 | 60 | 13 | 2014 |
| Physical | 4.931 | 97 | 17 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.036 | 100 | 17 | 2016 |
| Physical | 4.235 | 118 | 17 | 2017 |
| Physical | 4.535 | 120 | 17 | 2018 |
| Physical | 4.800 | 120 | 17 | 2019 |
| Physical | 5.343 | 112 | 17 | 2020 |
| Physical | 5.549 | 105 | 17 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.219 | 101 | 18 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 2.780 | 64 | 12 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 2.800 | 65 | 13 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 3.294 | 96 | 16 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 3.294 | 101 | 16 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 3.600 | 109 | 18 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 3.600 | 108 | 18 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 3.500 | 113 | 17 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 3.300 | 93 | 15 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 3.018 | 112 | 17 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 3.215 | 115 | 17 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 3.349 | 119 | 18 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 3.470 | 115 | 18 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 3.648 | 115 | 18 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 3.732 | 113 | 18 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 3.845 | 114 | 17 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 3.845 | 114 | 17 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Pakistan - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1.883 | 66 | 12 | 2007 |
| Overall | 1.900 | 66 | 13 | 2008 |
| Overall | 2.680 | 107 | 18 | 2009 |
| Overall | 2.522 | 114 | 19 | 2010 |
| Overall | 2.800 | 117 | 19 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.000 | 116 | 19 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.000 | 117 | 19 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.767 | 73 | 14 | 2014 |
| Overall | 2.721 | 113 | 17 | 2015 |
| Overall | 2.803 | 117 | 18 | 2016 |
| Overall | 2.839 | 121 | 19 | 2017 |
| Overall | 2.906 | 119 | 19 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.174 | 114 | 19 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.350 | 110 | 19 | 2020 |
| Overall | 3.239 | 112 | 19 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.378 | 109 | 19 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.793 | 49 | 11 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.800 | 49 | 12 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.167 | 67 | 14 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.700 | 84 | 18 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.100 | 66 | 16 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.600 | 58 | 12 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.900 | 48 | 10 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.800 | 39 | 9 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.698 | 57 | 11 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.269 | 74 | 16 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.282 | 81 | 17 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.380 | 72 | 16 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.674 | 64 | 14 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.993 | 57 | 11 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.993 | 57 | 11 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.993 | 57 | 11 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 3.140 | 100 | 18 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 3.162 | 106 | 19 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 3.100 | 110 | 19 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 3.400 | 100 | 18 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 3.200 | 109 | 18 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 3.200 | 82 | 16 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 3.242 | 107 | 18 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 3.440 | 107 | 18 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 3.423 | 107 | 19 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 3.340 | 109 | 18 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 3.552 | 108 | 19 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 3.654 | 102 | 19 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 3.665 | 105 | 19 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 3.616 | 106 | 19 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 1.640 | 67 | 13 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 1.600 | 68 | 14 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 0.120 | 112 | 18 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | -0.228 | 119 | 19 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 0.000 | 122 | 19 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 0.000 | 123 | 19 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 0.000 | 124 | 19 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
| Political Stability | -0.189 | 121 | 18 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 0.129 | 124 | 18 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 0.173 | 126 | 19 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 0.617 | 124 | 19 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 1.028 | 128 | 19 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 1.335 | 128 | 19 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 0.990 | 128 | 19 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 1.583 | 126 | 19 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.100 | 66 | 12 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.100 | 67 | 13 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.294 | 99 | 17 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.453 | 101 | 18 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.800 | 118 | 19 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.800 | 117 | 19 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.000 | 115 | 19 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 2.900 | 88 | 16 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.133 | 108 | 18 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.373 | 105 | 17 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.478 | 104 | 18 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.285 | 107 | 19 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.444 | 106 | 18 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.419 | 104 | 18 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.307 | 109 | 18 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.319 | 105 | 18 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Pakistan - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.103 | 41 | 10 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 42 | 11 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.964 | 52 | 12 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.834 | 67 | 13 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.000 | 65 | 15 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 73 | 15 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 82 | 14 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 60 | 13 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.931 | 97 | 17 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.036 | 100 | 17 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.235 | 118 | 17 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.535 | 120 | 17 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.800 | 120 | 17 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.343 | 112 | 17 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.549 | 105 | 17 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.219 | 101 | 18 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.502 | 58 | 13 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.500 | 59 | 14 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.000 | 80 | 16 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.050 | 86 | 16 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.100 | 96 | 17 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.900 | 101 | 18 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.000 | 102 | 18 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.800 | 82 | 16 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.794 | 106 | 17 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.115 | 106 | 17 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.140 | 111 | 19 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.334 | 104 | 19 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.783 | 97 | 19 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.089 | 87 | 15 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.089 | 87 | 15 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.089 | 87 | 15 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 6.118 | 39 | 8 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 6.100 | 42 | 9 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 7.891 | 51 | 12 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.051 | 65 | 14 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.200 | 71 | 14 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.300 | 75 | 15 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.300 | 72 | 14 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.200 | 61 | 13 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.365 | 93 | 15 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.359 | 96 | 15 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 4.763 | 106 | 17 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 4.989 | 122 | 17 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 5.337 | 125 | 17 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 6.658 | 123 | 17 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 6.662 | 123 | 17 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 2.671 | 107 | 17 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 4.690 | 30 | 8 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 4.700 | 29 | 9 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 5.000 | 39 | 10 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 4.400 | 51 | 11 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 4.700 | 38 | 11 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 4.600 | 39 | 11 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 4.100 | 61 | 15 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 4.000 | 51 | 12 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 2.634 | 81 | 15 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 2.634 | 82 | 15 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 3.802 | 97 | 19 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.281 | 81 | 17 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.281 | 81 | 17 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.281 | 81 | 17 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.896 | 63 | 15 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.896 | 63 | 15 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Pakistan - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.780 | 64 | 12 | 2007 |
| Overall | 2.800 | 65 | 13 | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.294 | 96 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.294 | 101 | 16 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 109 | 18 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 108 | 18 | 2012 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 113 | 17 | 2013 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 93 | 15 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.018 | 112 | 17 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.215 | 115 | 17 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.349 | 119 | 18 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.470 | 115 | 18 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.648 | 115 | 18 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.732 | 113 | 18 | 2020 |
| Overall | 3.845 | 114 | 17 | 2021 |
| Overall | 3.845 | 114 | 17 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.659 | 51 | 11 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.700 | 51 | 12 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.333 | 55 | 12 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.683 | 78 | 14 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.400 | 76 | 14 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.400 | 82 | 14 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.200 | 95 | 16 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.100 | 78 | 14 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.089 | 104 | 17 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.677 | 101 | 15 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.979 | 101 | 16 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.344 | 90 | 15 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.779 | 79 | 15 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.029 | 72 | 14 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.029 | 72 | 14 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.029 | 72 | 14 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 3.981 | 66 | 13 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 4.000 | 67 | 14 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 4.800 | 88 | 16 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 4.800 | 93 | 16 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 4.800 | 92 | 16 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 4.800 | 92 | 16 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 4.800 | 91 | 16 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 4.500 | 89 | 14 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 4.467 | 96 | 16 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 4.467 | 98 | 16 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 4.467 | 99 | 16 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 4.466 | 98 | 16 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 4.466 | 101 | 16 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 4.467 | 100 | 16 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 3.719 | 101 | 16 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 3.719 | 101 | 16 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.000 | 47 | 12 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.000 | 47 | 13 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.750 | 98 | 17 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.400 | 94 | 14 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.600 | 92 | 13 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.600 | 95 | 15 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.400 | 97 | 17 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.400 | 76 | 13 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.500 | 95 | 16 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.500 | 96 | 16 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.600 | 100 | 17 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.600 | 96 | 17 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.700 | 99 | 17 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.700 | 98 | 17 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.700 | 100 | 17 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.700 | 100 | 17 | 2022 |
| 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 | 4.930 | 81 | 12 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.930 | 81 | 12 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |