Region
Western Europe
Global Rank
28/125
Regional Rank
16/19
Score
6.314
Portugal’s IPRI score decreased by -0.071 to 6.314 placing it 16th in the Western Europe region and 28th in the world. Portugal is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Portugal’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.192 to 6.917 with scores of 7.26 in Judicial Independence, 7.228 in Rule of Law, 6.721 in Political Stability, and 6.458 in Control of Corruption.
Portugal’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.022 to 5.319 with scores of 6.538 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.664 in Registering Property, and 4.755 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Portugal’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 6.707 with scores of 6.863 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.25 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 7.007 in Trademark Protection.
Portugal is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- EU
Portugal - IPRI Overall Score
Portugal - 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
Portugal - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.124 | 21 | 14 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.100 | 22 | 14 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.115 | 22 | 15 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.005 | 23 | 15 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 26 | 15 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 26 | 15 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 27 | 16 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 25 | 16 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.556 | 30 | 16 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 29 | 16 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.848 | 31 | 16 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.934 | 28 | 15 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.976 | 27 | 15 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.939 | 29 | 15 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.784 | 27 | 15 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.214 | 31 | 16 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.385 | 26 | 16 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.314 | 28 | 16 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 5.676 | 27 | 14 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 5.700 | 28 | 14 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 7.113 | 21 | 15 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 7.081 | 24 | 16 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 6.800 | 30 | 16 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 6.600 | 31 | 15 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 6.500 | 34 | 16 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 6.625 | 29 | 16 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 6.549 | 30 | 16 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 6.672 | 29 | 16 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 6.781 | 28 | 16 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 6.976 | 24 | 14 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 6.947 | 24 | 15 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 6.847 | 25 | 15 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 6.769 | 26 | 15 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 6.725 | 27 | 15 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 7.109 | 23 | 14 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 6.917 | 25 | 15 | 2024 |
| Physical | 6.317 | 23 | 12 | 2007 |
| Physical | 6.300 | 24 | 12 | 2008 |
| Physical | 7.246 | 22 | 11 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.918 | 34 | 13 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.800 | 38 | 13 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.900 | 35 | 13 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.700 | 41 | 15 | 2013 |
| Physical | 6.733 | 38 | 17 | 2014 |
| Physical | 6.248 | 42 | 16 | 2015 |
| Physical | 6.165 | 45 | 16 | 2016 |
| Physical | 6.748 | 47 | 16 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.857 | 45 | 15 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.891 | 46 | 16 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.893 | 48 | 16 | 2020 |
| Physical | 7.004 | 45 | 17 | 2021 |
| Physical | 5.336 | 55 | 17 | 2022 |
| Physical | 5.341 | 52 | 17 | 2023 |
| Physical | 5.319 | 50 | 17 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 6.378 | 24 | 15 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 6.400 | 25 | 15 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 6.987 | 23 | 15 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 7.017 | 23 | 16 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 7.000 | 24 | 14 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 7.000 | 23 | 13 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 7.100 | 23 | 14 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 6.933 | 24 | 14 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 6.872 | 24 | 14 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 6.964 | 24 | 14 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 7.015 | 25 | 14 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 6.967 | 24 | 14 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 7.091 | 23 | 14 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 7.076 | 25 | 14 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 6.580 | 24 | 14 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 6.580 | 24 | 14 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 6.707 | 24 | 16 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 6.707 | 24 | 16 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Portugal - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.676 | 27 | 14 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 28 | 14 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.113 | 21 | 15 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.081 | 24 | 16 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 30 | 16 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 31 | 15 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.500 | 34 | 16 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.625 | 29 | 16 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.549 | 30 | 16 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.672 | 29 | 16 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.781 | 28 | 16 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.976 | 24 | 14 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.947 | 24 | 15 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.847 | 25 | 15 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.769 | 26 | 15 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.725 | 27 | 15 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.109 | 23 | 14 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.917 | 25 | 15 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.762 | 17 | 11 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.800 | 17 | 11 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.833 | 17 | 12 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.017 | 30 | 16 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.100 | 51 | 16 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.600 | 58 | 17 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.500 | 59 | 17 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.000 | 38 | 16 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.818 | 40 | 16 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.070 | 40 | 16 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.167 | 37 | 15 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.527 | 34 | 15 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.379 | 37 | 15 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.880 | 41 | 15 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.880 | 41 | 15 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.880 | 41 | 15 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.673 | 19 | 13 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.260 | 24 | 14 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 6.900 | 27 | 17 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 7.042 | 27 | 17 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 7.100 | 28 | 17 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 7.100 | 27 | 17 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 7.000 | 31 | 17 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 7.100 | 25 | 16 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 7.066 | 27 | 16 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 7.261 | 27 | 16 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 7.288 | 27 | 16 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 7.260 | 25 | 15 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 7.264 | 26 | 16 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 7.282 | 24 | 15 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 7.271 | 25 | 15 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 7.367 | 24 | 15 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 7.267 | 22 | 15 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 7.228 | 23 | 15 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 6.880 | 10 | 7 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 6.900 | 11 | 7 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 6.560 | 27 | 13 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 7.105 | 17 | 11 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 6.600 | 30 | 14 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.500 | 30 | 14 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.400 | 33 | 14 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.500 | 27 | 14 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 6.481 | 32 | 14 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 6.586 | 27 | 13 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 6.832 | 27 | 12 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 7.198 | 13 | 6 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 7.398 | 11 | 6 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 7.528 | 9 | 6 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 7.396 | 8 | 5 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 7.151 | 12 | 5 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 6.959 | 16 | 8 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 6.721 | 19 | 10 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.500 | 20 | 13 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.500 | 21 | 13 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.160 | 25 | 17 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.161 | 26 | 16 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.200 | 25 | 15 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.100 | 26 | 15 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.200 | 24 | 15 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.900 | 28 | 17 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.831 | 30 | 16 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.769 | 28 | 15 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.837 | 28 | 15 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.920 | 27 | 15 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.748 | 27 | 15 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.700 | 28 | 15 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.528 | 31 | 15 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.502 | 32 | 15 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.537 | 29 | 15 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.458 | 31 | 15 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Portugal - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.317 | 23 | 12 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.300 | 24 | 12 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.246 | 22 | 11 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.918 | 34 | 13 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 38 | 13 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 35 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 41 | 15 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.733 | 38 | 17 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.248 | 42 | 16 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.165 | 45 | 16 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.748 | 47 | 16 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.857 | 45 | 15 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.891 | 46 | 16 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.893 | 48 | 16 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.004 | 45 | 17 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.336 | 55 | 17 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.341 | 52 | 17 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.319 | 50 | 17 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.429 | 27 | 14 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.400 | 28 | 14 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.667 | 28 | 15 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.583 | 31 | 15 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.200 | 38 | 16 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.800 | 44 | 17 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.900 | 45 | 16 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.900 | 35 | 16 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.410 | 39 | 16 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.161 | 40 | 16 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.814 | 49 | 17 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.152 | 43 | 16 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.541 | 39 | 16 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.538 | 43 | 16 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.538 | 43 | 16 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.538 | 43 | 16 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.538 | 40 | 16 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.538 | 40 | 16 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 5.320 | 49 | 14 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 5.300 | 51 | 14 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 8.237 | 38 | 12 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.371 | 47 | 12 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.900 | 35 | 10 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 10.000 | 3 | 1 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 10.000 | 3 | 1 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 10.000 | 2 | 1 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 10.000 | 2 | 1 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 10.000 | 2 | 1 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 10.000 | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 10.000 | 2 | 1 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.712 | 24 | 6 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.719 | 25 | 6 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.719 | 25 | 6 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.716 | 51 | 16 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 4.729 | 48 | 16 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 4.664 | 49 | 16 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 6.204 | 14 | 8 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 6.200 | 15 | 8 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 5.833 | 20 | 9 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 4.800 | 44 | 14 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 4.200 | 53 | 12 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.900 | 67 | 14 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.300 | 99 | 15 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 3.000 | 81 | 15 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 2.334 | 93 | 15 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 2.334 | 95 | 15 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 4.429 | 75 | 15 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.420 | 75 | 16 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.420 | 75 | 16 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.421 | 75 | 16 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.755 | 74 | 17 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.755 | 74 | 17 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 4.755 | 70 | 17 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 4.755 | 70 | 17 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Portugal - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.378 | 24 | 15 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.400 | 25 | 15 | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.987 | 23 | 15 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.017 | 23 | 16 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 24 | 14 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 23 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 23 | 14 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.933 | 24 | 14 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.872 | 24 | 14 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.964 | 24 | 14 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.015 | 25 | 14 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.967 | 24 | 14 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.091 | 23 | 14 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.076 | 25 | 14 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.580 | 24 | 14 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.580 | 24 | 14 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.707 | 24 | 16 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.707 | 24 | 16 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.806 | 21 | 13 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.800 | 22 | 13 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.500 | 27 | 15 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.500 | 28 | 15 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.300 | 35 | 16 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.900 | 38 | 16 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.200 | 38 | 16 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.400 | 30 | 16 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.950 | 34 | 15 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.225 | 32 | 15 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.279 | 38 | 16 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.636 | 32 | 16 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.906 | 28 | 15 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.863 | 32 | 15 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.863 | 32 | 15 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.863 | 32 | 15 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.863 | 30 | 15 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.863 | 30 | 15 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 5.950 | 47 | 16 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 6.000 | 48 | 16 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 8.760 | 16 | 11 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 8.750 | 16 | 11 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 8.800 | 16 | 11 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 8.800 | 16 | 11 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 9.000 | 16 | 11 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 8.700 | 21 | 14 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 21 | 14 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 21 | 14 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 21 | 14 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.166 | 29 | 15 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.166 | 29 | 15 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 8.167 | 29 | 15 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 6.251 | 37 | 16 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 6.251 | 37 | 16 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 6.250 | 38 | 17 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 6.250 | 38 | 17 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 25 | 15 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.800 | 31 | 16 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.000 | 28 | 15 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.000 | 25 | 14 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.000 | 26 | 14 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.000 | 24 | 14 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.000 | 28 | 14 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.000 | 28 | 14 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.100 | 28 | 14 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.100 | 28 | 14 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.200 | 28 | 14 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.200 | 28 | 14 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.200 | 29 | 14 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.200 | 28 | 14 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| 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 | 7.007 | 10 | 7 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.007 | 10 | 7 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.007 | 10 | 7 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.007 | 10 | 7 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |