Region
Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Global Rank
50/129
Regional Rank
8/25
Score
5.476
Romania’s IPRI score decreased by -0.517 to 5.476 placing it 8st in the Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and 50th in the world. Romania is classified by the IMF as part of the Emerging and Developing Europe group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Romania’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.065 to 5.496 with scores of 4.999 in Judicial Independence, 5.738 in Rule of Law, 6.306 in Political Stability, and 4.943 in Control of Corruption.
Romania’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.617 to 5.056 with scores of 6.073 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.662 in Registering Process, and 4.433 in Access to Financing.
Romania’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 5.874 with scores of 6.145 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.25 in Patent Protection, 4.1 in Copyright Protection, and 7.002 in Trademark Protection.
Romania is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- EU
Romania - IPRI Overall Score
Romania - 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
Romania - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.472 | 56 | 7 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 57 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.796 | 64 | 13 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.378 | 56 | 10 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 61 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 62 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 64 | 12 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 53 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.290 | 54 | 9 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.450 | 54 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.042 | 73 | 10 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.812 | 54 | 9 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.028 | 50 | 8 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.880 | 54 | 9 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.993 | 49 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.476 | 50 | 8 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 3.339 | 48 | 6 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 3.300 | 49 | 6 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 4.524 | 58 | 12 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 4.802 | 59 | 12 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 5.200 | 59 | 12 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 4.900 | 62 | 12 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 4.700 | 65 | 13 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 4.700 | 52 | 8 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 4.804 | 60 | 13 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 5.026 | 55 | 12 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 5.150 | 58 | 12 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 5.295 | 54 | 10 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 5.433 | 49 | 8 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 5.243 | 57 | 12 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 5.431 | 49 | 7 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 5.496 | 49 | 7 | 2022 |
| Physical | 3.631 | 63 | 8 | 2007 |
| Physical | 3.600 | 64 | 7 | 2008 |
| Physical | 4.938 | 85 | 16 | 2009 |
| Physical | 5.583 | 75 | 15 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.800 | 78 | 12 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.800 | 84 | 15 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.900 | 76 | 17 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.800 | 67 | 8 | 2014 |
| Physical | 5.825 | 56 | 11 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.786 | 65 | 11 | 2016 |
| Physical | 4.234 | 119 | 19 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.149 | 74 | 14 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.412 | 72 | 14 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.314 | 78 | 15 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.673 | 56 | 11 | 2021 |
| Physical | 5.056 | 58 | 11 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 3.447 | 58 | 9 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 3.400 | 59 | 9 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 4.924 | 54 | 10 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 5.750 | 40 | 7 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.400 | 55 | 9 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 5.400 | 56 | 10 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 5.400 | 57 | 11 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.267 | 50 | 8 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 5.241 | 54 | 10 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 5.536 | 51 | 9 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 5.741 | 51 | 9 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 5.993 | 47 | 8 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.238 | 40 | 5 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 6.082 | 45 | 8 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 5.874 | 41 | 8 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 5.874 | 41 | 8 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Romania - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.339 | 48 | 6 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 49 | 6 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.524 | 58 | 12 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.802 | 59 | 12 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 59 | 12 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 62 | 12 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 65 | 13 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 52 | 8 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.804 | 60 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.026 | 55 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.150 | 58 | 12 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.295 | 54 | 10 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.433 | 49 | 8 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.243 | 57 | 12 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.431 | 49 | 7 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.496 | 49 | 7 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.135 | 52 | 6 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.100 | 54 | 6 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.500 | 81 | 13 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.817 | 80 | 13 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.000 | 74 | 10 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.400 | 85 | 13 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.800 | 99 | 20 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.000 | 73 | 7 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.103 | 72 | 10 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.928 | 60 | 7 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.874 | 64 | 8 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.795 | 62 | 6 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.496 | 52 | 5 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.999 | 56 | 7 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.999 | 56 | 7 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.999 | 56 | 7 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 4.660 | 60 | 13 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 4.908 | 60 | 12 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 5.200 | 56 | 11 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 5.100 | 57 | 12 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 5.100 | 56 | 12 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 5.000 | 45 | 8 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 5.213 | 55 | 11 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 5.299 | 54 | 12 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 5.307 | 54 | 12 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 5.603 | 52 | 12 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 5.775 | 48 | 10 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 5.651 | 49 | 11 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 5.728 | 49 | 11 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 5.738 | 48 | 10 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 5.060 | 37 | 6 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 5.100 | 37 | 6 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 5.380 | 53 | 13 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 5.598 | 53 | 14 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 5.800 | 49 | 13 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.500 | 52 | 14 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 5.200 | 60 | 13 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 5.100 | 47 | 8 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 5.306 | 52 | 13 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 5.155 | 60 | 16 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 5.511 | 50 | 13 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.782 | 48 | 11 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.526 | 60 | 14 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 5.564 | 59 | 15 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 6.252 | 35 | 9 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 6.306 | 35 | 8 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.000 | 48 | 7 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.000 | 50 | 7 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.556 | 58 | 12 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.884 | 58 | 12 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.700 | 63 | 14 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.600 | 65 | 15 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.600 | 62 | 15 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.500 | 46 | 9 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.593 | 61 | 14 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.725 | 59 | 15 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.908 | 55 | 12 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.998 | 54 | 12 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.937 | 54 | 12 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.757 | 61 | 13 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.744 | 62 | 13 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.943 | 59 | 14 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Romania - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.631 | 63 | 8 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 64 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.938 | 85 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.583 | 75 | 15 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 78 | 12 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 84 | 15 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 76 | 17 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 67 | 8 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.825 | 56 | 11 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.786 | 65 | 11 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.234 | 119 | 19 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.149 | 74 | 14 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.412 | 72 | 14 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.314 | 78 | 15 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.673 | 56 | 11 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.056 | 58 | 11 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.120 | 49 | 5 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.100 | 50 | 5 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.167 | 74 | 13 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.283 | 79 | 14 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.000 | 72 | 11 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.600 | 78 | 13 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.500 | 84 | 15 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.600 | 58 | 7 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.925 | 72 | 13 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.812 | 90 | 15 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.916 | 92 | 15 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.640 | 57 | 7 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.380 | 42 | 3 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.073 | 52 | 9 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.073 | 52 | 9 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.073 | 52 | 9 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 1.763 | 64 | 8 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 1.800 | 65 | 8 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 5.815 | 98 | 20 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 7.133 | 93 | 17 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 81 | 18 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.200 | 79 | 20 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.200 | 78 | 21 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.100 | 64 | 10 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.328 | 48 | 15 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.326 | 49 | 15 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Registering Process | 9.451 | 42 | 12 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.499 | 36 | 10 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.511 | 36 | 10 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.511 | 35 | 10 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.662 | 54 | 11 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 4.010 | 38 | 3 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 4.000 | 39 | 4 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 3.833 | 61 | 13 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 4.333 | 54 | 9 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.700 | 72 | 10 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.700 | 76 | 11 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.900 | 70 | 12 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 3.900 | 53 | 7 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 3.220 | 56 | 9 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 3.220 | 57 | 9 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 3.552 | 103 | 21 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 3.357 | 109 | 23 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 3.357 | 108 | 23 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 3.358 | 108 | 23 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 4.433 | 84 | 19 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 4.433 | 84 | 19 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Romania - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.447 | 58 | 9 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.400 | 59 | 9 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.924 | 54 | 10 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.750 | 40 | 7 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 55 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 56 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 57 | 11 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.267 | 50 | 8 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.241 | 54 | 10 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.536 | 51 | 9 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.741 | 51 | 9 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.993 | 47 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.238 | 40 | 5 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.082 | 45 | 8 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.874 | 41 | 8 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.874 | 41 | 8 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.554 | 52 | 6 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.600 | 53 | 6 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.833 | 70 | 12 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.217 | 59 | 10 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.500 | 73 | 13 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.300 | 83 | 15 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.100 | 98 | 19 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.100 | 75 | 10 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.924 | 77 | 17 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.808 | 67 | 11 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.224 | 66 | 9 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.980 | 42 | 5 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.615 | 32 | 2 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.145 | 42 | 6 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.145 | 42 | 6 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.145 | 42 | 6 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 5.429 | 55 | 9 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 5.400 | 56 | 9 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 8.340 | 31 | 6 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 8.333 | 31 | 6 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 8.300 | 30 | 6 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 8.300 | 33 | 6 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 8.300 | 29 | 6 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 29 | 5 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 29 | 5 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 29 | 5 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 30 | 5 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 33 | 5 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 35 | 5 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 34 | 5 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 6.250 | 39 | 8 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 6.250 | 40 | 8 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.357 | 29 | 6 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.400 | 30 | 6 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.600 | 68 | 16 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.700 | 42 | 8 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.500 | 58 | 12 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.600 | 57 | 12 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.700 | 57 | 13 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.700 | 49 | 9 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.800 | 59 | 13 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.800 | 56 | 12 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.000 | 57 | 13 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.000 | 56 | 13 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.100 | 56 | 13 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.100 | 57 | 13 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.100 | 56 | 13 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.100 | 57 | 13 | 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 | 7.002 | 11 | 2 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.002 | 11 | 2 | 2022 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |