Region
Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Global Rank
41/125
Regional Rank
7/25
Score
5.786
Romania’s IPRI score increased by 0.31 to 5.786 placing it 7th in the Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and 41th 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 0.317 to 5.813 with scores of 6.379 in Judicial Independence, 5.815 in Rule of Law, 6.134 in Political Stability, and 4.924 in Control of Corruption.
Romania’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.023 to 5.079 with scores of 6.073 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.73 in Registering Process, and 4.433 in Access to Financing.
Romania’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.591 to 6.466 with scores of 6.145 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.25 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure 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 | 64 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 65 | 12 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 52 | 8 | 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 |
| Overall | 5.786 | 41 | 7 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 3.339 | 48 | 6 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 3.300 | 51 | 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 | 64 | 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 | 11 | 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 |
| Legal and Political | 5.813 | 40 | 7 | 2023 |
| Physical | 3.631 | 63 | 8 | 2007 |
| Physical | 3.600 | 63 | 7 | 2008 |
| Physical | 4.938 | 85 | 16 | 2009 |
| Physical | 5.583 | 75 | 15 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.800 | 78 | 12 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.800 | 83 | 13 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.900 | 78 | 16 | 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 |
| Physical | 5.079 | 55 | 10 | 2023 |
| 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 | 54 | 9 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 5.400 | 58 | 10 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 5.400 | 58 | 11 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.267 | 51 | 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 |
| Intellectual | 6.466 | 27 | 2 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Romania - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.339 | 48 | 6 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.300 | 51 | 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 | 64 | 13 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 52 | 8 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.804 | 60 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.026 | 55 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.150 | 58 | 11 | 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 |
| Overall | 5.813 | 40 | 7 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.135 | 52 | 6 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.100 | 54 | 6 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.500 | 80 | 12 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.817 | 80 | 13 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.000 | 74 | 10 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.400 | 87 | 13 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.800 | 101 | 19 | 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 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.379 | 35 | 6 | 2023 |
| 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 | 54 | 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 |
| Rule of Law | 5.815 | 44 | 9 | 2023 |
| 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 | 61 | 13 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 5.100 | 48 | 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 |
| Political Stability | 6.134 | 38 | 8 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.000 | 49 | 7 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.000 | 50 | 7 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.556 | 57 | 12 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.884 | 58 | 12 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.700 | 64 | 14 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.600 | 65 | 14 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.600 | 63 | 15 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.500 | 48 | 8 | 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 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.924 | 59 | 13 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Romania - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.631 | 63 | 8 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.600 | 63 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.938 | 85 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.583 | 75 | 15 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 78 | 12 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 83 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 78 | 16 | 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 |
| Overall | 5.079 | 55 | 10 | 2023 |
| 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 | 79 | 13 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.283 | 79 | 14 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.000 | 71 | 11 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.600 | 80 | 12 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.500 | 85 | 15 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.600 | 57 | 5 | 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 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.073 | 49 | 8 | 2023 |
| 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 | 86 | 18 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.200 | 80 | 20 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.200 | 78 | 20 | 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 | 35 | 10 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.511 | 36 | 10 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.511 | 35 | 10 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.662 | 54 | 11 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 4.730 | 47 | 10 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 4.010 | 38 | 3 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 4.000 | 40 | 3 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 3.833 | 61 | 13 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 4.333 | 55 | 9 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.700 | 71 | 10 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.700 | 78 | 11 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.900 | 70 | 12 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 3.900 | 56 | 6 | 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 |
| Access to Financing | 4.433 | 80 | 18 | 2023 |
| 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 | 54 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 58 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 58 | 11 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.267 | 51 | 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 |
| Overall | 6.466 | 27 | 2 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.554 | 52 | 6 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.600 | 53 | 6 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.833 | 71 | 12 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.217 | 59 | 10 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.500 | 74 | 13 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.300 | 87 | 16 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.100 | 101 | 19 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.100 | 78 | 9 | 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 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.145 | 40 | 5 | 2023 |
| 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 | 33 | 6 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 8.300 | 33 | 6 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 8.300 | 32 | 6 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 29 | 4 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 30 | 4 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 30 | 4 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 30 | 4 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 34 | 4 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 35 | 4 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 8.000 | 35 | 4 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 6.250 | 39 | 7 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 6.250 | 39 | 7 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 6.250 | 39 | 5 | 2023 |
| 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 | 43 | 8 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.500 | 59 | 12 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.600 | 58 | 12 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.700 | 58 | 12 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.700 | 48 | 8 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.800 | 58 | 12 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.800 | 58 | 12 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.000 | 57 | 12 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.000 | 57 | 12 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.100 | 56 | 13 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.100 | 56 | 13 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.100 | 57 | 13 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.100 | 56 | 13 | 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 | 7.002 | 11 | 2 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.002 | 11 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 7.002 | 11 | 2 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |