Region
Middle East and North Africa
Global Rank
31/125
Regional Rank
3/15
Score
6.157
United Arab Emirates’s IPRI score decreased by -0.005 to 6.157 placing it 3rd in the Middle East and North Africa region and 31st in the world. United Arab Emirates is classified by the IMF as part of the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan group and by the World Bank as High income country.
United Arab Emirates’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.014 to 6.397 with scores of 5.202 in Judicial Independence, 6.673 in Rule of Law, 6.402 in Political Stability, and 7.311 in Control of Corruption.
United Arab Emirates’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.001 to 7.071 with scores of 7.768 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 6.826 in Registering Property, and 6.62 in Ease of Access to Loans.
United Arab Emirates’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 5.004 with scores of 7.585 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.717 in Patent Protection, 3.257 in Copyright Protection, and 4.456 in Trademark Protection.
United Arab Emirates is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- GCC
- OPEC
United Arab Emirates - IPRI Overall Score
United Arab Emirates - 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
United Arab Emirates - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.905 | 23 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.052 | 22 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 22 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 24 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 24 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.301 | 21 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.287 | 21 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.483 | 21 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.572 | 21 | 1 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.348 | 22 | 1 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.495 | 21 | 1 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.135 | 22 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.794 | 22 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.162 | 32 | 3 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.157 | 31 | 3 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 6.603 | 27 | 2 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 6.754 | 29 | 2 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 6.700 | 32 | 2 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 6.700 | 30 | 2 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 6.900 | 30 | 2 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 7.098 | 24 | 2 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 7.050 | 25 | 2 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 7.030 | 25 | 2 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 7.100 | 23 | 1 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 6.903 | 25 | 1 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 7.065 | 23 | 1 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 7.005 | 23 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 6.994 | 22 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 6.411 | 36 | 2 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 6.397 | 34 | 2 | 2024 |
| Physical | 7.697 | 16 | 1 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.718 | 17 | 1 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.800 | 11 | 4 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.600 | 15 | 5 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.900 | 9 | 2 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.875 | 4 | 2 | 2015 |
| Physical | 7.881 | 4 | 2 | 2016 |
| Physical | 8.203 | 12 | 2 | 2017 |
| Physical | 8.369 | 6 | 1 | 2018 |
| Physical | 8.118 | 14 | 1 | 2019 |
| Physical | 8.227 | 10 | 1 | 2020 |
| Physical | 8.120 | 12 | 2 | 2021 |
| Physical | 7.107 | 20 | 2 | 2022 |
| Physical | 7.072 | 19 | 2 | 2023 |
| Physical | 7.071 | 19 | 2 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 6.417 | 29 | 2 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 6.683 | 29 | 2 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 7.000 | 25 | 2 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 6.800 | 28 | 2 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 6.900 | 27 | 2 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 6.929 | 23 | 2 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 6.929 | 25 | 2 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 7.215 | 24 | 2 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 7.247 | 23 | 2 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 7.022 | 24 | 2 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 7.192 | 23 | 2 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 6.280 | 30 | 2 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 6.280 | 30 | 2 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 5.004 | 68 | 9 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 5.004 | 69 | 9 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United Arab Emirates - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.603 | 27 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.754 | 29 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 32 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 30 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 30 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.098 | 24 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.050 | 25 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.030 | 25 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 23 | 1 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.903 | 25 | 1 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.065 | 23 | 1 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.005 | 23 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.994 | 22 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.411 | 36 | 2 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.397 | 34 | 2 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.667 | 36 | 5 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 31 | 3 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 35 | 7 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.300 | 33 | 7 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.700 | 22 | 3 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.682 | 22 | 3 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.682 | 22 | 3 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.856 | 19 | 2 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.961 | 16 | 2 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.180 | 26 | 4 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.537 | 20 | 4 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.537 | 20 | 4 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.537 | 20 | 4 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.263 | 43 | 2 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.202 | 43 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 6.320 | 38 | 5 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 6.495 | 38 | 4 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 6.000 | 48 | 6 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 5.700 | 50 | 6 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 5.900 | 47 | 5 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 6.286 | 38 | 3 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 6.421 | 38 | 3 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 6.416 | 38 | 3 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 6.774 | 34 | 2 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 6.595 | 35 | 2 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 6.613 | 34 | 2 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 6.680 | 34 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 6.834 | 35 | 3 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 6.660 | 34 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 6.673 | 31 | 3 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 6.520 | 29 | 2 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 6.474 | 30 | 3 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 6.800 | 23 | 2 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.600 | 29 | 2 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.900 | 24 | 2 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.836 | 24 | 2 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 6.630 | 25 | 2 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 6.601 | 29 | 2 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 6.111 | 40 | 3 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 6.571 | 32 | 2 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 6.807 | 30 | 1 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 6.590 | 30 | 2 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 6.378 | 32 | 2 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 6.363 | 32 | 2 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 6.402 | 25 | 2 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.903 | 27 | 2 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.048 | 28 | 2 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.100 | 27 | 2 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.000 | 29 | 2 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.200 | 25 | 1 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.586 | 23 | 1 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.466 | 25 | 1 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.248 | 25 | 1 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.552 | 23 | 1 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.267 | 24 | 1 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.303 | 24 | 1 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.213 | 24 | 1 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.229 | 26 | 1 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.356 | 23 | 1 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.311 | 22 | 1 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United Arab Emirates - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.697 | 16 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.718 | 17 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 11 | 4 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 15 | 5 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 9 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.875 | 4 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.881 | 4 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.203 | 12 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.369 | 6 | 1 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.118 | 14 | 1 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.227 | 10 | 1 | 2020 |
| Overall | 8.120 | 12 | 2 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.107 | 20 | 2 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.072 | 19 | 2 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.071 | 19 | 2 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.000 | 42 | 7 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.250 | 40 | 8 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.200 | 39 | 7 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.900 | 42 | 8 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.500 | 32 | 7 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.433 | 22 | 2 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.433 | 25 | 2 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.902 | 20 | 2 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.196 | 14 | 1 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.442 | 26 | 3 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.768 | 18 | 3 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.768 | 18 | 3 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.768 | 18 | 3 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.768 | 17 | 3 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.768 | 17 | 3 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 9.258 | 11 | 1 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 9.339 | 14 | 3 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 10.000 | 2 | 1 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 9.700 | 7 | 1 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 9.700 | 6 | 1 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 9.954 | 5 | 1 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.970 | 4 | 1 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.969 | 3 | 1 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.970 | 5 | 2 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.970 | 4 | 2 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.971 | 4 | 3 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.971 | 4 | 3 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 6.933 | 22 | 1 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 6.827 | 20 | 1 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 6.826 | 20 | 1 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 6.833 | 9 | 1 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 6.567 | 7 | 1 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 6.100 | 9 | 4 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 6.100 | 10 | 4 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 6.400 | 6 | 3 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 6.239 | 3 | 2 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 6.239 | 3 | 2 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 6.738 | 16 | 2 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 6.941 | 8 | 2 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 6.941 | 8 | 2 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 6.942 | 8 | 2 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 6.620 | 9 | 2 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 6.620 | 9 | 2 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 6.620 | 8 | 2 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 6.620 | 8 | 2 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United Arab Emirates - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.417 | 29 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.683 | 29 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 25 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 28 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 27 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.929 | 23 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.929 | 25 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.215 | 24 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.247 | 23 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.022 | 24 | 2 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.192 | 23 | 2 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.280 | 30 | 2 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.280 | 30 | 2 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.004 | 68 | 9 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.004 | 69 | 9 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.333 | 30 | 3 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.967 | 23 | 1 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.600 | 18 | 1 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.200 | 26 | 5 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.500 | 23 | 2 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.459 | 17 | 2 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.459 | 22 | 2 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.829 | 24 | 3 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.895 | 21 | 2 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.244 | 26 | 3 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.585 | 19 | 3 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.585 | 19 | 3 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.585 | 19 | 3 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.585 | 18 | 3 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.585 | 18 | 3 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
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| Patent Protection | 4.717 | 91 | 7 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 4.717 | 91 | 7 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.500 | 20 | 1 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.400 | 23 | 3 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.400 | 23 | 2 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.400 | 22 | 2 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.300 | 25 | 2 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.400 | 23 | 2 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.400 | 23 | 2 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.600 | 23 | 2 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.600 | 23 | 2 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 24 | 2 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 24 | 2 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 24 | 2 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 24 | 2 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.257 | 41 | 5 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.257 | 43 | 5 | 2024 |
| 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 | 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 | 4.456 | 95 | 12 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.456 | 95 | 12 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.456 | 94 | 12 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.456 | 94 | 12 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |