Region
Middle East and North Africa
Global Rank
44/126
Regional Rank
3/15
Score
5.856
United Arab Emirates’s IPRI score decreased by -0.301 to 5.856 placing it 3rd in the Middle East and North Africa region and 44th 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 increased by 0.011 to 6.408 with scores of 5.205 in Judicial Independence, 6.764 in Rule of Law, 6.515 in Political Stability, and 7.147 in Control of Corruption.
United Arab Emirates’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.987 to 6.084 with scores of 8.333 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 6.72 in Registering Property, and 3.2 in Ease of Access to Loans.
United Arab Emirates’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.071 to 5.075 with scores of 7.585 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.717 in Patent Protection, 3.257 in Copyright Protection, and 4.743 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 5.856 | 44 | 3 | 2025 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Legal and Political | 6.408 | 36 | 2 | 2025 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Physical | 6.084 | 44 | 2 | 2025 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Intellectual | 5.075 | 64 | 7 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United Arab Emirates - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 6.408 | 36 | 2 | 2025 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.205 | 45 | 2 | 2025 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Rule of Law | 6.764 | 29 | 2 | 2025 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Political Stability | 6.515 | 27 | 2 | 2025 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.147 | 23 | 1 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United Arab Emirates - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 6.084 | 44 | 2 | 2025 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.333 | 47 | 3 | 2025 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Registering Process | 6.720 | 20 | 1 | 2025 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Access to Financing | 3.200 | 73 | 10 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United Arab Emirates - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 5.075 | 64 | 7 | 2025 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.585 | 18 | 3 | 2025 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2021 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Patent Protection | 4.717 | 91 | 7 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 4.717 | 91 | 7 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 4.717 | 90 | 7 | 2025 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| 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 | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| 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 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.257 | 42 | 5 | 2025 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | 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 | 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 | 4.456 | 95 | 12 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.456 | 95 | 12 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.456 | 94 | 12 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.456 | 94 | 12 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | 4.743 | 87 | 11 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |