Western Europe
18/126
12/19
7.438
United Kingdom (Uk)’s IPRI score increased by 1.281 to 7.438 placing it 12nd in the Western Europe region and 18th in the world. United Kingdom (Uk) is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
United Kingdom (Uk)’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.014 to 7.543 with scores of 8.21 in Judicial Independence, 7.797 in Rule of Law, 6.204 in Political Stability, and 7.962 in Control of Corruption.
United Kingdom (Uk)’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.133 to 7.234 with scores of 10 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 7.401 in Registering Property, and 4.3 in Ease of Access to Loans.
United Kingdom (Uk)’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.16 to 7.538 with scores of 7.551 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.467 in Patent Protection, 9.471 in Copyright Protection, and 6.663 in Trademark Protection.
United Kingdom (Uk) is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- CPTPP
United Kingdom - IPRI Overall Score
United Kingdom - 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 Kingdom - IPRI Overall Score
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 8.096 | 6 | 5 | 2007 |
Overall | 8.100 | 8 | 6 | 2008 |
Overall | 7.841 | 15 | 11 | 2009 |
Overall | 7.784 | 17 | 12 | 2010 |
Overall | 7.700 | 15 | 10 | 2011 |
Overall | 7.700 | 14 | 9 | 2012 |
Overall | 7.800 | 13 | 9 | 2013 |
Overall | 7.800 | 16 | 10 | 2014 |
Overall | 7.690 | 13 | 8 | 2015 |
Overall | 7.755 | 14 | 8 | 2016 |
Overall | 8.129 | 13 | 8 | 2017 |
Overall | 8.141 | 13 | 8 | 2018 |
Overall | 8.044 | 15 | 9 | 2019 |
Overall | 7.678 | 18 | 11 | 2020 |
Overall | 7.520 | 15 | 9 | 2021 |
Overall | 7.299 | 17 | 10 | 2022 |
Overall | 7.489 | 15 | 10 | 2023 |
Overall | 7.452 | 15 | 10 | 2024 |
Overall | 7.438 | 18 | 12 | 2025 |
Legal and Political | 7.673 | 13 | 8 | 2007 |
Legal and Political | 7.700 | 13 | 8 | 2008 |
Legal and Political | 7.903 | 16 | 12 | 2009 |
Legal and Political | 7.752 | 17 | 12 | 2010 |
Legal and Political | 7.800 | 18 | 12 | 2011 |
Legal and Political | 7.800 | 16 | 11 | 2012 |
Legal and Political | 7.700 | 18 | 12 | 2013 |
Legal and Political | 7.825 | 17 | 12 | 2014 |
Legal and Political | 7.836 | 17 | 11 | 2015 |
Legal and Political | 7.947 | 17 | 11 | 2016 |
Legal and Political | 8.099 | 15 | 10 | 2017 |
Legal and Political | 7.979 | 15 | 10 | 2018 |
Legal and Political | 7.791 | 17 | 11 | 2019 |
Legal and Political | 7.355 | 19 | 13 | 2020 |
Legal and Political | 7.484 | 17 | 12 | 2021 |
Legal and Political | 7.352 | 20 | 13 | 2022 |
Legal and Political | 7.627 | 18 | 13 | 2023 |
Legal and Political | 7.557 | 18 | 13 | 2024 |
Legal and Political | 7.543 | 17 | 12 | 2025 |
Physical | 8.359 | 4 | 4 | 2007 |
Physical | 8.400 | 4 | 4 | 2008 |
Physical | 7.131 | 25 | 12 | 2009 |
Physical | 7.715 | 18 | 11 | 2010 |
Physical | 7.200 | 24 | 9 | 2011 |
Physical | 7.200 | 22 | 9 | 2012 |
Physical | 7.300 | 21 | 9 | 2013 |
Physical | 7.300 | 18 | 10 | 2014 |
Physical | 6.930 | 24 | 9 | 2015 |
Physical | 6.967 | 22 | 8 | 2016 |
Physical | 7.832 | 20 | 9 | 2017 |
Physical | 7.940 | 18 | 8 | 2018 |
Physical | 7.869 | 19 | 9 | 2019 |
Physical | 7.500 | 27 | 10 | 2020 |
Physical | 7.681 | 24 | 10 | 2021 |
Physical | 7.152 | 18 | 10 | 2022 |
Physical | 7.143 | 18 | 10 | 2023 |
Physical | 7.101 | 18 | 10 | 2024 |
Physical | 7.234 | 26 | 13 | 2025 |
Intellectual | 8.257 | 5 | 4 | 2007 |
Intellectual | 8.300 | 5 | 4 | 2008 |
Intellectual | 8.488 | 6 | 5 | 2009 |
Intellectual | 7.883 | 16 | 11 | 2010 |
Intellectual | 8.100 | 13 | 9 | 2011 |
Intellectual | 8.200 | 8 | 6 | 2012 |
Intellectual | 8.300 | 5 | 3 | 2013 |
Intellectual | 8.267 | 11 | 7 | 2014 |
Intellectual | 8.304 | 4 | 2 | 2015 |
Intellectual | 8.352 | 5 | 3 | 2016 |
Intellectual | 8.457 | 6 | 4 | 2017 |
Intellectual | 8.503 | 7 | 4 | 2018 |
Intellectual | 8.472 | 7 | 4 | 2019 |
Intellectual | 8.178 | 12 | 8 | 2020 |
Intellectual | 7.394 | 7 | 4 | 2021 |
Intellectual | 7.394 | 7 | 4 | 2022 |
Intellectual | 7.698 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
Intellectual | 7.698 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
Intellectual | 7.538 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United Kingdom - Legal and Political Environment
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 7.673 | 13 | 8 | 2007 |
Overall | 7.700 | 13 | 8 | 2008 |
Overall | 7.903 | 16 | 12 | 2009 |
Overall | 7.752 | 17 | 12 | 2010 |
Overall | 7.800 | 18 | 12 | 2011 |
Overall | 7.800 | 16 | 11 | 2012 |
Overall | 7.700 | 18 | 12 | 2013 |
Overall | 7.825 | 17 | 12 | 2014 |
Overall | 7.836 | 17 | 11 | 2015 |
Overall | 7.947 | 17 | 11 | 2016 |
Overall | 8.099 | 15 | 10 | 2017 |
Overall | 7.979 | 15 | 10 | 2018 |
Overall | 7.791 | 17 | 11 | 2019 |
Overall | 7.355 | 19 | 13 | 2020 |
Overall | 7.484 | 17 | 12 | 2021 |
Overall | 7.352 | 20 | 13 | 2022 |
Overall | 7.627 | 18 | 13 | 2023 |
Overall | 7.557 | 18 | 13 | 2024 |
Overall | 7.543 | 17 | 12 | 2025 |
Judicial Independence | 8.738 | 8 | 5 | 2007 |
Judicial Independence | 8.700 | 8 | 5 | 2008 |
Judicial Independence | 8.333 | 15 | 11 | 2009 |
Judicial Independence | 7.983 | 17 | 12 | 2010 |
Judicial Independence | 9.000 | 9 | 6 | 2011 |
Judicial Independence | 8.900 | 11 | 9 | 2012 |
Judicial Independence | 8.800 | 11 | 8 | 2013 |
Judicial Independence | 8.900 | 6 | 3 | 2014 |
Judicial Independence | 8.669 | 7 | 5 | 2015 |
Judicial Independence | 8.679 | 10 | 8 | 2016 |
Judicial Independence | 8.835 | 9 | 7 | 2017 |
Judicial Independence | 8.910 | 6 | 5 | 2018 |
Judicial Independence | 8.215 | 13 | 8 | 2019 |
Judicial Independence | 6.946 | 26 | 12 | 2020 |
Judicial Independence | 6.946 | 26 | 12 | 2021 |
Judicial Independence | 6.946 | 26 | 12 | 2022 |
Judicial Independence | 8.163 | 13 | 10 | 2023 |
Judicial Independence | 8.151 | 13 | 10 | 2024 |
Judicial Independence | 8.210 | 13 | 10 | 2025 |
Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
Rule of Law | 8.500 | 16 | 12 | 2009 |
Rule of Law | 8.367 | 16 | 12 | 2010 |
Rule of Law | 8.400 | 14 | 10 | 2011 |
Rule of Law | 8.500 | 13 | 10 | 2012 |
Rule of Law | 8.300 | 15 | 11 | 2013 |
Rule of Law | 8.400 | 14 | 10 | 2014 |
Rule of Law | 8.347 | 14 | 10 | 2015 |
Rule of Law | 8.774 | 13 | 9 | 2016 |
Rule of Law | 8.610 | 14 | 9 | 2017 |
Rule of Law | 8.253 | 15 | 9 | 2018 |
Rule of Law | 8.358 | 14 | 9 | 2019 |
Rule of Law | 8.277 | 15 | 10 | 2020 |
Rule of Law | 8.202 | 16 | 11 | 2021 |
Rule of Law | 7.994 | 18 | 12 | 2022 |
Rule of Law | 7.853 | 17 | 12 | 2023 |
Rule of Law | 7.831 | 17 | 12 | 2024 |
Rule of Law | 7.797 | 17 | 12 | 2025 |
Political Stability | 5.680 | 28 | 14 | 2007 |
Political Stability | 5.700 | 30 | 15 | 2008 |
Political Stability | 6.120 | 35 | 15 | 2009 |
Political Stability | 6.127 | 41 | 16 | 2010 |
Political Stability | 5.600 | 53 | 17 | 2011 |
Political Stability | 5.900 | 46 | 17 | 2012 |
Political Stability | 5.700 | 48 | 17 | 2013 |
Political Stability | 5.800 | 36 | 17 | 2014 |
Political Stability | 5.967 | 41 | 16 | 2015 |
Political Stability | 5.880 | 43 | 16 | 2016 |
Political Stability | 6.214 | 39 | 15 | 2017 |
Political Stability | 5.994 | 43 | 16 | 2018 |
Political Stability | 5.903 | 49 | 16 | 2019 |
Political Stability | 5.545 | 60 | 19 | 2020 |
Political Stability | 6.240 | 37 | 14 | 2021 |
Political Stability | 6.083 | 38 | 15 | 2022 |
Political Stability | 6.152 | 37 | 17 | 2023 |
Political Stability | 6.008 | 34 | 15 | 2024 |
Political Stability | 6.204 | 37 | 15 | 2025 |
Control of Corruption | 8.600 | 11 | 8 | 2007 |
Control of Corruption | 8.600 | 11 | 8 | 2008 |
Control of Corruption | 8.659 | 14 | 10 | 2009 |
Control of Corruption | 8.531 | 16 | 11 | 2010 |
Control of Corruption | 8.100 | 18 | 12 | 2011 |
Control of Corruption | 8.000 | 21 | 13 | 2012 |
Control of Corruption | 8.100 | 17 | 11 | 2013 |
Control of Corruption | 8.300 | 15 | 10 | 2014 |
Control of Corruption | 8.363 | 14 | 10 | 2015 |
Control of Corruption | 8.455 | 15 | 10 | 2016 |
Control of Corruption | 8.735 | 12 | 9 | 2017 |
Control of Corruption | 8.760 | 12 | 9 | 2018 |
Control of Corruption | 8.686 | 11 | 8 | 2019 |
Control of Corruption | 8.653 | 13 | 10 | 2020 |
Control of Corruption | 8.550 | 12 | 9 | 2021 |
Control of Corruption | 8.385 | 12 | 10 | 2022 |
Control of Corruption | 8.341 | 13 | 10 | 2023 |
Control of Corruption | 8.240 | 14 | 10 | 2024 |
Control of Corruption | 7.962 | 16 | 11 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United Kingdom - Physical Property Rights
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 8.359 | 4 | 4 | 2007 |
Overall | 8.400 | 4 | 4 | 2008 |
Overall | 7.131 | 25 | 12 | 2009 |
Overall | 7.715 | 18 | 11 | 2010 |
Overall | 7.200 | 24 | 9 | 2011 |
Overall | 7.200 | 22 | 9 | 2012 |
Overall | 7.300 | 21 | 9 | 2013 |
Overall | 7.300 | 18 | 10 | 2014 |
Overall | 6.930 | 24 | 9 | 2015 |
Overall | 6.967 | 22 | 8 | 2016 |
Overall | 7.832 | 20 | 9 | 2017 |
Overall | 7.940 | 18 | 8 | 2018 |
Overall | 7.869 | 19 | 9 | 2019 |
Overall | 7.500 | 27 | 10 | 2020 |
Overall | 7.681 | 24 | 10 | 2021 |
Overall | 7.152 | 18 | 10 | 2022 |
Overall | 7.143 | 18 | 10 | 2023 |
Overall | 7.101 | 18 | 10 | 2024 |
Overall | 7.234 | 26 | 13 | 2025 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 9.093 | 5 | 5 | 2007 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 9.100 | 6 | 6 | 2008 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.500 | 18 | 12 | 2009 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.483 | 32 | 16 | 2010 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.200 | 17 | 12 | 2011 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.600 | 10 | 7 | 2012 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.900 | 5 | 4 | 2013 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.800 | 4 | 3 | 2014 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.698 | 4 | 3 | 2015 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.811 | 3 | 3 | 2016 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.801 | 6 | 5 | 2017 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.829 | 6 | 4 | 2018 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.616 | 5 | 4 | 2019 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.493 | 25 | 12 | 2020 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.493 | 25 | 12 | 2021 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.493 | 25 | 12 | 2022 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.493 | 24 | 12 | 2023 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.493 | 24 | 12 | 2024 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 10.000 | 24 | 16 | 2025 |
Registering Process | 8.547 | 8 | 4 | 2007 |
Registering Process | 8.500 | 9 | 5 | 2008 |
Registering Process | 9.226 | 12 | 5 | 2009 |
Registering Process | 9.279 | 16 | 5 | 2010 |
Registering Process | 9.700 | 7 | 2 | 2011 |
Registering Process | 8.500 | 68 | 15 | 2012 |
Registering Process | 8.500 | 67 | 15 | 2013 |
Registering Process | 8.600 | 42 | 13 | 2014 |
Registering Process | 9.276 | 50 | 12 | 2015 |
Registering Process | 9.273 | 51 | 12 | 2016 |
Registering Process | 9.243 | 41 | 12 | 2017 |
Registering Process | 9.275 | 55 | 12 | 2018 |
Registering Process | 9.275 | 55 | 12 | 2019 |
Registering Process | 9.293 | 56 | 12 | 2020 |
Registering Process | 9.293 | 56 | 12 | 2021 |
Registering Process | 7.706 | 13 | 8 | 2022 |
Registering Process | 7.679 | 14 | 9 | 2023 |
Registering Process | 7.553 | 14 | 9 | 2024 |
Registering Process | 7.401 | 15 | 9 | 2025 |
Access to Financing | 7.438 | 2 | 2 | 2007 |
Access to Financing | 7.400 | 2 | 2 | 2008 |
Access to Financing | 3.667 | 66 | 18 | 2009 |
Access to Financing | 6.383 | 9 | 7 | 2010 |
Access to Financing | 3.800 | 70 | 15 | 2011 |
Access to Financing | 4.400 | 50 | 12 | 2012 |
Access to Financing | 4.500 | 48 | 11 | 2013 |
Access to Financing | 3.900 | 57 | 14 | 2014 |
Access to Financing | 2.817 | 73 | 14 | 2015 |
Access to Financing | 2.817 | 74 | 14 | 2016 |
Access to Financing | 5.452 | 49 | 11 | 2017 |
Access to Financing | 5.715 | 36 | 10 | 2018 |
Access to Financing | 5.715 | 36 | 10 | 2019 |
Access to Financing | 5.715 | 36 | 10 | 2020 |
Access to Financing | 6.257 | 16 | 7 | 2021 |
Access to Financing | 6.257 | 16 | 7 | 2022 |
Access to Financing | 6.257 | 15 | 7 | 2023 |
Access to Financing | 6.257 | 15 | 7 | 2024 |
Access to Financing | 4.300 | 50 | 13 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United Kingdom - Intellectual Property Rights
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 8.257 | 5 | 4 | 2007 |
Overall | 8.300 | 5 | 4 | 2008 |
Overall | 8.488 | 6 | 5 | 2009 |
Overall | 7.883 | 16 | 11 | 2010 |
Overall | 8.100 | 13 | 9 | 2011 |
Overall | 8.200 | 8 | 6 | 2012 |
Overall | 8.300 | 5 | 3 | 2013 |
Overall | 8.267 | 11 | 7 | 2014 |
Overall | 8.304 | 4 | 2 | 2015 |
Overall | 8.352 | 5 | 3 | 2016 |
Overall | 8.457 | 6 | 4 | 2017 |
Overall | 8.503 | 7 | 4 | 2018 |
Overall | 8.472 | 7 | 4 | 2019 |
Overall | 8.178 | 12 | 8 | 2020 |
Overall | 7.394 | 7 | 4 | 2021 |
Overall | 7.394 | 7 | 4 | 2022 |
Overall | 7.698 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
Overall | 7.698 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
Overall | 7.538 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
Perception of IP Protection | 8.671 | 6 | 6 | 2007 |
Perception of IP Protection | 8.700 | 6 | 6 | 2008 |
Perception of IP Protection | 8.333 | 8 | 7 | 2009 |
Perception of IP Protection | 7.267 | 21 | 14 | 2010 |
Perception of IP Protection | 7.900 | 16 | 12 | 2011 |
Perception of IP Protection | 8.100 | 11 | 9 | 2012 |
Perception of IP Protection | 8.400 | 7 | 5 | 2013 |
Perception of IP Protection | 8.400 | 6 | 4 | 2014 |
Perception of IP Protection | 8.229 | 8 | 4 | 2015 |
Perception of IP Protection | 8.373 | 7 | 4 | 2016 |
Perception of IP Protection | 8.488 | 7 | 5 | 2017 |
Perception of IP Protection | 8.628 | 7 | 5 | 2018 |
Perception of IP Protection | 8.434 | 6 | 5 | 2019 |
Perception of IP Protection | 7.551 | 21 | 12 | 2020 |
Perception of IP Protection | 7.551 | 21 | 12 | 2021 |
Perception of IP Protection | 7.551 | 21 | 12 | 2022 |
Perception of IP Protection | 7.551 | 20 | 12 | 2023 |
Perception of IP Protection | 7.551 | 20 | 12 | 2024 |
Perception of IP Protection | 7.551 | 20 | 12 | 2025 |
Patent Protection | 8.381 | 12 | 9 | 2007 |
Patent Protection | 8.400 | 13 | 9 | 2008 |
Patent Protection | 9.800 | 3 | 2 | 2009 |
Patent Protection | 9.083 | 13 | 9 | 2010 |
Patent Protection | 9.100 | 13 | 9 | 2011 |
Patent Protection | 9.100 | 13 | 9 | 2012 |
Patent Protection | 9.100 | 13 | 9 | 2013 |
Patent Protection | 9.100 | 14 | 10 | 2014 |
Patent Protection | 9.083 | 14 | 10 | 2015 |
Patent Protection | 9.083 | 14 | 10 | 2016 |
Patent Protection | 9.083 | 14 | 10 | 2017 |
Patent Protection | 9.083 | 11 | 7 | 2018 |
Patent Protection | 9.083 | 10 | 7 | 2019 |
Patent Protection | 9.083 | 10 | 7 | 2020 |
Patent Protection | 6.823 | 18 | 8 | 2021 |
Patent Protection | 6.823 | 18 | 8 | 2022 |
Patent Protection | 6.467 | 30 | 14 | 2023 |
Patent Protection | 6.467 | 30 | 14 | 2024 |
Patent Protection | 6.467 | 25 | 14 | 2025 |
Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
Copyright Protection | 8.500 | 5 | 3 | 2009 |
Copyright Protection | 7.300 | 13 | 9 | 2010 |
Copyright Protection | 7.300 | 13 | 8 | 2011 |
Copyright Protection | 7.300 | 13 | 9 | 2012 |
Copyright Protection | 7.400 | 14 | 9 | 2013 |
Copyright Protection | 7.400 | 13 | 9 | 2014 |
Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 13 | 8 | 2015 |
Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 13 | 8 | 2016 |
Copyright Protection | 7.800 | 10 | 6 | 2017 |
Copyright Protection | 7.800 | 10 | 6 | 2018 |
Copyright Protection | 7.900 | 10 | 6 | 2019 |
Copyright Protection | 7.900 | 10 | 6 | 2020 |
Copyright Protection | 7.900 | 12 | 6 | 2021 |
Copyright Protection | 7.900 | 10 | 6 | 2022 |
Copyright Protection | 9.471 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
Copyright Protection | 9.471 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
Copyright Protection | 9.471 | 3 | 1 | 2025 |
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 | 7.302 | 5 | 3 | 2021 |
Trademark Protection | 7.302 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
Trademark Protection | 7.302 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
Trademark Protection | 7.302 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
Trademark Protection | 6.663 | 15 | 7 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |