Region
North America
Global Rank
14/125
Regional Rank
1/2
Score
7.494
United States’s IPRI score decreased by -0.031 to 7.494 placing it 1st in the North America region and 14th in the world. United States is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
United States’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.053 to 6.66 with scores of 6.76 in Judicial Independence, 7.743 in Rule of Law, 4.928 in Political Stability, and 7.209 in Control of Corruption.
United States’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.039 to 7.222 with scores of 7.6 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 6.588 in Registering Property, and 7.477 in Ease of Access to Loans.
United States’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 8.6 with scores of 7.828 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 8.133 in Patent Protection, 9.643 in Copyright Protection, and 8.7945 in Trademark Protection.
United States is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- USMCA
United States of America - IPRI Overall Score
United States of America - 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 States of America - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.393 | 15 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 16 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.812 | 16 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.916 | 15 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 19 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 18 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 17 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 17 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.606 | 15 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.737 | 15 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.074 | 14 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.124 | 14 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.202 | 12 | 2 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.050 | 13 | 1 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.993 | 6 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.566 | 13 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.525 | 14 | 1 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.494 | 14 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 6.440 | 18 | 2 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 6.400 | 19 | 2 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 7.096 | 22 | 2 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 7.504 | 18 | 2 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 7.100 | 25 | 2 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 7.100 | 24 | 2 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 7.200 | 24 | 2 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 7.375 | 20 | 2 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 7.172 | 22 | 2 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 7.260 | 22 | 2 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 7.393 | 20 | 2 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 7.363 | 20 | 2 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 7.483 | 19 | 2 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 7.229 | 21 | 2 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 7.053 | 21 | 2 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 6.759 | 26 | 2 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 6.713 | 29 | 2 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 6.660 | 29 | 2 | 2024 |
| Physical | 7.693 | 11 | 1 | 2007 |
| Physical | 7.700 | 11 | 1 | 2008 |
| Physical | 7.760 | 15 | 1 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.784 | 15 | 1 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.100 | 27 | 2 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.200 | 23 | 2 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.200 | 24 | 2 | 2013 |
| Physical | 8.100 | 5 | 1 | 2014 |
| Physical | 7.210 | 16 | 2 | 2015 |
| Physical | 7.318 | 15 | 2 | 2016 |
| Physical | 8.114 | 13 | 1 | 2017 |
| Physical | 8.308 | 8 | 1 | 2018 |
| Physical | 8.344 | 5 | 1 | 2019 |
| Physical | 8.229 | 9 | 1 | 2020 |
| Physical | 8.196 | 7 | 1 | 2021 |
| Physical | 7.207 | 17 | 1 | 2022 |
| Physical | 7.261 | 14 | 1 | 2023 |
| Physical | 7.222 | 15 | 1 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 8.046 | 9 | 1 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 8.000 | 11 | 1 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 8.581 | 2 | 1 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 8.461 | 3 | 1 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 8.400 | 3 | 1 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 8.300 | 6 | 1 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 8.300 | 6 | 1 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 8.333 | 8 | 2 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 8.436 | 3 | 1 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 8.632 | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 8.715 | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 8.700 | 2 | 1 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 8.780 | 2 | 1 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 8.693 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 8.731 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 8.731 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 8.600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 8.600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United States of America - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.440 | 18 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.400 | 19 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.096 | 22 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.504 | 18 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 25 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 24 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 24 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.375 | 20 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.172 | 22 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.260 | 22 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.393 | 20 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.363 | 20 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.483 | 19 | 2 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.229 | 21 | 2 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.053 | 21 | 2 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.759 | 26 | 2 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.713 | 29 | 2 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.660 | 29 | 2 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.600 | 25 | 2 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.600 | 26 | 2 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.833 | 34 | 2 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.450 | 21 | 2 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.100 | 33 | 2 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.100 | 35 | 2 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 37 | 2 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.200 | 27 | 2 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.837 | 29 | 2 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.922 | 28 | 2 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.115 | 29 | 2 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.517 | 25 | 2 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.900 | 15 | 2 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.038 | 25 | 2 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.038 | 25 | 2 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.038 | 25 | 2 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.829 | 32 | 2 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.760 | 31 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 8.180 | 17 | 2 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 8.291 | 17 | 2 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 8.100 | 17 | 2 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 8.200 | 17 | 2 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 8.200 | 17 | 2 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 8.200 | 17 | 2 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 8.071 | 18 | 2 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 8.232 | 18 | 2 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 8.207 | 18 | 2 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 8.332 | 14 | 2 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 8.289 | 15 | 2 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 7.907 | 19 | 2 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 7.922 | 18 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 7.736 | 21 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 7.833 | 18 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 7.743 | 18 | 2 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 5.120 | 35 | 2 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 5.100 | 38 | 2 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 5.600 | 50 | 2 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 6.184 | 35 | 2 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 5.800 | 50 | 2 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.700 | 50 | 2 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.100 | 43 | 2 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.300 | 32 | 2 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 6.216 | 36 | 2 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 6.241 | 37 | 2 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 6.492 | 32 | 2 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.945 | 44 | 2 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.979 | 45 | 2 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 6.324 | 40 | 2 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 5.820 | 48 | 2 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 5.124 | 63 | 2 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 5.096 | 57 | 2 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 4.928 | 60 | 2 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.600 | 15 | 2 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.600 | 15 | 2 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.771 | 19 | 2 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.091 | 18 | 2 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.400 | 23 | 2 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.500 | 24 | 2 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.500 | 23 | 2 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.800 | 21 | 2 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.565 | 24 | 2 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.646 | 22 | 2 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.757 | 20 | 2 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.661 | 21 | 2 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.762 | 20 | 2 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.646 | 21 | 2 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.431 | 23 | 2 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.138 | 27 | 2 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.094 | 24 | 2 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.209 | 24 | 2 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United States of America - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.693 | 11 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 11 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.760 | 15 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.784 | 15 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 27 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 23 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 24 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 5 | 1 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.210 | 16 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.318 | 15 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.114 | 13 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.308 | 8 | 1 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.344 | 5 | 1 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.229 | 9 | 1 | 2020 |
| Overall | 8.196 | 7 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.207 | 17 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.261 | 14 | 1 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.222 | 15 | 1 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.053 | 18 | 2 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.100 | 19 | 2 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.500 | 31 | 2 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.983 | 23 | 2 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.300 | 37 | 2 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.200 | 37 | 2 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.100 | 40 | 2 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.400 | 27 | 2 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.249 | 24 | 2 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.575 | 22 | 2 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.688 | 23 | 2 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.862 | 20 | 2 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.969 | 16 | 2 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.600 | 22 | 2 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.600 | 22 | 2 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.600 | 22 | 2 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.600 | 21 | 2 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.600 | 21 | 2 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 8.196 | 11 | 1 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 8.200 | 11 | 1 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 8.945 | 16 | 1 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 9.052 | 22 | 1 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 9.200 | 21 | 1 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 9.200 | 23 | 1 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 9.200 | 26 | 1 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 9.200 | 15 | 1 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.499 | 33 | 1 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.497 | 35 | 1 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.477 | 26 | 1 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.499 | 35 | 2 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.499 | 36 | 2 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.523 | 35 | 2 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.511 | 36 | 2 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 6.545 | 24 | 2 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 6.705 | 21 | 2 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 6.588 | 21 | 2 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 6.830 | 9 | 1 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 6.800 | 9 | 1 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 6.833 | 10 | 1 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 6.317 | 13 | 1 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 4.800 | 37 | 2 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 5.200 | 26 | 2 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 5.400 | 21 | 2 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 5.500 | 13 | 1 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 4.882 | 14 | 1 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 4.882 | 14 | 1 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 7.178 | 7 | 1 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 7.563 | 2 | 1 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 7.563 | 2 | 1 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 7.563 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 7.477 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 7.477 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 7.477 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 7.477 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United States of America - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.046 | 9 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 11 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.581 | 2 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.461 | 3 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.400 | 3 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 6 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 6 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.333 | 8 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.436 | 3 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.632 | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.715 | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.700 | 2 | 1 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.780 | 2 | 1 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.693 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Overall | 8.731 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overall | 8.731 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overall | 8.600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Overall | 8.600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.758 | 14 | 2 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.800 | 15 | 2 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.333 | 21 | 2 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.633 | 17 | 1 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.300 | 24 | 2 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.200 | 27 | 2 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.100 | 28 | 2 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.400 | 21 | 2 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.357 | 19 | 2 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.945 | 15 | 2 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.096 | 16 | 2 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.051 | 14 | 1 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.091 | 13 | 1 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.828 | 12 | 1 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.828 | 12 | 1 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.828 | 12 | 1 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.828 | 11 | 1 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.828 | 11 | 1 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 10.000 | 1 | 1 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 10.000 | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 9.760 | 4 | 1 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 1 | 1 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 9.800 | 1 | 1 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 9.800 | 1 | 1 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 9.800 | 1 | 1 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 9.800 | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 3 | 1 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 2 | 1 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 9.800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 9.800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 8.133 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 8.133 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | 8.650 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.000 | 1 | 1 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.000 | 1 | 1 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.000 | 3 | 1 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.100 | 2 | 1 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.100 | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.200 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.200 | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.300 | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.300 | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.500 | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 9.643 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 9.643 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 | 8.795 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 8.795 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 8.795 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 8.795 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |