Latin America & Caribbean
26/126
1/21
6.827
Uruguay’s IPRI score increased by 0.462 to 6.827 placing it 1st in the Latin America & Caribbean region and 26th in the world. Uruguay is classified by the IMF as part of the Latin America and the Caribbean group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Uruguay’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.078 to 7.387 with scores of 7.902 in Judicial Independence, 6.435 in Rule of Law, 7.064 in Political Stability, and 8.148 in Control of Corruption.
Uruguay’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 1.477 to 7.458 with scores of 10 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 6.275 in Registering Property, and 6.1 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Uruguay’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.015 to 5.636 with scores of 6.219 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.833 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 5.855 in Trademark Protection.
Uruguay is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- MERCOSUR
Uruguay - IPRI Overall Score
Uruguay - 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
Uruguay - IPRI Overall Score
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 4.936 | 35 | 4 | 2007 |
Overall | 4.900 | 37 | 4 | 2008 |
Overall | 5.541 | 50 | 3 | 2009 |
Overall | 5.668 | 50 | 3 | 2010 |
Overall | 6.100 | 45 | 2 | 2011 |
Overall | 6.200 | 42 | 2 | 2012 |
Overall | 6.200 | 44 | 2 | 2013 |
Overall | 6.100 | 39 | 2 | 2014 |
Overall | 5.909 | 39 | 2 | 2015 |
Overall | 6.102 | 37 | 2 | 2016 |
Overall | 6.412 | 36 | 2 | 2017 |
Overall | 6.191 | 43 | 3 | 2018 |
Overall | 6.329 | 39 | 3 | 2019 |
Overall | 6.199 | 46 | 3 | 2020 |
Overall | 6.222 | 41 | 2 | 2021 |
Overall | 6.086 | 34 | 2 | 2022 |
Overall | 6.347 | 29 | 1 | 2023 |
Overall | 6.366 | 25 | 1 | 2024 |
Overall | 6.827 | 26 | 1 | 2025 |
Legal and Political | 6.244 | 20 | 2 | 2007 |
Legal and Political | 6.200 | 22 | 2 | 2008 |
Legal and Political | 6.484 | 31 | 2 | 2009 |
Legal and Political | 6.662 | 30 | 2 | 2010 |
Legal and Political | 7.000 | 28 | 2 | 2011 |
Legal and Political | 7.100 | 25 | 2 | 2012 |
Legal and Political | 7.100 | 27 | 2 | 2013 |
Legal and Political | 6.925 | 25 | 2 | 2014 |
Legal and Political | 6.996 | 25 | 2 | 2015 |
Legal and Political | 7.220 | 23 | 1 | 2016 |
Legal and Political | 7.176 | 22 | 1 | 2017 |
Legal and Political | 7.224 | 22 | 1 | 2018 |
Legal and Political | 7.134 | 22 | 1 | 2019 |
Legal and Political | 7.070 | 22 | 1 | 2020 |
Legal and Political | 7.042 | 22 | 1 | 2021 |
Legal and Political | 7.148 | 21 | 1 | 2022 |
Legal and Political | 7.392 | 19 | 1 | 2023 |
Legal and Political | 7.465 | 19 | 1 | 2024 |
Legal and Political | 7.387 | 19 | 1 | 2025 |
Physical | 4.522 | 49 | 10 | 2007 |
Physical | 4.500 | 52 | 10 | 2008 |
Physical | 5.233 | 74 | 11 | 2009 |
Physical | 5.410 | 82 | 12 | 2010 |
Physical | 6.000 | 71 | 8 | 2011 |
Physical | 6.200 | 62 | 6 | 2012 |
Physical | 6.200 | 62 | 6 | 2013 |
Physical | 6.133 | 53 | 7 | 2014 |
Physical | 5.794 | 57 | 4 | 2015 |
Physical | 5.917 | 55 | 5 | 2016 |
Physical | 6.708 | 48 | 5 | 2017 |
Physical | 6.493 | 60 | 6 | 2018 |
Physical | 6.530 | 62 | 5 | 2019 |
Physical | 6.622 | 58 | 5 | 2020 |
Physical | 6.561 | 63 | 5 | 2021 |
Physical | 6.046 | 35 | 1 | 2022 |
Physical | 5.998 | 33 | 1 | 2023 |
Physical | 5.981 | 35 | 1 | 2024 |
Physical | 7.458 | 22 | 1 | 2025 |
Intellectual | 4.042 | 47 | 10 | 2007 |
Intellectual | 4.000 | 49 | 10 | 2008 |
Intellectual | 4.904 | 56 | 5 | 2009 |
Intellectual | 4.933 | 58 | 7 | 2010 |
Intellectual | 5.200 | 60 | 7 | 2011 |
Intellectual | 5.200 | 64 | 8 | 2012 |
Intellectual | 5.200 | 66 | 8 | 2013 |
Intellectual | 5.167 | 53 | 7 | 2014 |
Intellectual | 4.936 | 66 | 9 | 2015 |
Intellectual | 5.169 | 60 | 8 | 2016 |
Intellectual | 5.351 | 60 | 8 | 2017 |
Intellectual | 4.855 | 74 | 12 | 2018 |
Intellectual | 5.323 | 67 | 9 | 2019 |
Intellectual | 4.906 | 74 | 12 | 2020 |
Intellectual | 5.064 | 64 | 8 | 2021 |
Intellectual | 5.064 | 64 | 8 | 2022 |
Intellectual | 5.651 | 44 | 2 | 2023 |
Intellectual | 5.651 | 44 | 2 | 2024 |
Intellectual | 5.636 | 43 | 2 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Uruguay - Legal and Political Environment
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 6.244 | 20 | 2 | 2007 |
Overall | 6.200 | 22 | 2 | 2008 |
Overall | 6.484 | 31 | 2 | 2009 |
Overall | 6.662 | 30 | 2 | 2010 |
Overall | 7.000 | 28 | 2 | 2011 |
Overall | 7.100 | 25 | 2 | 2012 |
Overall | 7.100 | 27 | 2 | 2013 |
Overall | 6.925 | 25 | 2 | 2014 |
Overall | 6.996 | 25 | 2 | 2015 |
Overall | 7.220 | 23 | 1 | 2016 |
Overall | 7.176 | 22 | 1 | 2017 |
Overall | 7.224 | 22 | 1 | 2018 |
Overall | 7.134 | 22 | 1 | 2019 |
Overall | 7.070 | 22 | 1 | 2020 |
Overall | 7.042 | 22 | 1 | 2021 |
Overall | 7.148 | 21 | 1 | 2022 |
Overall | 7.392 | 19 | 1 | 2023 |
Overall | 7.465 | 19 | 1 | 2024 |
Overall | 7.387 | 19 | 1 | 2025 |
Judicial Independence | 6.551 | 26 | 2 | 2007 |
Judicial Independence | 6.600 | 27 | 2 | 2008 |
Judicial Independence | 6.333 | 39 | 2 | 2009 |
Judicial Independence | 6.733 | 35 | 2 | 2010 |
Judicial Independence | 7.500 | 25 | 3 | 2011 |
Judicial Independence | 7.500 | 28 | 2 | 2012 |
Judicial Independence | 7.500 | 28 | 2 | 2013 |
Judicial Independence | 7.700 | 21 | 1 | 2014 |
Judicial Independence | 7.690 | 21 | 1 | 2015 |
Judicial Independence | 7.823 | 20 | 1 | 2016 |
Judicial Independence | 7.700 | 21 | 1 | 2017 |
Judicial Independence | 7.645 | 22 | 1 | 2018 |
Judicial Independence | 7.410 | 23 | 1 | 2019 |
Judicial Independence | 7.192 | 24 | 1 | 2020 |
Judicial Independence | 7.192 | 24 | 1 | 2021 |
Judicial Independence | 7.192 | 24 | 1 | 2022 |
Judicial Independence | 7.730 | 16 | 1 | 2023 |
Judicial Independence | 7.912 | 15 | 1 | 2024 |
Judicial Independence | 7.902 | 16 | 1 | 2025 |
Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
Rule of Law | 5.980 | 45 | 2 | 2009 |
Rule of Law | 6.004 | 46 | 2 | 2010 |
Rule of Law | 6.400 | 41 | 2 | 2011 |
Rule of Law | 6.400 | 40 | 2 | 2012 |
Rule of Law | 6.400 | 39 | 2 | 2013 |
Rule of Law | 6.100 | 35 | 2 | 2014 |
Rule of Law | 6.007 | 42 | 2 | 2015 |
Rule of Law | 6.351 | 39 | 2 | 2016 |
Rule of Law | 6.350 | 39 | 2 | 2017 |
Rule of Law | 6.261 | 40 | 2 | 2018 |
Rule of Law | 6.171 | 39 | 2 | 2019 |
Rule of Law | 6.198 | 40 | 2 | 2020 |
Rule of Law | 6.243 | 38 | 2 | 2021 |
Rule of Law | 6.357 | 39 | 2 | 2022 |
Rule of Law | 6.464 | 35 | 2 | 2023 |
Rule of Law | 6.535 | 34 | 1 | 2024 |
Rule of Law | 6.435 | 33 | 1 | 2025 |
Political Stability | 6.280 | 23 | 3 | 2007 |
Political Stability | 6.300 | 24 | 3 | 2008 |
Political Stability | 6.800 | 19 | 1 | 2009 |
Political Stability | 6.669 | 28 | 1 | 2010 |
Political Stability | 6.800 | 24 | 1 | 2011 |
Political Stability | 6.700 | 23 | 1 | 2012 |
Political Stability | 6.900 | 25 | 1 | 2013 |
Political Stability | 6.400 | 28 | 1 | 2014 |
Political Stability | 6.618 | 30 | 1 | 2015 |
Political Stability | 7.000 | 19 | 1 | 2016 |
Political Stability | 7.058 | 14 | 1 | 2017 |
Political Stability | 7.348 | 9 | 1 | 2018 |
Political Stability | 7.368 | 13 | 1 | 2019 |
Political Stability | 7.358 | 11 | 1 | 2020 |
Political Stability | 7.239 | 12 | 1 | 2021 |
Political Stability | 7.198 | 10 | 1 | 2022 |
Political Stability | 7.143 | 8 | 1 | 2023 |
Political Stability | 7.191 | 6 | 1 | 2024 |
Political Stability | 7.064 | 11 | 2 | 2025 |
Control of Corruption | 5.900 | 22 | 2 | 2007 |
Control of Corruption | 5.900 | 23 | 2 | 2008 |
Control of Corruption | 6.824 | 28 | 2 | 2009 |
Control of Corruption | 7.239 | 25 | 2 | 2010 |
Control of Corruption | 7.400 | 24 | 2 | 2011 |
Control of Corruption | 7.600 | 23 | 2 | 2012 |
Control of Corruption | 7.600 | 22 | 2 | 2013 |
Control of Corruption | 7.600 | 23 | 2 | 2014 |
Control of Corruption | 7.671 | 21 | 2 | 2015 |
Control of Corruption | 7.704 | 21 | 2 | 2016 |
Control of Corruption | 7.596 | 21 | 1 | 2017 |
Control of Corruption | 7.641 | 22 | 1 | 2018 |
Control of Corruption | 7.585 | 21 | 1 | 2019 |
Control of Corruption | 7.531 | 23 | 1 | 2020 |
Control of Corruption | 7.493 | 22 | 1 | 2021 |
Control of Corruption | 7.846 | 21 | 1 | 2022 |
Control of Corruption | 8.231 | 16 | 1 | 2023 |
Control of Corruption | 8.221 | 15 | 1 | 2024 |
Control of Corruption | 8.148 | 14 | 1 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Uruguay - Physical Property Rights
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 4.522 | 49 | 10 | 2007 |
Overall | 4.500 | 52 | 10 | 2008 |
Overall | 5.233 | 74 | 11 | 2009 |
Overall | 5.410 | 82 | 12 | 2010 |
Overall | 6.000 | 71 | 8 | 2011 |
Overall | 6.200 | 62 | 6 | 2012 |
Overall | 6.200 | 62 | 6 | 2013 |
Overall | 6.133 | 53 | 7 | 2014 |
Overall | 5.794 | 57 | 4 | 2015 |
Overall | 5.917 | 55 | 5 | 2016 |
Overall | 6.708 | 48 | 5 | 2017 |
Overall | 6.493 | 60 | 6 | 2018 |
Overall | 6.530 | 62 | 5 | 2019 |
Overall | 6.622 | 58 | 5 | 2020 |
Overall | 6.561 | 63 | 5 | 2021 |
Overall | 6.046 | 35 | 1 | 2022 |
Overall | 5.998 | 33 | 1 | 2023 |
Overall | 5.981 | 35 | 1 | 2024 |
Overall | 7.458 | 22 | 1 | 2025 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.262 | 36 | 3 | 2007 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.300 | 38 | 3 | 2008 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.167 | 58 | 5 | 2009 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.433 | 53 | 4 | 2010 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.800 | 46 | 3 | 2011 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.200 | 38 | 2 | 2012 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.200 | 39 | 2 | 2013 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.000 | 32 | 2 | 2014 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.499 | 37 | 2 | 2015 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.876 | 31 | 1 | 2016 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.951 | 34 | 2 | 2017 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.473 | 38 | 2 | 2018 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.585 | 37 | 3 | 2019 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.808 | 36 | 2 | 2020 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.808 | 36 | 2 | 2021 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.808 | 36 | 2 | 2022 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.808 | 33 | 2 | 2023 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.808 | 33 | 2 | 2024 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 10.000 | 33 | 2 | 2025 |
Registering Process | 4.849 | 51 | 15 | 2007 |
Registering Process | 4.800 | 52 | 15 | 2008 |
Registering Process | 7.199 | 78 | 16 | 2009 |
Registering Process | 7.413 | 89 | 16 | 2010 |
Registering Process | 7.300 | 105 | 17 | 2011 |
Registering Process | 7.600 | 105 | 17 | 2012 |
Registering Process | 7.600 | 108 | 17 | 2013 |
Registering Process | 7.500 | 84 | 17 | 2014 |
Registering Process | 7.825 | 106 | 17 | 2015 |
Registering Process | 7.818 | 111 | 18 | 2016 |
Registering Process | 7.713 | 94 | 18 | 2017 |
Registering Process | 7.811 | 111 | 18 | 2018 |
Registering Process | 7.811 | 115 | 18 | 2019 |
Registering Process | 7.863 | 113 | 18 | 2020 |
Registering Process | 7.863 | 113 | 18 | 2021 |
Registering Process | 6.317 | 25 | 1 | 2022 |
Registering Process | 6.173 | 26 | 1 | 2023 |
Registering Process | 6.123 | 25 | 1 | 2024 |
Registering Process | 6.275 | 23 | 1 | 2025 |
Access to Financing | 2.454 | 61 | 13 | 2007 |
Access to Financing | 2.500 | 62 | 13 | 2008 |
Access to Financing | 2.333 | 96 | 17 | 2009 |
Access to Financing | 2.383 | 102 | 16 | 2010 |
Access to Financing | 3.900 | 66 | 7 | 2011 |
Access to Financing | 3.800 | 73 | 12 | 2012 |
Access to Financing | 3.700 | 80 | 15 | 2013 |
Access to Financing | 3.800 | 63 | 14 | 2014 |
Access to Financing | 3.056 | 64 | 10 | 2015 |
Access to Financing | 3.056 | 65 | 11 | 2016 |
Access to Financing | 5.460 | 47 | 7 | 2017 |
Access to Financing | 5.194 | 48 | 7 | 2018 |
Access to Financing | 5.194 | 48 | 7 | 2019 |
Access to Financing | 5.195 | 48 | 7 | 2020 |
Access to Financing | 5.013 | 55 | 6 | 2021 |
Access to Financing | 5.013 | 55 | 6 | 2022 |
Access to Financing | 5.013 | 52 | 5 | 2023 |
Access to Financing | 5.013 | 52 | 5 | 2024 |
Access to Financing | 6.100 | 24 | 3 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Uruguay - Intellectual Property Rights
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 4.042 | 47 | 10 | 2007 |
Overall | 4.000 | 49 | 10 | 2008 |
Overall | 4.904 | 56 | 5 | 2009 |
Overall | 4.933 | 58 | 7 | 2010 |
Overall | 5.200 | 60 | 7 | 2011 |
Overall | 5.200 | 64 | 8 | 2012 |
Overall | 5.200 | 66 | 8 | 2013 |
Overall | 5.167 | 53 | 7 | 2014 |
Overall | 4.936 | 66 | 9 | 2015 |
Overall | 5.169 | 60 | 8 | 2016 |
Overall | 5.351 | 60 | 8 | 2017 |
Overall | 4.855 | 74 | 12 | 2018 |
Overall | 5.323 | 67 | 9 | 2019 |
Overall | 4.906 | 74 | 12 | 2020 |
Overall | 5.064 | 64 | 8 | 2021 |
Overall | 5.064 | 64 | 8 | 2022 |
Overall | 5.651 | 44 | 2 | 2023 |
Overall | 5.651 | 44 | 2 | 2024 |
Overall | 5.636 | 43 | 2 | 2025 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.836 | 35 | 4 | 2007 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.800 | 37 | 4 | 2008 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.833 | 47 | 3 | 2009 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.917 | 46 | 2 | 2010 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.500 | 51 | 2 | 2011 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.700 | 45 | 2 | 2012 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.700 | 46 | 2 | 2013 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.800 | 33 | 2 | 2014 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.158 | 41 | 2 | 2015 |
Perception of IP Protection | 5.857 | 37 | 2 | 2016 |
Perception of IP Protection | 6.402 | 35 | 1 | 2017 |
Perception of IP Protection | 6.166 | 41 | 3 | 2018 |
Perception of IP Protection | 6.221 | 39 | 2 | 2019 |
Perception of IP Protection | 6.219 | 39 | 1 | 2020 |
Perception of IP Protection | 6.219 | 39 | 1 | 2021 |
Perception of IP Protection | 6.219 | 39 | 1 | 2022 |
Perception of IP Protection | 6.219 | 37 | 1 | 2023 |
Perception of IP Protection | 6.219 | 37 | 1 | 2024 |
Perception of IP Protection | 6.219 | 36 | 1 | 2025 |
Patent Protection | 6.141 | 43 | 9 | 2007 |
Patent Protection | 6.100 | 46 | 9 | 2008 |
Patent Protection | 6.780 | 59 | 11 | 2009 |
Patent Protection | 6.783 | 60 | 11 | 2010 |
Patent Protection | 6.800 | 59 | 11 | 2011 |
Patent Protection | 6.800 | 59 | 11 | 2012 |
Patent Protection | 6.800 | 58 | 11 | 2013 |
Patent Protection | 6.500 | 61 | 12 | 2014 |
Patent Protection | 6.450 | 64 | 12 | 2015 |
Patent Protection | 6.450 | 65 | 13 | 2016 |
Patent Protection | 6.450 | 65 | 13 | 2017 |
Patent Protection | 5.200 | 89 | 19 | 2018 |
Patent Protection | 6.450 | 67 | 15 | 2019 |
Patent Protection | 5.200 | 92 | 20 | 2020 |
Patent Protection | 4.833 | 77 | 18 | 2021 |
Patent Protection | 4.833 | 76 | 18 | 2022 |
Patent Protection | 4.833 | 81 | 16 | 2023 |
Patent Protection | 4.833 | 81 | 16 | 2024 |
Patent Protection | 4.833 | 80 | 16 | 2025 |
Copyright Protection | 1.148 | 33 | 8 | 2007 |
Copyright Protection | 1.100 | 35 | 9 | 2008 |
Copyright Protection | 3.100 | 60 | 7 | 2009 |
Copyright Protection | 3.100 | 66 | 8 | 2010 |
Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 67 | 7 | 2011 |
Copyright Protection | 3.100 | 68 | 8 | 2012 |
Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 67 | 8 | 2013 |
Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 54 | 8 | 2014 |
Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 64 | 7 | 2015 |
Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 66 | 8 | 2016 |
Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 69 | 8 | 2017 |
Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 68 | 8 | 2018 |
Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 71 | 8 | 2019 |
Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 71 | 8 | 2020 |
Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 71 | 8 | 2021 |
Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 71 | 8 | 2022 |
Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 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 | 5.902 | 50 | 4 | 2021 |
Trademark Protection | 5.902 | 50 | 4 | 2022 |
Trademark Protection | 5.902 | 50 | 4 | 2023 |
Trademark Protection | 5.902 | 50 | 4 | 2024 |
Trademark Protection | 5.855 | 45 | 4 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |