Region
Asia and Oceania
Global Rank
50/125
Regional Rank
9/19
Score
5.336
China’s IPRI score decreased by -0.258 to 5.336 placing it 9th in the Asia and Oceania region and 50th in the world. China is classified by the IMF as part of the Emerging and Developing Asia group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
China’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.974 to 4.07 with scores of 1.961 in Judicial Independence, 5.07 in Rule of Law, 4.139 in Political Stability, and 5.107 in Control of Corruption.
China’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.024 to 5.487 with scores of 5.96 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.784 in Registering Process, and 5.717 in Access to Financing.
China’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.175 to 6.451 with scores of 5.831 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 7.017 in Patent Protection, 4.329 in Copyright Protection, and 8.625 in Trademark Protection.
China - IPRI Overall Score
China - 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
China - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.419 | 45 | 9 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.400 | 45 | 10 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.683 | 69 | 11 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.087 | 64 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 59 | 11 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 58 | 10 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 57 | 9 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.500 | 47 | 8 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.389 | 52 | 9 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.408 | 55 | 9 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.712 | 52 | 9 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.904 | 52 | 9 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.033 | 49 | 9 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.045 | 49 | 9 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.088 | 46 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.594 | 47 | 9 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.336 | 50 | 9 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 4.665 | 35 | 9 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 4.700 | 34 | 9 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 4.017 | 77 | 12 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 4.377 | 74 | 13 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 4.500 | 78 | 13 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 4.300 | 75 | 13 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 4.300 | 74 | 14 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 4.450 | 58 | 11 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 4.316 | 67 | 10 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 4.389 | 68 | 10 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 4.524 | 67 | 11 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 4.791 | 64 | 12 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 4.930 | 61 | 10 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 4.965 | 62 | 10 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 4.856 | 63 | 10 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 5.044 | 60 | 10 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 4.070 | 84 | 15 | 2023 |
| Physical | 5.060 | 42 | 11 | 2007 |
| Physical | 5.100 | 42 | 11 | 2008 |
| Physical | 5.611 | 62 | 13 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.063 | 53 | 11 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.800 | 32 | 7 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.900 | 32 | 8 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.800 | 36 | 8 | 2013 |
| Physical | 6.767 | 36 | 9 | 2014 |
| Physical | 6.539 | 35 | 8 | 2015 |
| Physical | 6.515 | 35 | 8 | 2016 |
| Physical | 6.999 | 37 | 8 | 2017 |
| Physical | 7.035 | 38 | 8 | 2018 |
| Physical | 7.148 | 36 | 8 | 2019 |
| Physical | 7.149 | 37 | 8 | 2020 |
| Physical | 7.131 | 37 | 9 | 2021 |
| Physical | 5.463 | 53 | 11 | 2022 |
| Physical | 5.487 | 48 | 9 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 3.533 | 56 | 11 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 3.500 | 58 | 12 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 4.420 | 69 | 12 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 4.822 | 61 | 10 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.200 | 58 | 10 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 5.400 | 55 | 9 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 5.400 | 57 | 9 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.400 | 46 | 9 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 5.313 | 52 | 10 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 5.320 | 56 | 10 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 5.614 | 54 | 10 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 5.888 | 50 | 9 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.021 | 49 | 9 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 6.022 | 47 | 9 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 6.275 | 31 | 8 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 6.275 | 31 | 8 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 6.451 | 28 | 7 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
China - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.665 | 35 | 9 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 34 | 9 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.017 | 77 | 12 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.377 | 74 | 13 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 78 | 13 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 75 | 13 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 74 | 14 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.450 | 58 | 11 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.316 | 67 | 10 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.389 | 68 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.524 | 67 | 11 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.791 | 64 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.930 | 61 | 10 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.965 | 62 | 10 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.856 | 63 | 10 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.044 | 60 | 10 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.070 | 84 | 15 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.918 | 47 | 10 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.900 | 47 | 10 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.000 | 70 | 15 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.683 | 63 | 13 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.700 | 55 | 12 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.600 | 55 | 12 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.500 | 58 | 13 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.700 | 41 | 10 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.977 | 53 | 9 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.813 | 61 | 12 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.270 | 50 | 10 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.823 | 44 | 7 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.823 | 44 | 8 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.823 | 44 | 8 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.823 | 44 | 8 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.823 | 44 | 8 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 1.961 | 101 | 16 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 4.100 | 68 | 12 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 4.334 | 73 | 13 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 4.300 | 73 | 13 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 4.300 | 74 | 13 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 4.100 | 78 | 13 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 4.000 | 61 | 11 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 4.088 | 80 | 13 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 4.331 | 80 | 14 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 4.326 | 79 | 14 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 4.552 | 74 | 14 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 4.474 | 77 | 14 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 4.597 | 71 | 14 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 4.451 | 75 | 14 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 4.881 | 63 | 13 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 5.070 | 58 | 11 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 4.640 | 43 | 7 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 4.600 | 44 | 8 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 4.340 | 76 | 10 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 4.366 | 77 | 11 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 4.100 | 83 | 11 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 3.500 | 91 | 11 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 3.600 | 90 | 12 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 3.900 | 64 | 9 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 3.908 | 85 | 11 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 4.074 | 86 | 12 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 4.038 | 89 | 12 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 4.293 | 87 | 13 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 4.962 | 75 | 12 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 4.982 | 74 | 12 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 4.798 | 73 | 11 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 4.604 | 76 | 13 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 4.139 | 82 | 12 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.200 | 46 | 8 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.200 | 47 | 9 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.629 | 85 | 12 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.124 | 78 | 13 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.900 | 88 | 14 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.800 | 88 | 13 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.800 | 90 | 13 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.000 | 62 | 10 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.292 | 70 | 11 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.339 | 67 | 9 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.465 | 66 | 10 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.494 | 66 | 10 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.460 | 69 | 12 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.458 | 69 | 12 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.353 | 74 | 12 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.868 | 63 | 10 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.107 | 52 | 9 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
China - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.060 | 42 | 11 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 42 | 11 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.611 | 62 | 13 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.063 | 53 | 11 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 32 | 7 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 32 | 8 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 36 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.767 | 36 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.539 | 35 | 8 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.515 | 35 | 8 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.999 | 37 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.035 | 38 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.148 | 36 | 8 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.149 | 37 | 8 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.131 | 37 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.463 | 53 | 11 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.487 | 48 | 9 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.947 | 50 | 10 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.900 | 51 | 11 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.500 | 67 | 12 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.633 | 50 | 10 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.300 | 35 | 7 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.200 | 36 | 8 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.900 | 44 | 9 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.600 | 41 | 8 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.813 | 47 | 8 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.746 | 48 | 9 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.869 | 46 | 9 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.960 | 51 | 10 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.960 | 51 | 11 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.960 | 55 | 10 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.960 | 55 | 10 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.960 | 55 | 10 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.960 | 52 | 9 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 7.802 | 15 | 5 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 15 | 5 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 8.665 | 21 | 7 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.772 | 29 | 7 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.900 | 34 | 7 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 9.000 | 30 | 6 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 9.000 | 32 | 6 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.900 | 27 | 6 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.370 | 44 | 10 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.365 | 46 | 10 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.339 | 36 | 10 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.367 | 48 | 10 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.708 | 25 | 7 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.710 | 26 | 7 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.716 | 26 | 7 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.712 | 52 | 11 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 4.784 | 42 | 8 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 2.432 | 63 | 12 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 2.400 | 64 | 14 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 2.667 | 86 | 16 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 2.783 | 91 | 18 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 4.300 | 47 | 14 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 4.500 | 43 | 12 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 4.500 | 44 | 12 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 4.900 | 25 | 9 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 4.434 | 21 | 7 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 4.434 | 21 | 7 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 5.788 | 36 | 10 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 5.777 | 33 | 10 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 5.777 | 33 | 10 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 5.778 | 33 | 10 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 5.717 | 33 | 11 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 5.717 | 33 | 11 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 5.717 | 32 | 10 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
China - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.533 | 56 | 11 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.500 | 58 | 12 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.420 | 69 | 12 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.822 | 61 | 10 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 58 | 10 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 55 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 57 | 9 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.400 | 46 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.313 | 52 | 10 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.320 | 56 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.614 | 54 | 10 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.888 | 50 | 9 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.021 | 49 | 9 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.022 | 47 | 9 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.275 | 31 | 8 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.275 | 31 | 8 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.451 | 28 | 7 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.771 | 49 | 10 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.800 | 47 | 11 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.000 | 61 | 13 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.800 | 49 | 10 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.700 | 45 | 10 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.700 | 44 | 10 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.600 | 48 | 10 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.600 | 36 | 8 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.921 | 48 | 9 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.942 | 59 | 12 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.424 | 59 | 13 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.831 | 47 | 9 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.831 | 48 | 11 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.831 | 51 | 10 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.831 | 51 | 10 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.831 | 51 | 10 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.831 | 49 | 9 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 4.952 | 58 | 9 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 5.000 | 59 | 10 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 8.160 | 36 | 7 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 8.167 | 34 | 6 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 8.200 | 34 | 6 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 8.200 | 34 | 6 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 8.200 | 33 | 5 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 8.400 | 24 | 3 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 8.417 | 25 | 4 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 8.417 | 25 | 4 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 8.417 | 25 | 4 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 15 | 3 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 20 | 3 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 20 | 3 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 7.245 | 8 | 2 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 7.245 | 8 | 2 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 7.017 | 13 | 2 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.147 | 41 | 11 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.100 | 42 | 12 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.100 | 90 | 13 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.500 | 93 | 13 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.600 | 93 | 13 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.200 | 79 | 13 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.300 | 78 | 13 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.300 | 59 | 10 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.600 | 71 | 12 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.600 | 73 | 12 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.000 | 72 | 13 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.000 | 71 | 13 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.400 | 68 | 12 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.400 | 68 | 12 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.400 | 67 | 12 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.400 | 68 | 12 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.329 | 26 | 7 | 2023 |
| 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 | 8.625 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 8.625 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 8.625 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |