Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Global Rank
75/125
Regional Rank
7/21
Score
4.627
Dominican Republic’s IPRI score increased by 0.24 to 4.627 placing it 7th in the Latin America & Caribbean region and 75th in the world. Dominican Republic is classified by the IMF as part of the Latin America and the Caribbean group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
Dominican Republic’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.351 to 4.372 with scores of 3.46 in Judicial Independence, 4.808 in Rule of Law, 5.357 in Political Stability, and 3.861 in Control of Corruption.
Dominican Republic’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.016 to 4.529 with scores of 5.461 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 3.009 in Registering Process, and 5.117 in Access to Financing.
Dominican Republic’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.352 to 4.981 with scores of 5.458 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 5.35 in Patent Protection, 3.91 in Copyright Protection, and 5.206 in Trademark Protection.
Dominican Republic is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- PARLACEN
Dominican Republic - IPRI Overall Score
Dominican Republic - 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
Dominican Republic - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.956 | 49 | 9 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.000 | 49 | 9 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.472 | 75 | 11 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.373 | 82 | 12 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 89 | 14 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 92 | 15 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 93 | 16 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 64 | 11 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.363 | 88 | 14 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.547 | 94 | 15 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.823 | 83 | 14 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.837 | 87 | 13 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.894 | 87 | 13 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.031 | 84 | 12 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.007 | 83 | 10 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.388 | 87 | 10 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.627 | 75 | 7 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 4.089 | 42 | 5 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 4.100 | 42 | 4 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 4.156 | 71 | 9 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 4.036 | 80 | 9 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 4.200 | 84 | 9 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 3.900 | 91 | 12 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 4.000 | 89 | 13 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 4.250 | 61 | 7 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 3.773 | 84 | 9 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 3.920 | 88 | 9 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 3.877 | 91 | 9 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 3.980 | 89 | 11 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 3.931 | 92 | 11 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 3.927 | 90 | 10 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 3.887 | 90 | 11 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 4.020 | 86 | 9 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 4.372 | 70 | 7 | 2023 |
| Physical | 3.952 | 58 | 15 | 2007 |
| Physical | 4.000 | 57 | 14 | 2008 |
| Physical | 5.171 | 76 | 12 | 2009 |
| Physical | 5.155 | 87 | 14 | 2010 |
| Physical | 5.700 | 81 | 9 | 2011 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 92 | 14 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.700 | 85 | 13 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.567 | 73 | 13 | 2014 |
| Physical | 5.341 | 81 | 12 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.506 | 80 | 12 | 2016 |
| Physical | 6.230 | 64 | 10 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.106 | 77 | 11 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.241 | 77 | 11 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.457 | 69 | 8 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.504 | 65 | 7 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.513 | 85 | 9 | 2022 |
| Physical | 4.529 | 80 | 8 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 3.826 | 50 | 11 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 3.800 | 51 | 11 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 4.091 | 79 | 13 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 3.928 | 85 | 14 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 4.000 | 95 | 16 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 3.900 | 100 | 17 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 4.000 | 101 | 18 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.000 | 60 | 9 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 3.974 | 93 | 15 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 4.216 | 94 | 16 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 4.362 | 96 | 16 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 4.426 | 93 | 14 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 4.510 | 92 | 14 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 4.708 | 81 | 13 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.629 | 77 | 11 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.629 | 77 | 11 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 4.981 | 70 | 9 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Dominican Republic - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.089 | 42 | 5 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.100 | 42 | 4 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.156 | 71 | 9 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.036 | 80 | 9 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.200 | 84 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.900 | 91 | 12 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.000 | 89 | 13 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.250 | 61 | 7 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.773 | 84 | 9 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.920 | 88 | 9 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.877 | 91 | 9 | 2017 |
| Overall | 3.980 | 89 | 11 | 2018 |
| Overall | 3.931 | 92 | 11 | 2019 |
| Overall | 3.927 | 90 | 10 | 2020 |
| Overall | 3.887 | 90 | 11 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.020 | 86 | 9 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.372 | 70 | 7 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.167 | 43 | 6 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.200 | 43 | 6 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.833 | 74 | 8 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.383 | 93 | 12 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.400 | 87 | 10 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.800 | 101 | 12 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.700 | 104 | 13 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.400 | 87 | 17 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.477 | 103 | 14 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.652 | 110 | 14 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.498 | 116 | 15 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.225 | 118 | 16 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.323 | 114 | 15 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.481 | 111 | 14 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.481 | 111 | 14 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.481 | 111 | 14 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.460 | 73 | 12 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 3.900 | 77 | 8 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 3.799 | 89 | 9 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 3.600 | 97 | 12 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 3.400 | 100 | 12 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 3.500 | 99 | 13 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 3.600 | 71 | 11 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 3.935 | 84 | 9 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 4.235 | 84 | 9 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 4.087 | 89 | 9 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 4.423 | 77 | 8 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 4.164 | 91 | 10 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 4.208 | 85 | 9 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 4.305 | 81 | 8 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 4.472 | 75 | 8 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 4.808 | 66 | 4 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 5.100 | 36 | 4 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 5.100 | 36 | 4 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 5.240 | 58 | 6 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 5.198 | 59 | 5 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 5.200 | 60 | 6 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.100 | 58 | 5 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 5.200 | 59 | 6 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 5.500 | 41 | 4 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 5.373 | 49 | 4 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 5.375 | 52 | 5 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 5.461 | 52 | 6 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.826 | 46 | 5 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.715 | 55 | 8 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 5.519 | 61 | 7 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 5.290 | 59 | 7 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 5.490 | 50 | 6 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 5.357 | 51 | 6 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.000 | 48 | 10 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.000 | 49 | 10 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.649 | 84 | 14 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.764 | 91 | 14 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.600 | 95 | 15 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.300 | 102 | 17 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.400 | 104 | 17 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.300 | 78 | 16 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.307 | 102 | 16 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.419 | 102 | 16 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.461 | 106 | 17 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.446 | 101 | 17 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.523 | 102 | 16 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.501 | 102 | 15 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.474 | 101 | 14 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.638 | 97 | 13 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 3.861 | 88 | 10 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Dominican Republic - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.952 | 58 | 15 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.000 | 57 | 14 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.171 | 76 | 12 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.155 | 87 | 14 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 81 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 92 | 14 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 85 | 13 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.567 | 73 | 13 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.341 | 81 | 12 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.506 | 80 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.230 | 64 | 10 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.106 | 77 | 11 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.241 | 77 | 11 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.457 | 69 | 8 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.504 | 65 | 7 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.513 | 85 | 9 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.529 | 80 | 8 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.274 | 48 | 10 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.300 | 47 | 9 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.333 | 71 | 11 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.117 | 83 | 13 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.700 | 80 | 9 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.500 | 82 | 10 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.600 | 80 | 9 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.500 | 61 | 9 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.710 | 82 | 11 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.017 | 79 | 10 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.038 | 84 | 11 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.820 | 89 | 10 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.224 | 76 | 7 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.461 | 70 | 6 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.461 | 70 | 6 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.461 | 70 | 6 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.461 | 67 | 6 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 3.683 | 56 | 17 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 3.700 | 57 | 17 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 7.512 | 66 | 14 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 7.699 | 80 | 15 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 83 | 14 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.900 | 90 | 14 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.900 | 87 | 13 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.800 | 71 | 14 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 8.333 | 94 | 12 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.519 | 87 | 12 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.457 | 72 | 13 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.524 | 88 | 13 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.524 | 95 | 13 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.934 | 81 | 11 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.934 | 80 | 11 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 2.962 | 102 | 17 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 3.009 | 99 | 16 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 2.899 | 54 | 11 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 2.900 | 55 | 11 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 2.667 | 87 | 13 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 2.650 | 93 | 14 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.600 | 75 | 9 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.400 | 89 | 15 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.600 | 82 | 16 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 4.300 | 41 | 8 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 2.980 | 68 | 11 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 2.980 | 69 | 12 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 5.195 | 58 | 9 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.975 | 57 | 8 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.975 | 57 | 8 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.975 | 57 | 8 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 5.117 | 52 | 5 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 5.117 | 52 | 5 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 5.117 | 49 | 4 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Dominican Republic - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.826 | 50 | 11 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.800 | 51 | 11 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.091 | 79 | 13 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.928 | 85 | 14 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.000 | 95 | 16 | 2011 |
| Overall | 3.900 | 100 | 17 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.000 | 101 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 60 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.974 | 93 | 15 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.216 | 94 | 16 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.362 | 96 | 16 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.426 | 93 | 14 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.510 | 92 | 14 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.708 | 81 | 13 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.629 | 77 | 11 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.629 | 77 | 11 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.981 | 70 | 9 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.946 | 45 | 9 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.900 | 46 | 9 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.833 | 66 | 8 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.050 | 67 | 7 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.000 | 91 | 12 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.600 | 108 | 15 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.900 | 105 | 14 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.200 | 72 | 13 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.654 | 83 | 12 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.383 | 80 | 11 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.918 | 72 | 10 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.713 | 77 | 10 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.865 | 76 | 11 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.458 | 60 | 6 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.458 | 60 | 6 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.458 | 60 | 6 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.458 | 57 | 6 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 6.427 | 40 | 7 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 6.400 | 42 | 8 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 5.640 | 80 | 20 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 5.633 | 85 | 20 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 5.600 | 84 | 20 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 5.600 | 84 | 20 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 5.600 | 84 | 19 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 5.800 | 73 | 16 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 5.767 | 81 | 17 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 5.767 | 82 | 18 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 5.767 | 82 | 18 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.166 | 73 | 15 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.166 | 76 | 17 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.167 | 73 | 16 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.351 | 66 | 14 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.351 | 66 | 14 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 5.350 | 65 | 13 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.106 | 34 | 9 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.100 | 34 | 8 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.800 | 63 | 8 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.050 | 27 | 1 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.300 | 77 | 12 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.400 | 77 | 12 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.400 | 76 | 12 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
| Copyright Protection | 2.500 | 75 | 11 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.500 | 77 | 12 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.400 | 80 | 12 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.400 | 79 | 12 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.500 | 82 | 11 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.500 | 82 | 11 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.500 | 82 | 11 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.500 | 82 | 11 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.910 | 33 | 4 | 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 | 5.206 | 75 | 11 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.206 | 75 | 11 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.206 | 75 | 11 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |