Region
Asia and Oceania
Global Rank
22/125
Regional Rank
6/19
Score
6.685
Korea, Rep’s IPRI score increased by 0.301 to 6.685 placing it 6th in the Asia and Oceania region and 22th in the world. Korea, Rep is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Korea, Rep’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.563 to 6.8 with scores of 7.039 in Judicial Independence, 7.253 in Rule of Law, 6.389 in Political Stability, and 6.52 in Control of Corruption.
Korea, Rep’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.043 to 6.503 with scores of 6.695 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 7.329 in Registering Process, and 5.484 in Access to Financing.
Korea, Rep’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.297 to 6.751 with scores of 5.987 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.333 in Patent Protection, 8.557 in Copyright Protection, and 6.127 in Trademark Protection.
Korea, Rep is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
Korea, Rep - IPRI Overall Score
Korea, Rep - 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
Korea, Rep - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.819 | 24 | 5 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 26 | 6 | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.791 | 25 | 6 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.771 | 27 | 6 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.300 | 41 | 7 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 33 | 7 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.100 | 116 | 17 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.931 | 37 | 8 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.123 | 35 | 8 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.495 | 34 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.447 | 35 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.621 | 33 | 8 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.675 | 31 | 8 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.669 | 30 | 8 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.384 | 28 | 7 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.685 | 22 | 6 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 4.872 | 31 | 6 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 4.900 | 32 | 7 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 6.254 | 34 | 6 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 6.144 | 40 | 8 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 6.000 | 43 | 8 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 5.600 | 52 | 9 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 7.000 | 29 | 7 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 5.655 | 43 | 8 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 5.764 | 43 | 8 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 5.757 | 45 | 9 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 5.821 | 42 | 8 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 6.058 | 40 | 8 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 6.251 | 39 | 8 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 6.235 | 38 | 8 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 6.237 | 36 | 8 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 6.800 | 28 | 7 | 2023 |
| Physical | 5.825 | 29 | 8 | 2007 |
| Physical | 5.800 | 30 | 9 | 2008 |
| Physical | 7.273 | 19 | 5 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.169 | 27 | 6 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.100 | 63 | 12 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.900 | 36 | 9 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.300 | 111 | 18 | 2013 |
| Physical | 5.681 | 66 | 13 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.892 | 58 | 12 | 2016 |
| Physical | 6.781 | 46 | 11 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.844 | 46 | 11 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.941 | 44 | 11 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.890 | 49 | 11 | 2020 |
| Physical | 7.319 | 31 | 8 | 2021 |
| Physical | 6.460 | 31 | 8 | 2022 |
| Physical | 6.503 | 29 | 7 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 6.759 | 19 | 4 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 6.800 | 20 | 5 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 6.848 | 24 | 5 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 7.000 | 24 | 5 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 6.800 | 30 | 7 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 7.400 | 20 | 5 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Intellectual | 6.458 | 29 | 7 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 6.712 | 29 | 7 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 6.947 | 27 | 6 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 6.678 | 29 | 7 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.865 | 26 | 7 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 6.884 | 28 | 7 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 6.454 | 26 | 7 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 6.454 | 26 | 7 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 6.751 | 22 | 5 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Korea, Rep - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.872 | 31 | 6 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 32 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.254 | 34 | 6 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.144 | 40 | 8 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.000 | 43 | 8 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 52 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 29 | 7 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.655 | 43 | 8 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.764 | 43 | 8 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.757 | 45 | 9 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.821 | 42 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.058 | 40 | 8 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.251 | 39 | 8 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.235 | 38 | 8 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.237 | 36 | 8 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 28 | 7 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.208 | 34 | 8 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.200 | 35 | 9 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.833 | 35 | 8 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.283 | 42 | 7 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.700 | 57 | 13 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.400 | 63 | 14 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.500 | 60 | 14 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.176 | 71 | 15 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.741 | 63 | 13 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.816 | 66 | 15 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.656 | 66 | 15 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.991 | 58 | 12 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.878 | 62 | 14 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.878 | 62 | 14 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.878 | 62 | 14 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.039 | 28 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 6.640 | 30 | 6 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 6.582 | 35 | 6 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 7.000 | 29 | 6 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 7.000 | 30 | 6 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 5.900 | 48 | 9 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 6.875 | 33 | 7 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 6.961 | 31 | 7 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 6.909 | 31 | 7 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 7.283 | 23 | 6 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 7.326 | 23 | 6 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 7.473 | 23 | 6 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 7.388 | 23 | 6 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 7.366 | 25 | 7 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 7.253 | 23 | 6 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 5.860 | 25 | 6 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 5.900 | 26 | 7 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 5.900 | 42 | 7 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 5.815 | 47 | 8 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 5.400 | 56 | 8 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.200 | 57 | 9 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 7.000 | 20 | 4 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 5.473 | 47 | 7 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 5.372 | 53 | 8 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 5.322 | 54 | 9 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.601 | 54 | 8 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.952 | 46 | 9 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 6.447 | 36 | 8 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 6.162 | 40 | 7 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 6.247 | 37 | 7 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 6.389 | 31 | 7 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.000 | 26 | 6 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.000 | 27 | 7 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.641 | 41 | 7 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.895 | 41 | 8 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.000 | 40 | 8 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.800 | 40 | 8 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.900 | 40 | 8 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.095 | 38 | 7 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.982 | 39 | 7 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.979 | 40 | 8 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.744 | 43 | 8 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.962 | 42 | 8 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.208 | 37 | 8 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.513 | 32 | 8 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.456 | 34 | 8 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.520 | 30 | 7 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Korea, Rep - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.825 | 29 | 8 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 30 | 9 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.273 | 19 | 5 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.169 | 27 | 6 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.100 | 63 | 12 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 36 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 111 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.681 | 66 | 13 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.892 | 58 | 12 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.781 | 46 | 11 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.844 | 46 | 11 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.941 | 44 | 11 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.890 | 49 | 11 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.319 | 31 | 8 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.460 | 31 | 8 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.503 | 29 | 7 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.396 | 28 | 7 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.400 | 30 | 8 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.833 | 24 | 6 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.400 | 35 | 8 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.700 | 50 | 10 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.500 | 49 | 10 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.600 | 10 | 4 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.355 | 58 | 12 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.974 | 44 | 8 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.447 | 40 | 8 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.560 | 35 | 8 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.854 | 34 | 8 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.695 | 38 | 8 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.695 | 38 | 8 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.695 | 38 | 8 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.695 | 35 | 7 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 7.211 | 17 | 6 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 7.200 | 20 | 7 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 8.319 | 36 | 9 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.506 | 41 | 9 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.500 | 55 | 13 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.500 | 69 | 13 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 3.200 | 124 | 19 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 9.726 | 20 | 7 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.741 | 20 | 7 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.764 | 16 | 7 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.773 | 22 | 6 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.773 | 22 | 6 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.779 | 23 | 6 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.779 | 23 | 6 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 7.201 | 20 | 6 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 7.329 | 16 | 5 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 2.869 | 58 | 11 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 2.900 | 59 | 12 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 5.667 | 26 | 6 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 5.600 | 26 | 6 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.000 | 108 | 19 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 2.900 | 115 | 19 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 6.200 | 10 | 4 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 1.962 | 102 | 18 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 1.962 | 105 | 18 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 4.133 | 86 | 17 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 4.197 | 83 | 19 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 4.197 | 83 | 19 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 4.198 | 83 | 19 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 5.484 | 36 | 12 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 5.484 | 36 | 12 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 5.484 | 35 | 11 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Korea, Rep - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.759 | 19 | 4 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 20 | 5 | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.848 | 24 | 5 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 24 | 5 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 30 | 7 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 20 | 5 | 2012 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Overall | 6.458 | 29 | 7 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.712 | 29 | 7 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.947 | 27 | 6 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.678 | 29 | 7 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.865 | 26 | 7 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.884 | 28 | 7 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.454 | 26 | 7 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.454 | 26 | 7 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.751 | 22 | 5 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.990 | 25 | 6 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.000 | 27 | 7 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.333 | 22 | 6 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.633 | 25 | 6 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.900 | 43 | 8 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.800 | 42 | 8 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.700 | 34 | 8 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.509 | 60 | 13 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.269 | 51 | 11 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.676 | 46 | 10 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.668 | 52 | 11 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.930 | 46 | 10 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.987 | 48 | 8 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.987 | 48 | 8 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.987 | 48 | 8 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.987 | 46 | 7 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 8.381 | 13 | 2 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 8.400 | 14 | 3 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 8.660 | 21 | 2 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 21 | 2 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 8.700 | 21 | 2 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 8.700 | 21 | 2 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 6.200 | 67 | 11 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 24 | 3 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 24 | 3 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 8.667 | 24 | 3 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 7.866 | 36 | 6 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 7.866 | 37 | 6 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 7.867 | 37 | 6 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 6.901 | 17 | 5 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 6.901 | 17 | 5 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 6.333 | 32 | 6 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.467 | 6 | 3 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.500 | 7 | 4 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.550 | 38 | 6 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.700 | 33 | 6 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.900 | 30 | 7 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.000 | 26 | 6 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.700 | 1 | 1 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.200 | 26 | 5 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.200 | 26 | 5 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.500 | 24 | 5 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.500 | 24 | 5 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 23 | 5 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 23 | 5 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 22 | 5 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 23 | 5 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 8.557 | 7 | 2 | 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 | 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 | 6.127 | 42 | 6 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.127 | 42 | 6 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.127 | 42 | 6 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |