Region
Middle East and North Africa
Global Rank
46/126
Regional Rank
4/15
Score
5.605
Qatar’s IPRI score decreased by -0.746 to 5.605 placing it 4th in the Middle East and North Africa region and 46th in the world. Qatar is classified by the IMF as part of the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Qatar’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.008 to 6.796 with scores of in Judicial Independence, 6.866 in Rule of Law, 7.119 in Political Stability, and 6.404 in Control of Corruption.
Qatar’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -2.227 to 4.983 with scores of 6.667 in perception of Property Rights Protection, data wasn't available to measure Registering Property, and 3.3 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Qatar’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.021 to 5.036 with scores of 7.451 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.05 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 3.606 in Trademark Protection.
Qatar is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- GCC
Qatar - IPRI Overall Score
Qatar - 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
Qatar - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.473 | 31 | 3 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.798 | 26 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 23 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 21 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.300 | 21 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.492 | 18 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.381 | 20 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.348 | 22 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.178 | 25 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.923 | 28 | 3 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 26 | 3 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.795 | 26 | 3 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.508 | 26 | 3 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.360 | 28 | 2 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.352 | 26 | 1 | 2024 |
| Overall | 5.605 | 46 | 4 | 2025 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 6.951 | 24 | 1 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 7.246 | 22 | 1 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 7.900 | 17 | 1 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 7.700 | 18 | 1 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 7.500 | 20 | 1 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 7.572 | 20 | 1 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 7.334 | 21 | 1 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 7.104 | 23 | 1 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 6.913 | 26 | 2 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 6.548 | 31 | 2 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 6.735 | 28 | 2 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 6.772 | 25 | 2 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 6.841 | 24 | 2 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 6.812 | 26 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 6.788 | 26 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 6.796 | 27 | 1 | 2025 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Physical | 6.833 | 33 | 4 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.265 | 26 | 5 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.500 | 19 | 5 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.600 | 14 | 4 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.800 | 11 | 4 | 2013 |
| Physical | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Physical | 8.218 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| Physical | 8.212 | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Physical | 8.374 | 7 | 1 | 2017 |
| Physical | 8.115 | 15 | 2 | 2018 |
| Physical | 7.955 | 15 | 2 | 2019 |
| Physical | 8.189 | 12 | 2 | 2020 |
| Physical | 8.140 | 10 | 1 | 2021 |
| Physical | 7.210 | 16 | 1 | 2022 |
| Physical | 7.210 | 16 | 1 | 2023 |
| Physical | 7.210 | 16 | 1 | 2024 |
| Physical | 4.983 | 60 | 6 | 2025 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 5.633 | 40 | 3 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 5.883 | 38 | 3 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.900 | 41 | 4 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 6.400 | 33 | 3 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 6.600 | 30 | 3 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 6.687 | 27 | 3 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 6.597 | 30 | 3 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 6.564 | 33 | 3 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 6.506 | 34 | 3 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.265 | 37 | 3 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 6.376 | 35 | 3 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 5.474 | 51 | 7 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 5.474 | 51 | 7 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 5.057 | 67 | 8 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 5.057 | 67 | 8 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 5.036 | 68 | 9 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Qatar - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.951 | 24 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.246 | 22 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.900 | 17 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 18 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 20 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.572 | 20 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.334 | 21 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.104 | 23 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.913 | 26 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.548 | 31 | 2 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.735 | 28 | 2 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.772 | 25 | 2 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.841 | 24 | 2 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.812 | 26 | 1 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.788 | 26 | 1 | 2024 |
| Overall | 6.796 | 27 | 1 | 2025 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.500 | 21 | 2 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.767 | 20 | 2 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.000 | 8 | 1 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.600 | 16 | 2 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.900 | 9 | 1 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.291 | 13 | 1 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.179 | 15 | 1 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.647 | 22 | 3 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.171 | 27 | 3 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.857 | 29 | 6 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.331 | 23 | 5 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.331 | 23 | 5 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.331 | 23 | 5 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Judicial Independence | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Rule of Law | 6.780 | 28 | 1 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 6.721 | 31 | 2 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 6.900 | 32 | 1 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 6.700 | 34 | 2 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 6.600 | 35 | 2 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 7.087 | 26 | 1 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 6.972 | 30 | 2 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 6.769 | 34 | 2 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 6.729 | 35 | 3 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 6.446 | 36 | 3 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 6.469 | 37 | 3 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 6.469 | 37 | 3 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 7.002 | 29 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 6.856 | 29 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 6.839 | 30 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | 6.866 | 27 | 1 | 2025 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 6.620 | 26 | 1 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 7.015 | 19 | 1 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 7.200 | 9 | 1 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 7.200 | 10 | 1 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 7.400 | 9 | 1 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 7.435 | 9 | 1 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 6.999 | 20 | 1 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 7.033 | 16 | 1 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 6.915 | 23 | 1 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 6.422 | 35 | 3 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 6.689 | 31 | 2 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 6.592 | 29 | 1 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 6.463 | 30 | 1 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 6.969 | 15 | 1 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 6.917 | 10 | 1 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 7.119 | 8 | 1 | 2025 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.903 | 26 | 1 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.482 | 23 | 1 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.300 | 17 | 1 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.100 | 18 | 1 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.000 | 27 | 2 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.473 | 25 | 2 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.185 | 26 | 2 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.969 | 26 | 2 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.836 | 29 | 3 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.468 | 34 | 3 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.450 | 32 | 3 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.698 | 28 | 2 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.568 | 30 | 2 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.612 | 28 | 3 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.607 | 26 | 2 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.404 | 30 | 3 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Qatar - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.833 | 33 | 4 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.265 | 26 | 5 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 19 | 5 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 14 | 4 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.800 | 11 | 4 | 2013 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.218 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.212 | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.374 | 7 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.115 | 15 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.955 | 15 | 2 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.189 | 12 | 2 | 2020 |
| Overall | 8.140 | 10 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.210 | 16 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.210 | 16 | 1 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.210 | 16 | 1 | 2024 |
| Overall | 4.983 | 60 | 6 | 2025 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.333 | 37 | 6 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.650 | 27 | 3 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.800 | 24 | 3 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.800 | 45 | 9 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.900 | 23 | 3 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.327 | 7 | 1 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.310 | 13 | 1 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.938 | 19 | 1 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.658 | 21 | 2 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.132 | 30 | 6 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.414 | 26 | 5 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.414 | 26 | 5 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.414 | 26 | 5 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.414 | 25 | 5 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.414 | 25 | 5 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.667 | 68 | 8 | 2025 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Registering Process | 7.861 | 73 | 7 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.700 | 95 | 12 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 58 | 7 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 58 | 5 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.534 | 29 | 3 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.532 | 31 | 4 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.513 | 23 | 4 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.534 | 32 | 4 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.579 | 30 | 3 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 10.000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 10.000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
| Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 6.333 | 14 | 2 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 6.283 | 14 | 2 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 7.100 | 1 | 1 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 7.500 | 1 | 1 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 7.000 | 1 | 1 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 6.794 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 6.794 | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 7.672 | 2 | 1 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 7.154 | 6 | 1 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 7.154 | 6 | 1 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 7.154 | 6 | 1 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 7.007 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 7.007 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 7.007 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 7.007 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 3.300 | 70 | 9 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Qatar - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.633 | 40 | 3 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.883 | 38 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 41 | 4 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.400 | 33 | 3 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.600 | 30 | 3 | 2013 |
| Overall | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.687 | 27 | 3 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.597 | 30 | 3 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.564 | 33 | 3 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.506 | 34 | 3 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.265 | 37 | 3 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.376 | 35 | 3 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.474 | 51 | 7 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.474 | 51 | 7 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.057 | 67 | 8 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.057 | 67 | 8 | 2024 |
| Overall | 5.036 | 68 | 9 | 2025 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.667 | 26 | 2 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.867 | 24 | 2 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.900 | 27 | 4 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.800 | 17 | 1 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.200 | 8 | 1 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.274 | 5 | 1 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.094 | 11 | 1 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.929 | 20 | 1 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.812 | 22 | 3 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.231 | 27 | 4 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.451 | 23 | 4 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.451 | 23 | 4 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.451 | 23 | 4 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.451 | 22 | 4 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.451 | 22 | 4 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.451 | 22 | 4 | 2025 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2021 | |
| Patent Protection | No Data | No Data | 2022 | |
| Patent Protection | 4.050 | 109 | 10 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 4.050 | 109 | 10 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 4.050 | 109 | 10 | 2025 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.600 | 37 | 3 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.900 | 40 | 4 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.900 | 38 | 3 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.100 | 36 | 3 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.000 | 37 | 3 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | No Data | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.100 | 37 | 3 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.100 | 37 | 3 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 39 | 3 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.200 | 39 | 3 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.300 | 39 | 3 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.300 | 39 | 3 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.300 | 39 | 3 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 5.300 | 39 | 3 | 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 | No Data | 2007 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | 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 | 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 | 3.670 | 118 | 15 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.670 | 118 | 15 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.670 | 117 | 15 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.670 | 117 | 15 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | 3.606 | 119 | 15 | 2025 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |