International
Property Rights Index
2018

Taiwan

Taiwan

Region:  Asia and Oceania

Global Rank: 22 of 125

Regional Rank: 6 of 19

 

Taiwan’s IPRI score increased by 0.044 to 7.311 placing it 6th in the Asia and Oceania region and 22nd in the world. Taiwan is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.

 

Taiwan’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.107 to 6.694 with scores of 5.753 in Judicial Independence, 7.280 in Rule of Law, 7.026 in Political Stability, and 6.715 in Control of Corruption.

 

Taiwan’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.004 to 8.287 with scores of 7.648 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 9.876 in Registering Property, and 7.336 in Ease of Access to Loans.

 

Taiwan’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.019 to 6.954 with scores of 6.979 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 7.483 in Patent Protection, and 6.4 in Copyright Protection.

 

Taiwan is a member of the following regional integration agreements

Taiwan - IPRI Overall Score

Taiwan - IPRI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 6.874 24 6 2015
Overall 6.900 23 6 2014
Overall 7.100 22 6 2012
Overall 6.925 24 6 2016
Overall 6.470 32 7 2009
Overall 6.766 28 7 2010
Overall 7.200 23 6 2013
Overall 7.311 22 6 2018
Overall 7.268 24 6 2017
Overall 7.100 24 6 2011
Legal and Political 6.394 32 6 2015
Legal and Political 6.700 27 6 2014
Legal and Political 6.700 30 7 2012
Legal and Political 6.569 31 6 2016
Legal and Political 5.880 42 8 2009
Legal and Political 6.258 37 7 2010
Legal and Political 6.800 31 8 2013
Legal and Political 6.694 28 6 2018
Legal and Political 6.586 29 6 2017
Legal and Political 6.400 37 7 2011
Physical 7.362 14 6 2015
Physical 6.700 39 11 2014
Physical 7.700 11 4 2012
Physical 7.337 14 6 2016
Physical 7.258 21 6 2009
Physical 7.346 24 5 2010
Physical 7.800 11 4 2013
Physical 8.287 10 4 2018
Physical 8.283 10 4 2017
Physical 7.600 14 5 2011
Intellectual 6.866 25 6 2015
Intellectual 7.067 23 5 2014
Intellectual 7.000 23 6 2012
Intellectual 6.869 26 6 2016
Intellectual 6.271 30 6 2009
Intellectual 6.694 28 7 2010
Intellectual 7.100 24 6 2013
Intellectual 6.954 25 6 2018
Intellectual 6.935 28 7 2017
Intellectual 7.200 22 6 2011
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Taiwan - Legal and Political Environmental

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 6.394 32 6 2015
Overall 6.700 27 6 2014
Overall 6.700 30 7 2012
Overall 6.569 31 6 2016
Overall 5.880 42 8 2009
Overall 6.258 37 7 2010
Overall 6.800 31 8 2013
Overall 6.694 28 6 2018
Overall 6.586 29 6 2017
Overall 6.400 37 7 2011
Judicial Independence 5.400 45 7 2015
Judicial Independence 6.500 33 8 2014
Judicial Independence 6.700 42 7 2012
Judicial Independence 5.584 44 7 2016
Judicial Independence 5.500 46 10 2009
Judicial Independence 5.950 45 9 2010
Judicial Independence 6.600 41 7 2013
Judicial Independence 5.753 46 8 2018
Judicial Independence 5.644 47 8 2017
Judicial Independence 6.600 46 8 2011
Rule Of Law 7.089 25 6 2015
Rule Of Law 7.100 24 6 2014
Rule Of Law 7.000 29 6 2012
Rule Of Law 7.393 25 6 2016
Rule Of Law 6.340 36 7 2009
Rule Of Law 6.531 36 7 2010
Rule Of Law 7.100 27 6 2013
Rule Of Law 7.280 24 7 2018
Rule Of Law 7.339 24 6 2017
Rule Of Law 6.900 33 7 2011
Political Stability 6.728 29 6 2015
Political Stability 6.800 22 6 2014
Political Stability 6.600 26 6 2012
Political Stability 6.610 26 6 2016
Political Stability 5.940 41 6 2009
Political Stability 6.449 32 7 2010
Political Stability 6.800 27 7 2013
Political Stability 7.026 20 6 2018
Political Stability 6.764 28 7 2017
Political Stability 6.100 41 7 2011
Control of Corruption 6.359 34 6 2015
Control of Corruption 6.400 30 6 2014
Control of Corruption 6.500 34 7 2012
Control of Corruption 6.689 30 6 2016
Control of Corruption 5.740 39 6 2009
Control of Corruption 6.101 35 6 2010
Control of Corruption 6.800 33 6 2013
Control of Corruption 6.715 30 6 2018
Control of Corruption 6.598 32 6 2017
Control of Corruption 6.100 37 7 2011
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Taiwan - Physical Property Rights

Taiwan -Intellectual Property Rights

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 6.866 25 6 2015
Overall 7.067 23 5 2014
Overall 7.000 23 6 2012
Overall 6.869 26 6 2016
Overall 6.271 30 6 2009
Overall 6.694 28 7 2010
Overall 7.100 24 6 2013
Overall 6.954 25 6 2018
Overall 6.935 28 7 2017
Overall 7.200 22 6 2011
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 6.913 25 7 2015
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 7.400 20 6 2014
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 7.200 24 6 2012
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 6.924 27 7 2016
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 6.500 28 8 2009
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 6.500 27 7 2010
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 7.500 20 6 2013
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 6.979 27 7 2018
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 6.920 29 7 2017
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 7.100 25 6 2011
Patent Protection 7.483 44 9 2015
Patent Protection 7.500 42 7 2014
Patent Protection 7.500 41 10 2012
Patent Protection 7.483 45 9 2016
Patent Protection 7.480 43 10 2009
Patent Protection 7.483 43 10 2010
Patent Protection 7.500 41 9 2013
Patent Protection 7.483 52 9 2018
Patent Protection 7.483 45 9 2017
Patent Protection 7.500 44 10 2011
Copyright Piracy 6.200 25 6 2015
Copyright Piracy 6.300 23 5 2014
Copyright Piracy 6.300 23 5 2012
Copyright Piracy 6.200 25 6 2016
Copyright Piracy 4.833 34 5 2009
Copyright Piracy 6.100 26 5 2010
Copyright Piracy 6.300 25 6 2013
Copyright Piracy 6.400 26 6 2018
Copyright Piracy 6.400 25 6 2017
Copyright Piracy 7.100 18 6 2011
Statistic Score Global Region Year