Region
Middle East and North Africa
Global Rank
72/125
Regional Rank
10/15
Score
4.706
Tunisia’s IPRI score increased by 0.08 to 4.706 placing it 10th in the Middle East and North Africa region and 72th in the world. Tunisia is classified by the IMF as part of the Middle East and Central Asia group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.
Tunisia’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.226 to 4.43 with scores of 4.267 in Judicial Independence, 5.191 in Rule of Law, 3.719 in Political Stability, and 4.541 in Control of Corruption.
Tunisia’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.05 to 4.587 with scores of 5.574 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.192 in Registering Process, and 3.995 in Access to Financing.
Tunisia’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.517 to 5.101 with scores of 4.502 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.95 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 5.85 in Trademark Protection.
Tunisia is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- ARAB M UNION
Tunisia - IPRI Overall Score
Tunisia - 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
Tunisia - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.694 | 26 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 28 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.932 | 40 | 4 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.875 | 47 | 8 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.000 | 48 | 8 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 56 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.644 | 75 | 10 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.846 | 72 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.081 | 70 | 10 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.097 | 75 | 10 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.142 | 77 | 11 | 2019 |
| Overall | 5.094 | 80 | 11 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.094 | 80 | 11 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.626 | 76 | 11 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.706 | 72 | 10 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 5.638 | 28 | 2 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 5.600 | 30 | 2 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 5.732 | 44 | 5 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 5.667 | 49 | 8 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 5.700 | 48 | 7 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 5.200 | 59 | 9 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 4.184 | 72 | 10 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 4.334 | 72 | 10 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 4.457 | 72 | 10 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 4.479 | 75 | 10 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 4.571 | 72 | 10 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 4.583 | 74 | 10 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 4.547 | 72 | 10 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 4.656 | 67 | 10 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 4.430 | 68 | 9 | 2023 |
| Physical | 6.191 | 24 | 1 | 2007 |
| Physical | 6.200 | 25 | 1 | 2008 |
| Physical | 7.096 | 27 | 2 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.014 | 31 | 6 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.200 | 23 | 6 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.700 | 41 | 7 | 2012 |
| Physical | 5.594 | 72 | 10 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.790 | 63 | 10 | 2016 |
| Physical | 6.126 | 68 | 11 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.171 | 73 | 11 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.196 | 78 | 11 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.133 | 83 | 12 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.151 | 85 | 12 | 2021 |
| Physical | 4.637 | 80 | 13 | 2022 |
| Physical | 4.587 | 78 | 13 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 5.252 | 31 | 2 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 5.300 | 32 | 2 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 4.967 | 53 | 7 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 4.944 | 57 | 8 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.200 | 59 | 8 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 4.900 | 73 | 9 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 4.152 | 87 | 11 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 4.413 | 85 | 10 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 4.659 | 82 | 9 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 4.640 | 80 | 10 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 4.659 | 83 | 11 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 4.567 | 89 | 11 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 4.584 | 81 | 11 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 4.584 | 81 | 11 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 5.101 | 63 | 6 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Tunisia - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.638 | 28 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 30 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.732 | 44 | 5 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.667 | 49 | 8 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 48 | 7 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 59 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.184 | 72 | 10 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.334 | 72 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.457 | 72 | 10 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.479 | 75 | 10 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.571 | 72 | 10 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.583 | 74 | 10 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.547 | 72 | 10 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.656 | 67 | 10 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.430 | 68 | 9 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.775 | 23 | 2 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.800 | 25 | 2 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 32 | 4 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.700 | 37 | 6 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.800 | 39 | 8 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.800 | 53 | 10 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.261 | 64 | 10 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.625 | 65 | 10 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.714 | 69 | 10 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.698 | 64 | 10 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.862 | 61 | 11 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.544 | 70 | 12 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.544 | 70 | 12 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.544 | 70 | 12 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.267 | 59 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 5.640 | 49 | 7 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 5.474 | 53 | 9 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 5.400 | 53 | 8 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 5.200 | 55 | 9 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 4.597 | 66 | 9 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 4.764 | 67 | 10 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 4.895 | 61 | 9 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 5.046 | 60 | 9 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 5.142 | 58 | 9 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 5.079 | 59 | 9 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 5.124 | 59 | 9 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 5.275 | 56 | 9 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 5.191 | 56 | 9 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 5.240 | 34 | 1 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 5.200 | 35 | 1 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 5.200 | 59 | 4 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 5.576 | 55 | 5 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 5.500 | 54 | 5 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.200 | 55 | 5 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 3.175 | 97 | 8 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 3.133 | 107 | 9 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 3.440 | 101 | 8 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 3.410 | 107 | 11 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 3.494 | 111 | 12 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 3.817 | 107 | 10 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 3.674 | 105 | 10 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 3.941 | 95 | 8 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 3.719 | 94 | 9 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.900 | 27 | 2 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.900 | 28 | 2 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.089 | 51 | 7 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.920 | 57 | 9 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.000 | 58 | 9 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.700 | 62 | 10 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.704 | 59 | 8 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.814 | 55 | 8 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.779 | 58 | 8 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.763 | 59 | 8 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.786 | 57 | 7 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.893 | 56 | 7 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.846 | 60 | 8 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.864 | 64 | 9 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 4.541 | 63 | 9 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Tunisia - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.191 | 24 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.200 | 25 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.096 | 27 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.014 | 31 | 6 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 23 | 6 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.700 | 41 | 7 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.594 | 72 | 10 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.790 | 63 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.126 | 68 | 11 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.171 | 73 | 11 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.196 | 78 | 11 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.133 | 83 | 12 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.151 | 85 | 12 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.637 | 80 | 13 | 2022 |
| Overall | 4.587 | 78 | 13 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.370 | 29 | 2 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.400 | 29 | 2 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.500 | 30 | 4 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.617 | 29 | 4 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.700 | 29 | 6 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.000 | 41 | 7 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.993 | 69 | 10 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.585 | 53 | 9 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.869 | 47 | 9 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.830 | 54 | 10 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.906 | 54 | 11 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.574 | 65 | 11 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.574 | 65 | 11 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.574 | 65 | 11 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.574 | 62 | 11 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 6.202 | 37 | 2 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 6.200 | 39 | 2 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 8.122 | 40 | 2 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.608 | 32 | 5 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.800 | 37 | 5 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.800 | 46 | 5 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.744 | 79 | 10 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 8.739 | 80 | 10 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 8.687 | 65 | 11 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 8.743 | 81 | 12 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 8.743 | 84 | 13 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 8.884 | 83 | 11 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 8.884 | 83 | 11 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 4.343 | 67 | 7 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 4.192 | 71 | 7 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 5.000 | 26 | 2 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 5.000 | 26 | 2 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 5.667 | 25 | 5 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 4.817 | 43 | 8 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 5.000 | 30 | 7 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 4.300 | 52 | 10 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.046 | 65 | 10 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 3.046 | 66 | 10 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 3.822 | 96 | 11 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 3.940 | 96 | 12 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 3.940 | 96 | 12 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 3.940 | 96 | 12 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 3.995 | 100 | 13 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 3.995 | 100 | 13 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 3.995 | 96 | 13 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Tunisia - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.252 | 31 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.300 | 32 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.967 | 53 | 7 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.944 | 57 | 8 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 59 | 8 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 73 | 9 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.152 | 87 | 11 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.413 | 85 | 10 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.659 | 82 | 9 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.640 | 80 | 10 | 2018 |
| Overall | 4.659 | 83 | 11 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.567 | 89 | 11 | 2020 |
| Overall | 4.584 | 81 | 11 | 2021 |
| Overall | 4.584 | 81 | 11 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.101 | 63 | 6 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.028 | 24 | 2 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.000 | 26 | 2 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.000 | 33 | 5 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.633 | 37 | 8 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.400 | 33 | 6 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.400 | 52 | 9 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 3.457 | 89 | 10 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.238 | 84 | 10 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.876 | 74 | 9 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.822 | 74 | 9 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.777 | 80 | 10 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.502 | 92 | 12 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.502 | 92 | 12 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.502 | 92 | 12 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.502 | 89 | 12 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 4.476 | 64 | 4 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 4.500 | 65 | 4 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 64 | 4 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 66 | 4 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 65 | 4 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 65 | 4 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 61 | 4 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 62 | 4 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 62 | 4 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 64 | 5 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 65 | 5 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 65 | 5 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 5.285 | 68 | 5 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 5.285 | 68 | 5 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 4.950 | 77 | 4 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Protection | 2.400 | 72 | 9 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.700 | 70 | 11 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.800 | 71 | 12 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.800 | 72 | 12 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.500 | 76 | 12 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.500 | 78 | 12 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.600 | 77 | 12 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.600 | 76 | 12 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.700 | 75 | 12 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.700 | 75 | 12 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.700 | 75 | 12 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.700 | 75 | 12 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 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 | 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 | 5.850 | 53 | 4 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.850 | 53 | 4 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.850 | 53 | 4 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |