United States of America
United States of America
Region: North America
Global Rank: 14 of 125
Regional Rank: 2 of 2
United States of America’s IPRI score increased by 0.050 to 8.124 placing it 2nd in the North America region and 14th in the world. United States of America is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.
United States of America’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.02 to 7.363 with scores of 7.517 in Judicial Independence, 8.332 in Rule of Law, 5.945 in Political Stability, and 7.661 in Control of Corruption.
United States of America’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.194 to 8.308 with scores of 7.862 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 9.499 in Registering Property, and 7.563 in Ease of Access to Loans.
United States of America’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.01 to 8.700 with scores of 8.051 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 9.75 in Patent Protection, and 8.3 in Copyright Protection.
United States of America is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- OECD
- North American Free-Trade Agreement
United States of America - IPRI Overall Score
United States of America - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.606 | 15 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 19 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 18 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.393 | 15 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.737 | 15 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 17 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 17 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.916 | 15 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.812 | 16 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 14 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.124 | 14 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.074 | 14 | 2 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 7.172 | 22 | 2 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 7.100 | 25 | 2 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 7.100 | 24 | 2 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 6.440 | 18 | 2 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 7.260 | 22 | 2 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 7.375 | 20 | 2 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 7.200 | 23 | 2 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 7.504 | 18 | 2 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 7.096 | 22 | 2 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 6.400 | 19 | 2 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 7.363 | 20 | 2 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 7.393 | 20 | 2 | 2017 |
| Physical | 7.210 | 16 | 2 | 2015 |
| Physical | 7.100 | 26 | 2 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.200 | 23 | 2 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.693 | 11 | 1 | 2007 |
| Physical | 7.318 | 15 | 2 | 2016 |
| Physical | 8.100 | 5 | 1 | 2014 |
| Physical | 7.200 | 23 | 2 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.784 | 14 | 1 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.760 | 15 | 1 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.700 | 11 | 1 | 2008 |
| Physical | 8.308 | 8 | 1 | 2018 |
| Physical | 8.114 | 13 | 1 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 8.436 | 3 | 1 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 8.400 | 3 | 1 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 8.300 | 6 | 1 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 8.046 | 9 | 1 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 8.632 | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 8.333 | 8 | 2 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 8.300 | 4 | 1 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 8.461 | 3 | 1 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 8.581 | 2 | 1 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 8.000 | 10 | 1 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 8.700 | 2 | 1 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 8.715 | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United States of America - Legal and Political Environmental
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.172 | 22 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 25 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 24 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.440 | 18 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.260 | 22 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.375 | 20 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 23 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.504 | 18 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.096 | 22 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.400 | 19 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.363 | 20 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.393 | 20 | 2 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.837 | 29 | 2 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.100 | 33 | 2 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.100 | 34 | 2 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.600 | 25 | 2 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.922 | 28 | 2 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.200 | 26 | 2 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 35 | 2 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.450 | 21 | 2 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.833 | 33 | 2 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.600 | 27 | 2 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.517 | 25 | 2 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.115 | 29 | 2 | 2017 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.071 | 18 | 2 | 2015 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.100 | 17 | 2 | 2011 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.200 | 17 | 2 | 2012 |
| Rule Of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule Of Law | 8.232 | 18 | 2 | 2016 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.200 | 17 | 2 | 2014 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.200 | 17 | 2 | 2013 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.291 | 17 | 2 | 2010 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.180 | 17 | 2 | 2009 |
| Rule Of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule Of Law | 8.332 | 14 | 2 | 2018 |
| Rule Of Law | 8.207 | 18 | 2 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 6.216 | 36 | 2 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 5.800 | 48 | 2 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.700 | 48 | 2 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 5.120 | 35 | 2 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 6.241 | 37 | 2 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 6.300 | 31 | 2 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 6.100 | 41 | 2 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.184 | 35 | 2 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 5.600 | 50 | 2 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 5.100 | 37 | 2 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 5.945 | 44 | 2 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 6.492 | 32 | 2 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.565 | 24 | 2 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.400 | 23 | 2 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.500 | 24 | 2 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.600 | 15 | 2 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.646 | 22 | 2 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.800 | 20 | 2 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.500 | 23 | 2 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.091 | 18 | 2 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.771 | 19 | 2 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.600 | 15 | 2 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.661 | 21 | 2 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.757 | 20 | 2 | 2017 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United States of America - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.210 | 16 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 26 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 23 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.693 | 11 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.318 | 15 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 5 | 1 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.200 | 23 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.784 | 14 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.760 | 15 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 11 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.308 | 8 | 1 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.114 | 13 | 1 | 2017 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.249 | 24 | 2 | 2015 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.300 | 36 | 2 | 2011 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.200 | 35 | 2 | 2012 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.053 | 18 | 2 | 2007 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.575 | 22 | 2 | 2016 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.400 | 27 | 2 | 2014 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.100 | 40 | 2 | 2013 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.983 | 23 | 2 | 2010 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.500 | 32 | 2 | 2009 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 8.100 | 19 | 2 | 2008 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.862 | 20 | 2 | 2018 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 7.688 | 23 | 2 | 2017 |
| Registering Property | 9.499 | 33 | 1 | 2015 |
| Registering Property | 9.200 | 21 | 1 | 2011 |
| Registering Property | 9.200 | 22 | 1 | 2012 |
| Registering Property | 8.196 | 11 | 1 | 2007 |
| Registering Property | 9.497 | 35 | 1 | 2016 |
| Registering Property | 9.200 | 13 | 1 | 2014 |
| Registering Property | 9.200 | 24 | 1 | 2013 |
| Registering Property | 9.052 | 22 | 1 | 2010 |
| Registering Property | 8.945 | 16 | 1 | 2009 |
| Registering Property | 8.200 | 11 | 1 | 2008 |
| Registering Property | 9.499 | 35 | 2 | 2018 |
| Registering Property | 9.477 | 26 | 1 | 2017 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.882 | 14 | 1 | 2015 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.800 | 36 | 2 | 2011 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.200 | 24 | 2 | 2012 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 6.830 | 9 | 1 | 2007 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.882 | 14 | 1 | 2016 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.500 | 13 | 1 | 2014 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.400 | 21 | 1 | 2013 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 6.317 | 12 | 1 | 2010 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 6.833 | 7 | 1 | 2009 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 6.800 | 9 | 1 | 2008 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 7.563 | 2 | 1 | 2018 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 7.178 | 7 | 1 | 2017 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
United States of America -Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.436 | 3 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.400 | 3 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 6 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.046 | 9 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 8.632 | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.333 | 8 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.300 | 4 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.461 | 3 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.581 | 2 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 10 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.700 | 2 | 1 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.715 | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.357 | 19 | 2 | 2015 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.300 | 24 | 2 | 2011 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.200 | 26 | 2 | 2012 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.758 | 14 | 2 | 2007 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.945 | 15 | 2 | 2016 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.400 | 21 | 2 | 2014 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.100 | 28 | 2 | 2013 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.633 | 17 | 1 | 2010 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.333 | 21 | 2 | 2009 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 7.800 | 15 | 1 | 2008 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.051 | 14 | 1 | 2018 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 8.096 | 16 | 2 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 9.800 | 1 | 1 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 9.800 | 1 | 1 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 10.000 | 1 | 1 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 9.800 | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 9.800 | 1 | 1 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 1 | 1 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 9.760 | 4 | 1 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 10.000 | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 2 | 1 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 9.750 | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Copyright Piracy | 8.200 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| Copyright Piracy | 8.000 | 1 | 1 | 2011 |
| Copyright Piracy | 8.000 | 1 | 1 | 2012 |
| Copyright Piracy | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Copyright Piracy | 8.200 | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Copyright Piracy | 8.100 | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
| Copyright Piracy | 8.100 | 2 | 1 | 2013 |
| Copyright Piracy | 8.000 | 1 | 1 | 2010 |
| Copyright Piracy | 8.650 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Copyright Piracy | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Copyright Piracy | 8.300 | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Copyright Piracy | 8.300 | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |