Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Global Rank
29/125
Regional Rank
1/21
Score
6.347
Uruguay’s IPRI score increased by 0.261 to 6.347 placing it 1st in the Latin America & Caribbean region and 29th in the world. Uruguay is classified by the IMF as part of the Latin America and the Caribbean group and by the World Bank as High income country.
Uruguay’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.244 to 7.392 with scores of 7.73 in Judicial Independence, 6.464 in Rule of Law, 7.143 in Political Stability, and 8.231 in Control of Corruption.
Uruguay’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.048 to 5.998 with scores of 6.808 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 6.173 in Registering Process, and 5.013 in Access to Financing.
Uruguay’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.588 to 5.651 with scores of 6.219 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.833 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 5.902 in Trademark Protection.
Uruguay is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- MERCOSUR
Uruguay - IPRI Overall Score
Uruguay - 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
Uruguay - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.936 | 35 | 4 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.900 | 37 | 4 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.541 | 50 | 3 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.668 | 50 | 3 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.100 | 45 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.200 | 42 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.200 | 44 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.100 | 39 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.909 | 39 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.102 | 37 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.412 | 36 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.191 | 43 | 3 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.329 | 39 | 3 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.199 | 46 | 3 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.222 | 41 | 2 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.086 | 34 | 2 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.347 | 29 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 6.244 | 20 | 2 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 6.200 | 22 | 2 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 6.484 | 31 | 2 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 6.662 | 30 | 2 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 7.000 | 28 | 2 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 7.100 | 25 | 2 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 7.100 | 27 | 2 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 6.925 | 25 | 2 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 6.996 | 25 | 2 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 7.220 | 23 | 1 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 7.176 | 22 | 1 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 7.224 | 22 | 1 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 7.134 | 22 | 1 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 7.070 | 22 | 1 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 7.042 | 22 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 7.148 | 21 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 7.392 | 19 | 1 | 2023 |
| Physical | 4.522 | 49 | 10 | 2007 |
| Physical | 4.500 | 52 | 10 | 2008 |
| Physical | 5.233 | 74 | 11 | 2009 |
| Physical | 5.410 | 82 | 12 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.000 | 71 | 8 | 2011 |
| Physical | 6.200 | 62 | 6 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.200 | 62 | 6 | 2013 |
| Physical | 6.133 | 53 | 7 | 2014 |
| Physical | 5.794 | 57 | 4 | 2015 |
| Physical | 5.917 | 55 | 5 | 2016 |
| Physical | 6.708 | 48 | 5 | 2017 |
| Physical | 6.493 | 60 | 6 | 2018 |
| Physical | 6.530 | 62 | 5 | 2019 |
| Physical | 6.622 | 58 | 5 | 2020 |
| Physical | 6.561 | 63 | 5 | 2021 |
| Physical | 6.046 | 35 | 1 | 2022 |
| Physical | 5.998 | 33 | 1 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 4.042 | 47 | 10 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 4.000 | 49 | 10 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 4.904 | 56 | 5 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 4.933 | 58 | 7 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.200 | 60 | 7 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 5.200 | 64 | 8 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 5.200 | 66 | 8 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 5.167 | 53 | 7 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 4.936 | 66 | 9 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 5.169 | 60 | 8 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 5.351 | 60 | 8 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 4.855 | 74 | 12 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 5.323 | 67 | 9 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 4.906 | 74 | 12 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 5.064 | 64 | 8 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 5.064 | 64 | 8 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 5.651 | 44 | 2 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Uruguay - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.244 | 20 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.200 | 22 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.484 | 31 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.662 | 30 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 28 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 25 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.100 | 27 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.925 | 25 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.996 | 25 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.220 | 23 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.176 | 22 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.224 | 22 | 1 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.134 | 22 | 1 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.070 | 22 | 1 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.042 | 22 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.148 | 21 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.392 | 19 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.551 | 26 | 2 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.600 | 27 | 2 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.333 | 39 | 2 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.733 | 35 | 2 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.500 | 25 | 3 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.500 | 28 | 2 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.500 | 28 | 2 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.700 | 21 | 1 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.690 | 21 | 1 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.823 | 20 | 1 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.700 | 21 | 1 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.645 | 22 | 1 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.410 | 23 | 1 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.192 | 24 | 1 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.192 | 24 | 1 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.192 | 24 | 1 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.730 | 16 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 5.980 | 45 | 2 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 6.004 | 46 | 2 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 6.400 | 41 | 2 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 6.400 | 40 | 2 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 6.400 | 39 | 2 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 6.100 | 35 | 2 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 6.007 | 42 | 2 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 6.351 | 39 | 2 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 6.350 | 39 | 2 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 6.261 | 40 | 2 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 6.171 | 39 | 2 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 6.198 | 40 | 2 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 6.243 | 38 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 6.357 | 39 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 6.464 | 35 | 2 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 6.280 | 23 | 3 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 6.300 | 24 | 3 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 6.800 | 19 | 1 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 6.669 | 28 | 1 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 6.800 | 24 | 1 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.700 | 23 | 1 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 6.900 | 25 | 1 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 6.400 | 28 | 1 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 6.618 | 30 | 1 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 7.000 | 19 | 1 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 7.058 | 14 | 1 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 7.348 | 9 | 1 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 7.368 | 13 | 1 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 7.358 | 11 | 1 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 7.239 | 12 | 1 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 7.198 | 10 | 1 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 7.143 | 8 | 1 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.900 | 22 | 2 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.900 | 23 | 2 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 6.824 | 28 | 2 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.239 | 25 | 2 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.400 | 24 | 2 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.600 | 23 | 2 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.600 | 22 | 2 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.600 | 23 | 2 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.671 | 21 | 2 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.704 | 21 | 2 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.596 | 21 | 1 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.641 | 22 | 1 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.585 | 21 | 1 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.531 | 23 | 1 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.493 | 22 | 1 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 7.846 | 21 | 1 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.231 | 16 | 1 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Uruguay - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.522 | 49 | 10 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.500 | 52 | 10 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.233 | 74 | 11 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.410 | 82 | 12 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.000 | 71 | 8 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.200 | 62 | 6 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.200 | 62 | 6 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.133 | 53 | 7 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.794 | 57 | 4 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.917 | 55 | 5 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.708 | 48 | 5 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.493 | 60 | 6 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.530 | 62 | 5 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.622 | 58 | 5 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.561 | 63 | 5 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.046 | 35 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.998 | 33 | 1 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.262 | 36 | 3 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.300 | 38 | 3 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.167 | 58 | 5 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.433 | 53 | 4 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.800 | 46 | 3 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.200 | 38 | 2 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.200 | 39 | 2 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.000 | 32 | 2 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.499 | 37 | 2 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.876 | 31 | 1 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.951 | 34 | 2 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.473 | 38 | 2 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.585 | 37 | 3 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.808 | 36 | 2 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.808 | 36 | 2 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.808 | 36 | 2 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 6.808 | 33 | 2 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 4.849 | 51 | 15 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 4.800 | 52 | 15 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 7.199 | 78 | 16 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 7.413 | 89 | 16 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.300 | 105 | 17 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 7.600 | 105 | 17 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 7.600 | 108 | 17 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 7.500 | 84 | 17 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 7.825 | 106 | 17 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 7.818 | 111 | 18 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 7.713 | 94 | 18 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 7.811 | 111 | 18 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 7.811 | 115 | 18 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 7.863 | 113 | 18 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 7.863 | 113 | 18 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 6.317 | 25 | 1 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 6.173 | 26 | 1 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 2.454 | 61 | 13 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 2.500 | 62 | 13 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 2.333 | 96 | 17 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 2.383 | 102 | 16 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 3.900 | 66 | 7 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 3.800 | 73 | 12 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.700 | 80 | 15 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 3.800 | 63 | 14 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 3.056 | 64 | 10 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 3.056 | 65 | 11 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 5.460 | 47 | 7 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 5.194 | 48 | 7 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 5.194 | 48 | 7 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 5.195 | 48 | 7 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 5.013 | 55 | 6 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 5.013 | 55 | 6 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 5.013 | 52 | 5 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Uruguay - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.042 | 47 | 10 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.000 | 49 | 10 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.904 | 56 | 5 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.933 | 58 | 7 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 60 | 7 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 64 | 8 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.200 | 66 | 8 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.167 | 53 | 7 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.936 | 66 | 9 | 2015 |
| Overall | 5.169 | 60 | 8 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.351 | 60 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 4.855 | 74 | 12 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.323 | 67 | 9 | 2019 |
| Overall | 4.906 | 74 | 12 | 2020 |
| Overall | 5.064 | 64 | 8 | 2021 |
| Overall | 5.064 | 64 | 8 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.651 | 44 | 2 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.836 | 35 | 4 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.800 | 37 | 4 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.833 | 47 | 3 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.917 | 46 | 2 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.500 | 51 | 2 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.700 | 45 | 2 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.700 | 46 | 2 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.800 | 33 | 2 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.158 | 41 | 2 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 5.857 | 37 | 2 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.402 | 35 | 1 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.166 | 41 | 3 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.221 | 39 | 2 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.219 | 39 | 1 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.219 | 39 | 1 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.219 | 39 | 1 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.219 | 37 | 1 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 6.141 | 43 | 9 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 6.100 | 46 | 9 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 6.780 | 59 | 11 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 6.783 | 60 | 11 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 6.800 | 59 | 11 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 6.800 | 59 | 11 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 6.800 | 58 | 11 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 61 | 12 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 64 | 12 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 65 | 13 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 65 | 13 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 5.200 | 89 | 19 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 67 | 15 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 5.200 | 92 | 20 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 4.833 | 77 | 19 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 4.833 | 76 | 19 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 4.833 | 81 | 16 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.148 | 33 | 8 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.100 | 35 | 9 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.100 | 60 | 7 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.100 | 66 | 8 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 67 | 7 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.100 | 68 | 8 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 67 | 8 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 54 | 8 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 64 | 7 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 66 | 8 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 69 | 8 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 68 | 8 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 71 | 8 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 71 | 8 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 71 | 8 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 71 | 8 | 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 | 2013 | |
| Trademark Protection | 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 | 5.902 | 50 | 4 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.902 | 50 | 4 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 5.902 | 50 | 4 | 2023 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |