Property rights - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Property rights index (0-100), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 18 countries was 40 points. The highest value was in Oman: 75 points and the lowest value was in Syria: 3 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The Heritage Foundation
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Countries Property rights, 2023 Global rank Available data
Oman 75 1 1995 - 2024
Qatar 71 2 1999 - 2024
Bahrain 65 3 1995 - 2024
UA Emirates 65 4 1996 - 2024
Tunisia 62 5 1995 - 2024
Morocco 57 6 1995 - 2024
Jordan 54 7 1995 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 47 8 1996 - 2024
Kuwait 43 9 1996 - 2024
Egypt 40 10 1995 - 2024
Lebanon 33 11 1996 - 2024
Djibouti 32 12 1997 - 2024
Algeria 28 13 1995 - 2024
Iran 25 14 1996 - 2024
Iraq 15 15 1996 - 2024
Yemen 6 16 1995 - 2024
Libya 5 17 1996 - 2024
Syria 3 18 1996 - 2023



Definition: The property rights index measures the degree to which a country’s laws protect private property rights and the degree to which its government enforces those laws. It also assesses the likelihood that private property will be expropriated and analyzes the independence of the judiciary, the existence of corruption within the judiciary, and the ability of individuals and businesses to enforce contracts. Higher index values denote more certain legal protection of property.

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1. Oman
2. Qatar
3. Bahrain
4. UA Emirates
5. Tunisia
6. Morocco
7. Jordan
8. Saudi Arabia
9. Kuwait
10. Egypt
11. Lebanon
12. Djibouti
13. Algeria
14. Iran
15. Iraq
16. Yemen
17. Libya
18. Syria
75
71
65
65
62
57
54
47
43
40
33
32
28
25
15
6
5
3
0
18.8
37.5
56.3
75


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