Bulgaria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Bulgaria
421.43 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
420.61 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 421.43 million BoP, current US$ against 420.61 million BoP, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 816,000 BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 154 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 6.97 million BoP, current US$ 280.26 million BoP, current US$ 273.29 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 47.67 million BoP, current US$ 269.22 million BoP, current US$ 221.55 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 315.91 million BoP, current US$ 317.58 million BoP, current US$ 1.68 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current), Bulgaria or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Bulgaria, at 421.43 million BoP, current US$ against 420.61 million BoP, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
816,000 BoP, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Bulgaria ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 6,588 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) with 155 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.