Africa Western and Central vs Bulgaria: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Africa Western and Central
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bulgaria
0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
30th
Bulgaria rank
29th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Bulgaria
00.0010.0020.0030.004197419992025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 14.8 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 30th and Bulgaria ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2000s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria

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), Africa Western and Central or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Africa Western and Central and Bulgaria?
0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Bulgaria?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and Bulgaria rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Africa Western and Central ranks 30th and Bulgaria ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,418 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.