Bulgaria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Bulgaria
0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
32nd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 16.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 153 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 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), Bulgaria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bulgaria, at 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Bulgaria ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 153 countries.
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.