Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 421.99 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bulgaria is 421.99 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 127.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bulgaria peaked at 421.99 million BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.86 million BoP, current US$, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 56th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.86 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 11.47 million BoP, current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 23.35 million BoP, current US$ | +103.5% |
| 2003 | 24.43 million BoP, current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 30.52 million BoP, current US$ | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 80.61 million BoP, current US$ | +164.1% |
| 2006 | 69.44 million BoP, current US$ | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 77.56 million BoP, current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 95.19 million BoP, current US$ | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 117.24 million BoP, current US$ | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 114.24 million BoP, current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 140.18 million BoP, current US$ | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 184.75 million BoP, current US$ | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 197.87 million BoP, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 229.82 million BoP, current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 185.84 million BoP, current US$ | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 183.51 million BoP, current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 178.80 million BoP, current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 208.97 million BoP, current US$ | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 261.89 million BoP, current US$ | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 265.75 million BoP, current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 309.54 million BoP, current US$ | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 278.06 million BoP, current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 363.44 million BoP, current US$ | +30.7% |
| 2024 | 379.84 million BoP, current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 421.99 million BoP, current US$ | +11.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 421.99 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.10 billion BoP, current US$, 38% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 421.99 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 598.16 million BoP, current US$, 71% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +164.1% | 30.52 million BoP, current US$ | 80.61 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.97 million BoP, current US$ | 9.86 million BoP, current US$ | 117.24 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 188.59 million BoP, current US$ | 114.24 million BoP, current US$ | 261.89 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 336.44 million BoP, current US$ | 265.75 million BoP, current US$ | 421.99 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 53 Croatia 521.16 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 54 Kazakhstan 478.39 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 55 Greece 427.89 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 57 Philippines 381.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 58 Slovenia 368.75 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 59 Ecuador 366.32 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 60.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 759.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bulgaria?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bulgaria was 421.99 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 421.99 million BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.86 million BoP, current US$ in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Bulgaria ranks 56th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) with 93 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.
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) with 93 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.