Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 3,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bulgaria is 3,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.7% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bulgaria peaked at 3,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 61st of 168 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$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 103.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 214.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +106.9% |
| 2003 | 224.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 280.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 742 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +164.4% |
| 2006 | 639.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 714.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 876.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 1,080 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 1,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,291 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 1,702 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 1,823 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 2,117 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 1,712 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 1,690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,647 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,925 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 2,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 2,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 2,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 2,561 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 3,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 14,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,663 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (48 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 | +164.4% | 280.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 742 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 496.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 89.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,080 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,737 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,802 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 58 Mauritius 4,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 59 New Zealand 4,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 60 Lithuania 3,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 62 Mexico 3,188 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 63 Finland 3,163 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 64 Eswatini 3,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bulgaria?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bulgaria was 3,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, 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 3,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Bulgaria ranks 61st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.