Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bulgaria stood at 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bulgaria peaked at 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 65th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +131.3% |
| 2006 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 71% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 90% 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 | +131.3% | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 62 Romania 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Italy 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Portugal 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 Turkey 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Azerbaijan 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bulgaria?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Bulgaria was 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Bulgaria ranks 65th out of 170 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 down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.