Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia
37/126
9/25
6.185
Bulgaria’s IPRI score increased by 1.053 to 6.185 placing it 9th in the Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and 37th in the world. Bulgaria is classified by the IMF as part of the Emerging and Developing Europe group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
Bulgaria’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.192 to 5.076 with scores of 4.719 in Judicial Independence, 4.986 in Rule of Law, 5.873 in Political Stability, and 4.725 in Control of Corruption.
Bulgaria’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 2.977 to 7.81 with scores of 10 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.531 in Registering Property, and 8.9 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Bulgaria’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.013 to 5.667 with scores of 4.499 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.25 in Patent Protection, data wasn't available to measure Copyright Protection, and 6.253 in Trademark Protection.
Bulgaria is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- EU
Bulgaria - IPRI Overall Score
Bulgaria - IPRI Overall Score
- 1: IPRI
- 2: Legal and Political Subindex
- 3. Judicial Independence
- 4. Rule of Law
- 5. Control of Corruption
- 6. Political Stability
- 7. Physical Property Rights Subindex
- 8. Property Rights Protection
- 9. Registering Property
- 10. Ease of Access to Loans
- 11. Intellectual Property Rights Subindex
- 12. Intellectual Property Rights
- 13. Patent Protection
- 14. Copyright Protection
- 15. Trademark Protection
Bulgaria - IPRI Overall Score
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 3.772 | 52 | 6 | 2007 |
Overall | 3.800 | 52 | 6 | 2008 |
Overall | 5.065 | 59 | 11 | 2009 |
Overall | 5.239 | 58 | 11 | 2010 |
Overall | 5.300 | 65 | 11 | 2011 |
Overall | 5.400 | 62 | 10 | 2012 |
Overall | 5.500 | 56 | 10 | 2013 |
Overall | 5.300 | 50 | 8 | 2014 |
Overall | 4.935 | 66 | 13 | 2015 |
Overall | 5.019 | 66 | 12 | 2016 |
Overall | 4.813 | 85 | 12 | 2017 |
Overall | 5.397 | 63 | 11 | 2018 |
Overall | 5.569 | 61 | 11 | 2019 |
Overall | 5.721 | 55 | 10 | 2020 |
Overall | 5.586 | 56 | 10 | 2021 |
Overall | 4.972 | 64 | 14 | 2022 |
Overall | 5.138 | 59 | 13 | 2023 |
Overall | 5.132 | 56 | 12 | 2024 |
Overall | 6.185 | 37 | 9 | 2025 |
Legal and Political | 2.957 | 53 | 7 | 2007 |
Legal and Political | 3.000 | 54 | 7 | 2008 |
Legal and Political | 4.514 | 59 | 13 | 2009 |
Legal and Political | 4.593 | 65 | 14 | 2010 |
Legal and Political | 5.000 | 63 | 13 | 2011 |
Legal and Political | 4.800 | 63 | 13 | 2012 |
Legal and Political | 4.800 | 61 | 12 | 2013 |
Legal and Political | 4.675 | 53 | 9 | 2014 |
Legal and Political | 4.177 | 73 | 16 | 2015 |
Legal and Political | 4.313 | 73 | 16 | 2016 |
Legal and Political | 4.414 | 74 | 15 | 2017 |
Legal and Political | 4.563 | 70 | 14 | 2018 |
Legal and Political | 4.836 | 64 | 14 | 2019 |
Legal and Political | 4.914 | 63 | 14 | 2020 |
Legal and Political | 4.960 | 62 | 14 | 2021 |
Legal and Political | 4.790 | 64 | 14 | 2022 |
Legal and Political | 4.965 | 58 | 11 | 2023 |
Legal and Political | 4.884 | 58 | 11 | 2024 |
Legal and Political | 5.076 | 56 | 11 | 2025 |
Physical | 4.859 | 45 | 4 | 2007 |
Physical | 4.900 | 45 | 4 | 2008 |
Physical | 5.586 | 67 | 12 | 2009 |
Physical | 5.996 | 54 | 8 | 2010 |
Physical | 5.600 | 86 | 15 | 2011 |
Physical | 5.800 | 77 | 13 | 2012 |
Physical | 6.000 | 68 | 12 | 2013 |
Physical | 6.000 | 55 | 7 | 2014 |
Physical | 5.689 | 64 | 14 | 2015 |
Physical | 5.744 | 69 | 13 | 2016 |
Physical | 4.803 | 106 | 14 | 2017 |
Physical | 6.137 | 75 | 15 | 2018 |
Physical | 6.184 | 79 | 16 | 2019 |
Physical | 6.370 | 77 | 14 | 2020 |
Physical | 6.464 | 69 | 15 | 2021 |
Physical | 4.789 | 74 | 15 | 2022 |
Physical | 4.767 | 72 | 14 | 2023 |
Physical | 4.833 | 69 | 14 | 2024 |
Physical | 7.810 | 12 | 1 | 2025 |
Intellectual | 3.500 | 57 | 8 | 2007 |
Intellectual | 3.500 | 57 | 8 | 2008 |
Intellectual | 5.093 | 49 | 9 | 2009 |
Intellectual | 5.128 | 54 | 10 | 2010 |
Intellectual | 5.400 | 52 | 9 | 2011 |
Intellectual | 5.600 | 49 | 9 | 2012 |
Intellectual | 5.700 | 48 | 9 | 2013 |
Intellectual | 4.933 | 64 | 10 | 2014 |
Intellectual | 4.939 | 65 | 11 | 2015 |
Intellectual | 5.000 | 67 | 12 | 2016 |
Intellectual | 5.221 | 64 | 12 | 2017 |
Intellectual | 5.492 | 60 | 10 | 2018 |
Intellectual | 5.687 | 60 | 10 | 2019 |
Intellectual | 5.878 | 55 | 10 | 2020 |
Intellectual | 5.335 | 57 | 14 | 2021 |
Intellectual | 5.335 | 57 | 14 | 2022 |
Intellectual | 5.680 | 41 | 9 | 2023 |
Intellectual | 5.680 | 41 | 9 | 2024 |
Intellectual | 5.667 | 41 | 9 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Bulgaria - Legal and Political Environment
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 2.957 | 53 | 7 | 2007 |
Overall | 3.000 | 54 | 7 | 2008 |
Overall | 4.514 | 59 | 13 | 2009 |
Overall | 4.593 | 65 | 14 | 2010 |
Overall | 5.000 | 63 | 13 | 2011 |
Overall | 4.800 | 63 | 13 | 2012 |
Overall | 4.800 | 61 | 12 | 2013 |
Overall | 4.675 | 53 | 9 | 2014 |
Overall | 4.177 | 73 | 16 | 2015 |
Overall | 4.313 | 73 | 16 | 2016 |
Overall | 4.414 | 74 | 15 | 2017 |
Overall | 4.563 | 70 | 14 | 2018 |
Overall | 4.836 | 64 | 14 | 2019 |
Overall | 4.914 | 63 | 14 | 2020 |
Overall | 4.960 | 62 | 14 | 2021 |
Overall | 4.790 | 64 | 14 | 2022 |
Overall | 4.965 | 58 | 11 | 2023 |
Overall | 4.884 | 58 | 11 | 2024 |
Overall | 5.076 | 56 | 11 | 2025 |
Judicial Independence | 2.509 | 57 | 8 | 2007 |
Judicial Independence | 2.500 | 60 | 8 | 2008 |
Judicial Independence | 3.000 | 87 | 15 | 2009 |
Judicial Independence | 3.183 | 97 | 17 | 2010 |
Judicial Independence | 4.200 | 90 | 15 | 2011 |
Judicial Independence | 4.200 | 90 | 16 | 2012 |
Judicial Independence | 4.100 | 89 | 15 | 2013 |
Judicial Independence | 3.700 | 80 | 9 | 2014 |
Judicial Independence | 2.215 | 108 | 21 | 2015 |
Judicial Independence | 2.810 | 104 | 20 | 2016 |
Judicial Independence | 3.371 | 100 | 19 | 2017 |
Judicial Independence | 3.325 | 99 | 17 | 2018 |
Judicial Independence | 3.645 | 88 | 14 | 2019 |
Judicial Independence | 3.801 | 80 | 13 | 2020 |
Judicial Independence | 3.801 | 80 | 13 | 2021 |
Judicial Independence | 3.801 | 80 | 13 | 2022 |
Judicial Independence | 4.433 | 55 | 10 | 2023 |
Judicial Independence | 4.573 | 53 | 9 | 2024 |
Judicial Independence | 4.719 | 52 | 10 | 2025 |
Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
Rule of Law | 4.720 | 58 | 12 | 2009 |
Rule of Law | 4.759 | 65 | 14 | 2010 |
Rule of Law | 4.900 | 60 | 14 | 2011 |
Rule of Law | 4.800 | 62 | 14 | 2012 |
Rule of Law | 4.800 | 62 | 14 | 2013 |
Rule of Law | 4.800 | 48 | 9 | 2014 |
Rule of Law | 4.725 | 62 | 15 | 2015 |
Rule of Law | 4.845 | 62 | 16 | 2016 |
Rule of Law | 4.752 | 68 | 16 | 2017 |
Rule of Law | 4.924 | 64 | 13 | 2018 |
Rule of Law | 4.918 | 66 | 14 | 2019 |
Rule of Law | 4.941 | 64 | 14 | 2020 |
Rule of Law | 5.072 | 61 | 14 | 2021 |
Rule of Law | 4.826 | 66 | 16 | 2022 |
Rule of Law | 4.912 | 59 | 12 | 2023 |
Rule of Law | 4.786 | 64 | 13 | 2024 |
Rule of Law | 4.986 | 57 | 12 | 2025 |
Political Stability | 5.320 | 32 | 5 | 2007 |
Political Stability | 5.300 | 33 | 5 | 2008 |
Political Stability | 5.840 | 44 | 11 | 2009 |
Political Stability | 5.778 | 49 | 13 | 2010 |
Political Stability | 5.900 | 46 | 11 | 2011 |
Political Stability | 5.700 | 48 | 13 | 2012 |
Political Stability | 5.600 | 49 | 11 | 2013 |
Political Stability | 5.700 | 37 | 7 | 2014 |
Political Stability | 5.351 | 51 | 12 | 2015 |
Political Stability | 5.164 | 59 | 15 | 2016 |
Political Stability | 5.162 | 59 | 15 | 2017 |
Political Stability | 5.326 | 62 | 16 | 2018 |
Political Stability | 6.105 | 43 | 12 | 2019 |
Political Stability | 6.219 | 43 | 11 | 2020 |
Political Stability | 6.280 | 34 | 8 | 2021 |
Political Stability | 6.080 | 39 | 10 | 2022 |
Political Stability | 5.987 | 41 | 10 | 2023 |
Political Stability | 5.493 | 48 | 11 | 2024 |
Political Stability | 5.873 | 45 | 11 | 2025 |
Control of Corruption | 4.000 | 35 | 4 | 2007 |
Control of Corruption | 4.000 | 36 | 4 | 2008 |
Control of Corruption | 4.497 | 59 | 13 | 2009 |
Control of Corruption | 4.653 | 66 | 15 | 2010 |
Control of Corruption | 4.800 | 61 | 13 | 2011 |
Control of Corruption | 4.600 | 63 | 14 | 2012 |
Control of Corruption | 4.700 | 59 | 14 | 2013 |
Control of Corruption | 4.500 | 46 | 8 | 2014 |
Control of Corruption | 4.415 | 66 | 17 | 2015 |
Control of Corruption | 4.432 | 66 | 18 | 2016 |
Control of Corruption | 4.371 | 68 | 17 | 2017 |
Control of Corruption | 4.677 | 62 | 14 | 2018 |
Control of Corruption | 4.678 | 62 | 14 | 2019 |
Control of Corruption | 4.697 | 63 | 14 | 2020 |
Control of Corruption | 4.690 | 64 | 14 | 2021 |
Control of Corruption | 4.455 | 71 | 15 | 2022 |
Control of Corruption | 4.529 | 64 | 14 | 2023 |
Control of Corruption | 4.684 | 62 | 14 | 2024 |
Control of Corruption | 4.725 | 61 | 14 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Bulgaria - Physical Property Rights
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 4.859 | 45 | 4 | 2007 |
Overall | 4.900 | 45 | 4 | 2008 |
Overall | 5.586 | 67 | 12 | 2009 |
Overall | 5.996 | 54 | 8 | 2010 |
Overall | 5.600 | 86 | 15 | 2011 |
Overall | 5.800 | 77 | 13 | 2012 |
Overall | 6.000 | 68 | 12 | 2013 |
Overall | 6.000 | 55 | 7 | 2014 |
Overall | 5.689 | 64 | 14 | 2015 |
Overall | 5.744 | 69 | 13 | 2016 |
Overall | 4.803 | 106 | 14 | 2017 |
Overall | 6.137 | 75 | 15 | 2018 |
Overall | 6.184 | 79 | 16 | 2019 |
Overall | 6.370 | 77 | 14 | 2020 |
Overall | 6.464 | 69 | 15 | 2021 |
Overall | 4.789 | 74 | 15 | 2022 |
Overall | 4.767 | 72 | 14 | 2023 |
Overall | 4.833 | 69 | 14 | 2024 |
Overall | 7.810 | 12 | 1 | 2025 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.583 | 56 | 6 | 2007 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.600 | 56 | 6 | 2008 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.667 | 85 | 16 | 2009 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.867 | 90 | 18 | 2010 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.600 | 106 | 20 | 2011 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.700 | 102 | 19 | 2012 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.000 | 100 | 18 | 2013 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.100 | 71 | 9 | 2014 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.113 | 96 | 19 | 2015 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.327 | 103 | 18 | 2016 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.476 | 105 | 18 | 2017 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.183 | 108 | 19 | 2018 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.322 | 110 | 21 | 2019 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.865 | 98 | 17 | 2020 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.865 | 98 | 17 | 2021 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.865 | 98 | 17 | 2022 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.865 | 94 | 16 | 2023 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.865 | 94 | 16 | 2024 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 10.000 | 3 | 1 | 2025 |
Registering Process | 6.302 | 32 | 3 | 2007 |
Registering Process | 6.300 | 32 | 3 | 2008 |
Registering Process | 7.758 | 57 | 9 | 2009 |
Registering Process | 8.187 | 54 | 10 | 2010 |
Registering Process | 8.200 | 69 | 17 | 2011 |
Registering Process | 8.300 | 75 | 18 | 2012 |
Registering Process | 8.300 | 72 | 19 | 2013 |
Registering Process | 8.400 | 51 | 8 | 2014 |
Registering Process | 9.630 | 24 | 9 | 2015 |
Registering Process | 9.583 | 25 | 9 | 2016 |
Registering Process | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
Registering Process | 9.328 | 53 | 17 | 2018 |
Registering Process | 9.328 | 51 | 17 | 2019 |
Registering Process | 9.344 | 53 | 17 | 2020 |
Registering Process | 9.344 | 53 | 17 | 2021 |
Registering Process | 4.320 | 68 | 15 | 2022 |
Registering Process | 4.255 | 69 | 16 | 2023 |
Registering Process | 4.453 | 58 | 13 | 2024 |
Registering Process | 4.531 | 52 | 11 | 2025 |
Access to Financing | 3.692 | 40 | 5 | 2007 |
Access to Financing | 3.700 | 41 | 5 | 2008 |
Access to Financing | 4.333 | 50 | 8 | 2009 |
Access to Financing | 4.933 | 40 | 6 | 2010 |
Access to Financing | 4.100 | 55 | 6 | 2011 |
Access to Financing | 4.400 | 47 | 3 | 2012 |
Access to Financing | 4.700 | 39 | 2 | 2013 |
Access to Financing | 4.700 | 29 | 1 | 2014 |
Access to Financing | 3.323 | 50 | 6 | 2015 |
Access to Financing | 3.323 | 51 | 6 | 2016 |
Access to Financing | 5.129 | 60 | 10 | 2017 |
Access to Financing | 4.902 | 60 | 10 | 2018 |
Access to Financing | 4.902 | 60 | 10 | 2019 |
Access to Financing | 4.902 | 60 | 10 | 2020 |
Access to Financing | 5.182 | 48 | 7 | 2021 |
Access to Financing | 5.182 | 48 | 7 | 2022 |
Access to Financing | 5.182 | 45 | 6 | 2023 |
Access to Financing | 5.182 | 45 | 6 | 2024 |
Access to Financing | 8.900 | 3 | 1 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Bulgaria - Intellectual Property Rights
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 3.500 | 57 | 8 | 2007 |
Overall | 3.500 | 57 | 8 | 2008 |
Overall | 5.093 | 49 | 9 | 2009 |
Overall | 5.128 | 54 | 10 | 2010 |
Overall | 5.400 | 52 | 9 | 2011 |
Overall | 5.600 | 49 | 9 | 2012 |
Overall | 5.700 | 48 | 9 | 2013 |
Overall | 4.933 | 64 | 10 | 2014 |
Overall | 4.939 | 65 | 11 | 2015 |
Overall | 5.000 | 67 | 12 | 2016 |
Overall | 5.221 | 64 | 12 | 2017 |
Overall | 5.492 | 60 | 10 | 2018 |
Overall | 5.687 | 60 | 10 | 2019 |
Overall | 5.878 | 55 | 10 | 2020 |
Overall | 5.335 | 57 | 14 | 2021 |
Overall | 5.335 | 57 | 14 | 2022 |
Overall | 5.680 | 41 | 9 | 2023 |
Overall | 5.680 | 41 | 9 | 2024 |
Overall | 5.667 | 41 | 9 | 2025 |
Perception of IP Protection | 2.844 | 61 | 7 | 2007 |
Perception of IP Protection | 2.800 | 62 | 7 | 2008 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.000 | 88 | 16 | 2009 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.100 | 94 | 18 | 2010 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.800 | 99 | 20 | 2011 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.100 | 89 | 17 | 2012 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.300 | 94 | 17 | 2013 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.300 | 70 | 8 | 2014 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.368 | 95 | 20 | 2015 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.550 | 105 | 21 | 2016 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.914 | 107 | 20 | 2017 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.644 | 114 | 23 | 2018 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.929 | 109 | 23 | 2019 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.499 | 93 | 20 | 2020 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.499 | 93 | 20 | 2021 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.499 | 93 | 20 | 2022 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.499 | 90 | 19 | 2023 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.499 | 90 | 19 | 2024 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.499 | 90 | 19 | 2025 |
Patent Protection | 6.476 | 37 | 5 | 2007 |
Patent Protection | 6.500 | 37 | 5 | 2008 |
Patent Protection | 9.800 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
Patent Protection | 9.083 | 11 | 1 | 2010 |
Patent Protection | 9.100 | 11 | 1 | 2011 |
Patent Protection | 9.100 | 11 | 1 | 2012 |
Patent Protection | 9.100 | 11 | 1 | 2013 |
Patent Protection | 7.800 | 31 | 6 | 2014 |
Patent Protection | 7.750 | 33 | 6 | 2015 |
Patent Protection | 7.750 | 33 | 6 | 2016 |
Patent Protection | 7.750 | 33 | 6 | 2017 |
Patent Protection | 8.833 | 12 | 1 | 2018 |
Patent Protection | 8.833 | 12 | 1 | 2019 |
Patent Protection | 8.833 | 12 | 1 | 2020 |
Patent Protection | 6.250 | 38 | 7 | 2021 |
Patent Protection | 6.250 | 38 | 7 | 2022 |
Patent Protection | 6.250 | 34 | 5 | 2023 |
Patent Protection | 6.250 | 34 | 5 | 2024 |
Patent Protection | 6.250 | 34 | 5 | 2025 |
Copyright Protection | 1.180 | 32 | 8 | 2007 |
Copyright Protection | 1.200 | 32 | 8 | 2008 |
Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 55 | 10 | 2009 |
Copyright Protection | 3.200 | 63 | 14 | 2010 |
Copyright Protection | 3.300 | 63 | 14 | 2011 |
Copyright Protection | 3.500 | 59 | 13 | 2012 |
Copyright Protection | 3.600 | 60 | 14 | 2013 |
Copyright Protection | 3.600 | 50 | 10 | 2014 |
Copyright Protection | 3.700 | 60 | 14 | 2015 |
Copyright Protection | 3.700 | 60 | 14 | 2016 |
Copyright Protection | 4.000 | 55 | 12 | 2017 |
Copyright Protection | 4.000 | 55 | 12 | 2018 |
Copyright Protection | 4.300 | 53 | 12 | 2019 |
Copyright Protection | 4.300 | 53 | 12 | 2020 |
Copyright Protection | 4.300 | 53 | 12 | 2021 |
Copyright Protection | 4.300 | 53 | 12 | 2022 |
Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2023 | |
Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2024 | |
Copyright Protection | No Data | No Data | 2025 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
Trademark Protection | 6.291 | 31 | 14 | 2021 |
Trademark Protection | 6.291 | 31 | 14 | 2022 |
Trademark Protection | 6.291 | 31 | 14 | 2023 |
Trademark Protection | 6.291 | 31 | 14 | 2024 |
Trademark Protection | 6.253 | 30 | 15 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |