Region
Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Global Rank
56/125
Regional Rank
12/25
Score
5.132
Bulgaria’s IPRI score decreased by -0.006 to 5.132 placing it 12nd in the Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and 56th 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 decreased by -0.081 to 4.884 with scores of 4.573 in Judicial Independence, 4.786 in Rule of Law, 5.493 in Political Stability, and 4.684 in Control of Corruption.
Bulgaria’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.066 to 4.833 with scores of 4.865 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 4.453 in Registering Property, and 5.182 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Bulgaria’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 5.68 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 6.291 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |