2020
| International Property Rights Index

Bulgaria

Region

Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Global Rank

55/129

Regional Rank

10/25

Score

5.721

BULGARIA

Region:  Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Global Rank: 55 of 129

Regional Rank: 10 of 25

 

Bulgaria’s IPRI score increased by 0.151 to 5.721 placing it 10th in the Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and 55th 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 0.077 to 4.914 with scores of 3.801 in Judicial Independence, 4.941 in Rule of Law, 6.219 in Political Stability, and 4.697 in Control of Corruption.

 

Bulgaria’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.186 to 6.37 with scores of 4.865 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 9.344 in Registering Property, and 4.902 in Ease of Access to Loans.

 

Bulgaria’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.19 to 5.878 with scores of 4.499 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 8.833 in Patent Protection, and 4.3 in Copyright 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 Piracy

Bulgaria - IPRI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 3.772 52 6 2007
Overall 3.800 51 6 2008
Overall 5.065 59 11 2009
Overall 5.239 58 11 2010
Overall 5.300 63 12 2011
Overall 5.400 64 10 2012
Overall 5.500 59 11 2013
Overall 5.300 52 9 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
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 62 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
Physical 4.859 45 4 2007
Physical 4.900 46 4 2008
Physical 5.586 67 12 2009
Physical 5.996 54 8 2010
Physical 5.600 89 18 2011
Physical 5.800 77 16 2012
Physical 6.000 70 15 2013
Physical 6.000 58 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
Intellectual 3.500 57 8 2007
Intellectual 3.500 58 8 2008
Intellectual 5.093 49 9 2009
Intellectual 5.128 54 10 2010
Intellectual 5.400 54 10 2011
Intellectual 5.600 51 9 2012
Intellectual 5.700 49 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
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Bulgaria - Legal and Political Environmental

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 62 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
Judicial Independence 2.509 57 8 2007
Judicial Independence 2.500 58 8 2008
Judicial Independence 3.000 89 15 2009
Judicial Independence 3.183 97 17 2010
Judicial Independence 4.200 93 17 2011
Judicial Independence 4.200 91 17 2012
Judicial Independence 4.100 87 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
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 50 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
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 45 11 2011
Political Stability 5.700 48 13 2012
Political Stability 5.600 50 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
Control of Corruption 4.000 36 4 2007
Control of Corruption 4.000 37 4 2008
Control of Corruption 4.497 59 13 2009
Control of Corruption 4.653 66 15 2010
Control of Corruption 4.800 62 13 2011
Control of Corruption 4.600 63 14 2012
Control of Corruption 4.700 60 14 2013
Control of Corruption 4.500 49 9 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
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Bulgaria - Physical Property Rights

Bulgaria - Intellectual Property Rights

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 3.500 57 8 2007
Overall 3.500 58 8 2008
Overall 5.093 49 9 2009
Overall 5.128 54 10 2010
Overall 5.400 54 10 2011
Overall 5.600 51 9 2012
Overall 5.700 49 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
Perception of IP Protection 2.844 61 7 2007
Perception of IP Protection 2.800 64 7 2008
Perception of IP Protection 3.000 89 16 2009
Perception of IP Protection 3.100 94 18 2010
Perception of IP Protection 3.800 102 21 2011
Perception of IP Protection 4.100 89 17 2012
Perception of IP Protection 4.300 93 17 2013
Perception of IP Protection 4.300 71 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
Patent Protection 6.476 37 6 2007
Patent Protection 6.500 38 6 2008
Patent Protection 9.800 3 1 2009
Patent Protection 9.083 12 1 2010
Patent Protection 9.100 11 1 2011
Patent Protection 9.100 11 1 2012
Patent Protection 9.100 12 1 2013
Patent Protection 7.800 36 6 2014
Patent Protection 7.750 36 6 2015
Patent Protection 7.750 36 6 2016
Patent Protection 7.750 35 6 2017
Patent Protection 8.833 20 3 2018
Patent Protection 8.833 20 3 2019
Patent Protection 8.833 18 3 2020
Copyright Piracy 1.180 32 8 2007
Copyright Piracy 1.200 33 8 2008
Copyright Piracy 3.200 57 12 2009
Copyright Piracy 3.200 63 14 2010
Copyright Piracy 3.300 65 14 2011
Copyright Piracy 3.500 59 13 2012
Copyright Piracy 3.600 60 14 2013
Copyright Piracy 3.600 50 10 2014
Copyright Piracy 3.700 60 14 2015
Copyright Piracy 3.700 60 14 2016
Copyright Piracy 4.000 55 13 2017
Copyright Piracy 4.000 57 13 2018
Copyright Piracy 4.300 54 12 2019
Copyright Piracy 4.300 54 12 2020
Statistic Score Global Region Year