BULGARIA
BULGARIA’s IPRI score decreased by -0.21 to 4.81 placing it 12th in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and 85th in the world. BULGARIA is classified by the IMF as part of the Emerging and Developing Europe group and by the World Bank as an upper-middle income country.
BULGARIA’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.1 to 4.41 with scores of 3.37 in Judicial Independence, 4.75 in Rule of Law, 5.16 in Political Stability, and 4.37 for Control of Corruption.
BULGARIA’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.94 to 4.8 with scores of 4.48 in Property Rights, data unavailable for in Registering Property, and 5.13 for Ease of Access to Loans.
BULGARIA’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.22 to 5.22 with scores of 3.91 in Intellectual Property Protection, 7.75 in Patent Protection, and 4 in Copyright Protections.
BULGARIA - IPRI Overall Score
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 | 10 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 14 | 2012 |
| Physical | 6.000 | 70 | 12 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.509 | 57 | 8 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 2.500 | 58 | 8 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.000 | 89 | 17 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.183 | 97 | 17 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.200 | 93 | 16 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.200 | 91 | 16 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.100 | 87 | 16 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 12 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
BULGARIA - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4.583 | 56 | 6 | 2007 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 57 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.667 | 85 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.867 | 91 | 18 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 107 | 21 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 104 | 20 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.000 | 101 | 18 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.100 | 72 | 9 | 2014 |
| Overall | 4.113 | 96 | 19 | 2015 |
| Overall | 4.327 | 103 | 18 | 2016 |
| Overall | 4.476 | 105 | 18 | 2017 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 4.859 | 45 | 4 | 2007 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 4.900 | 46 | 4 | 2008 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.586 | 67 | 12 | 2009 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.996 | 54 | 8 | 2010 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.600 | 89 | 18 | 2011 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.800 | 77 | 14 | 2012 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 6.000 | 70 | 12 | 2013 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 6.000 | 58 | 7 | 2014 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.689 | 64 | 14 | 2015 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 5.744 | 69 | 13 | 2016 |
| Protection of Physical Property | 4.803 | 106 | 14 | 2017 |
| Registering Property | 6.302 | 32 | 3 | 2007 |
| Registering Property | 6.300 | 32 | 3 | 2008 |
| Registering Property | 7.758 | 57 | 9 | 2009 |
| Registering Property | 8.187 | 54 | 10 | 2010 |
| Registering Property | 8.200 | 69 | 17 | 2011 |
| Registering Property | 8.300 | 77 | 19 | 2012 |
| Registering Property | 8.300 | 75 | 19 | 2013 |
| Registering Property | 8.400 | 53 | 9 | 2014 |
| Registering Property | 9.630 | 24 | 9 | 2015 |
| Registering Property | 9.583 | 25 | 9 | 2016 |
| Registering Property | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.692 | 40 | 5 | 2007 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.700 | 41 | 5 | 2008 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.333 | 51 | 8 | 2009 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.933 | 40 | 6 | 2010 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.100 | 58 | 6 | 2011 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.400 | 46 | 3 | 2012 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.700 | 39 | 3 | 2013 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 4.700 | 30 | 1 | 2014 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.323 | 50 | 6 | 2015 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 3.323 | 51 | 6 | 2016 |
| Ease of Access to Loans | 5.129 | 60 | 10 | 2017 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
BULGARIA -Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.844 | 61 | 7 | 2007 |
| Overall | 2.800 | 64 | 8 | 2008 |
| Overall | 3.000 | 88 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.100 | 94 | 18 | 2010 |
| Overall | 3.800 | 102 | 22 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.100 | 89 | 17 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 93 | 17 | 2013 |
| Overall | 4.300 | 71 | 8 | 2014 |
| Overall | 3.368 | 95 | 20 | 2015 |
| Overall | 3.550 | 105 | 21 | 2016 |
| Overall | 3.914 | 107 | 20 | 2017 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 3.500 | 57 | 8 | 2007 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 3.500 | 58 | 8 | 2008 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 5.093 | 49 | 9 | 2009 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 5.128 | 54 | 10 | 2010 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 5.400 | 54 | 10 | 2011 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 5.600 | 51 | 9 | 2012 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 5.700 | 49 | 9 | 2013 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 4.933 | 64 | 10 | 2014 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 4.939 | 65 | 11 | 2015 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 5.000 | 67 | 12 | 2016 |
| Protection of Intellectual Property Rights | 5.221 | 64 | 12 | 2017 |
| 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 | 9 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 36 | 9 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 36 | 9 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 7.750 | 35 | 9 | 2017 |
| Copyright Piracy | 1.180 | 32 | 8 | 2007 |
| Copyright Piracy | 1.200 | 33 | 8 | 2008 |
| Copyright Piracy | 3.200 | 57 | 13 | 2009 |
| Copyright Piracy | 3.200 | 63 | 15 | 2010 |
| Copyright Piracy | 3.300 | 65 | 15 | 2011 |
| Copyright Piracy | 3.500 | 59 | 14 | 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |