Bulgaria vs Congo: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Bulgaria
3.7%
in 2025
Congo
3.8%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
60th
Congo rank
57th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 60th and Congo ranks 57th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Congo |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 8.3% | 5.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 13.1% | 9.8% | Congo |
| 2020s | 3.9% | -1.6% | 5.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Bulgaria or Congo?
- Congo, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Congo?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Congo?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Congo rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th and Congo ranks 57th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.