Bulgaria vs Côte d'Ivoire: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Bulgaria
3.7%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire
3.6%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
60th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
63rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.7% against 3.6% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 60th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 63rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Côte d'Ivoire in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 1.3% | 12.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.1% | 2.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Bulgaria, at 3.7% against 3.6% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 63rd 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.