Bulgaria vs Japan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Bulgaria
47,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
48th
Japan rank
46th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 47,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 7,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 48th and Japan ranks 46th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 491.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 491.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 2,085 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,332 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 44,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,280 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 17,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46,035 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,933 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 34,206 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 113,697 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 79,490 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Bulgaria or Japan?
Japan, at 54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 47,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Bulgaria and Japan?
7,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Bulgaria ranks 48th and Japan ranks 46th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.