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

Bulgaria
47,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
48th
Sweden rank
49th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 47,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 1,775 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 49th of 200 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,695 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,695 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 2,085 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 33,203 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 31,118 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 44,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54,415 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 17,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 540.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 34,206 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 91,304 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 57,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Bulgaria or Sweden?
Bulgaria, at 47,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Bulgaria and Sweden?
1,775 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Bulgaria ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 49th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.