Bulgaria vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Foreign direct investment, net inflows
Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time
- Bulgaria
- Central Europe and the Baltics
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ against -18.80 billion BoP, current US$ in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 23.69 billion BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 45th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th of 202 countries.
Central Europe and the Baltics has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Central Europe and the Baltics | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 15.50 million BoP, current US$ | 15.50 million BoP, current US$ | Central Europe and the Baltics |
| 1990s | 230.71 million BoP, current US$ | 9.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.35 billion BoP, current US$ | Central Europe and the Baltics |
| 2000s | 4.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 61.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 56.56 billion BoP, current US$ | Central Europe and the Baltics |
| 2010s | 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 48.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 46.74 billion BoP, current US$ | Central Europe and the Baltics |
| 2020s | 3.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 66.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 62.99 billion BoP, current US$ | Central Europe and the Baltics |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Bulgaria or Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Bulgaria, at 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ against -18.80 billion BoP, current US$ in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 23.69 billion BoP, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.