Bulgaria vs Croatia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows

Bulgaria
4.88 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Croatia
4.54 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
45th
Croatia rank
47th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.54 billion BoP, current US$ in Croatia, a difference of 347.45 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 45th and Croatia ranks 47th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Croatia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Croatia Difference Ahead
1990s 280.90 million BoP, current US$ 490.94 million BoP, current US$ 210.04 million BoP, current US$ Croatia
2000s 4.79 billion BoP, current US$ 2.43 billion BoP, current US$ 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ 1.79 billion BoP, current US$ 65.67 million BoP, current US$ Bulgaria
2020s 3.58 billion BoP, current US$ 3.68 billion BoP, current US$ 99.45 million BoP, current US$ Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Bulgaria or Croatia?
Bulgaria, at 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.54 billion BoP, current US$ in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Bulgaria and Croatia?
347.45 million BoP, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
Bulgaria ranks 45th and Croatia ranks 47th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 12,232 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.