Bulgaria vs Low income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows
Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time
- Bulgaria
- Low income
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Low income, a difference of 2.98 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.6 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Low income ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 45th and Low income ranks 42nd of 201 countries.
Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 191.44 million BoP, current US$ | 191.44 million BoP, current US$ | Low income |
| 1990s | 230.71 million BoP, current US$ | 759.45 million BoP, current US$ | 528.74 million BoP, current US$ | Low income |
| 2000s | 4.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 801.67 million BoP, current US$ | Low income |
| 2010s | 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 12.58 billion BoP, current US$ | Low income |
| 2020s | 3.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 13.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.19 billion BoP, current US$ | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Bulgaria or Low income?
- Bulgaria, at 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Bulgaria and Low income?
- 2.98 billion BoP, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Low income?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Low income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th and Low income ranks 42nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.