Albania vs Bulgaria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Albania
1.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria
1.2%
in 2025
Albania rank
49th
Bulgaria rank
48th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Albania
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Albania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Albania ranks 49th and Bulgaria ranks 48th of 189 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Albania or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Albania and Bulgaria?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bulgaria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Bulgaria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Albania ranks 49th and Bulgaria ranks 48th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.