Azerbaijan vs Bulgaria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Azerbaijan
1.2%
in 2025
Bulgaria
1.2%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
46th
Bulgaria rank
48th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Azerbaijan
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 46th and Bulgaria ranks 48th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 0.7% | 17.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 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, Azerbaijan or Bulgaria?
- Azerbaijan, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Azerbaijan and Bulgaria?
- 0.0%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bulgaria?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Bulgaria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Azerbaijan ranks 46th 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.