Bulgaria vs Colombia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Bulgaria
1.2%
in 2025
Colombia
1.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
48th
Colombia rank
50th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Colombia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 48th and Colombia ranks 50th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 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, Bulgaria or Colombia?
- Bulgaria, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Colombia?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Colombia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Colombia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th and Colombia ranks 50th 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.