What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea?

0.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea?

12 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

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.

Bulgaria vs Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP

Bulgaria

1.2%

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

1.2%

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

48th

Equatorial Guinea rank

47th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time

Bulgaria
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 48th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 47th of 189 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Bulgaria
2010s	1.0%	-0.0%	1.1%	Bulgaria
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 Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?: Bulgaria ranks 48th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 47th 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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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 7,265 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.