Bulgaria vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Bulgaria
1.2%
in 2025
Sweden
1.2%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
48th
Sweden rank
45th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 45th of 189 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 4.2% | 4.2% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 8.1% | 7.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 3.3% | 2.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 6.4% | 5.2% | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, 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 Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 45th 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.