Bulgaria vs Least developed countries: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Bulgaria
234.99 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Least developed countries
0.2287 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
40th
Least developed countries rank
39th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.2287 BoP, current US$ per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 234.76 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1,027.6 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 40th and Least developed countries ranks 39th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Least developed countries in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2642 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2087 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per person Bulgaria
1990s -0.4138 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per person 0.421 BoP, current US$ per person Least developed countries
2000s 41.08 BoP, current US$ per person 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person 39.97 BoP, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2010s 85.02 BoP, current US$ per person 2.13 BoP, current US$ per person 82.88 BoP, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2020s 185.03 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6099 BoP, current US$ per person 184.42 BoP, current US$ per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Bulgaria or Least developed countries?
Bulgaria, at 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.2287 BoP, current US$ per person in Least developed countries as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Least developed countries?
234.76 BoP, current US$ per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Least developed countries?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Least developed countries rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 40th and Least developed countries ranks 39th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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 (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.