Bulgaria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Bulgaria
234.99 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
-1.99 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person against -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 236.98 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 118.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2642 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9833 BoP, current US$ per person 0.7191 BoP, current US$ per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s -0.4138 BoP, current US$ per person 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person 3.24 BoP, current US$ per person Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 41.08 BoP, current US$ per person 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person 38.64 BoP, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2010s 85.02 BoP, current US$ per person 8.07 BoP, current US$ per person 76.94 BoP, current US$ per person Bulgaria
2020s 185.03 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6797 BoP, current US$ per person 184.35 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$), per capita, Bulgaria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bulgaria, at 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person against -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
236.98 BoP, current US$ per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.