Albania vs Bulgaria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Albania
9,590 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria
10,930 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Albania rank
53rd
Bulgaria rank
51st

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

  • Albania
  • Bulgaria
-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k198020012023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 10,930 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,590 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Albania, a difference of 1,340 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Albania ranks 53rd and Bulgaria ranks 51st of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 4,828 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,648 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 179.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Albania
2010s 1,647 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,458 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 5,058 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,197 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Albania or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 10,930 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,590 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Albania and Bulgaria?
1,340 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bulgaria?
30 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Albania and Bulgaria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Albania ranks 53rd and Bulgaria ranks 51st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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