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

Bulgaria
10,930 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
11,822 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
51st
Philippines rank
49th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 11,822 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,930 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Philippines ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 51st and Philippines ranks 49th of 188 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Philippines Difference Ahead
1980s 21.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 128.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 107.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
1990s -31.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 810.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 842.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 2,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 5,458 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,860 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,402 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2020s 10,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,067 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 812.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Bulgaria or Philippines?
Philippines, at 11,822 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,930 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Bulgaria and Philippines?
892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Philippines?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Philippines rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Philippines ranks 49th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.