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

Albania
0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bulgaria
0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Albania rank
51st
Bulgaria rank
50th

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

  • Albania
  • Bulgaria
-0.0100.010.020.03198020022025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Albania, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Albania ranks 51st and Bulgaria ranks 50th of 191 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2000s 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Albania or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Albania as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Albania and Bulgaria?
0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bulgaria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Albania and Bulgaria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Albania ranks 51st and Bulgaria ranks 50th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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