Bulgaria vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Bulgaria
0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Central Europe and the Baltics
-0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
50th
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
47th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Central Europe and the Baltics
-0.0500.050.1198020022025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 0.0254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 50th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th of 191 countries.

Central Europe and the Baltics has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Central Europe and the Baltics Difference Ahead
1990s -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Central Europe and the Baltics
2000s 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Central Europe and the Baltics
2010s 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Central Europe and the Baltics
2020s 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Central Europe and the Baltics

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Bulgaria or Central Europe and the Baltics?
Bulgaria, at 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics?
0.0254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.