Bulgaria vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Bulgaria
0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
50th
Sweden rank
47th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th of 191 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1990s | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.