Bulgaria vs Cyprus: Total FDI inflows — Value US$

Bulgaria
3,913 million USD
in 2023
Cyprus
3,447 million USD
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
55th
Cyprus rank
57th

Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
-20.0k020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 3,913 million USD against 3,447 million USD in Cyprus, a difference of 466 million USD.

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cyprus ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 55th and Cyprus ranks 57th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Cyprus in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Cyprus Difference Ahead
1990s 269.39 million USD 297.64 million USD 28.25 million USD Cyprus
2000s 4,559 million USD 1,490 million USD 3,069 million USD Bulgaria
2010s 1,501 million USD 16,935 million USD 15,434 million USD Cyprus
2020s 2,969 million USD -3,864 million USD 6,833 million USD Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Bulgaria or Cyprus?
Bulgaria, at 3,913 million USD against 3,447 million USD in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Bulgaria and Cyprus?
466 million USD, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cyprus?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Cyprus rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
Bulgaria ranks 55th and Cyprus ranks 57th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,713 data points, 1990–2023
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.