Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Bulgaria is 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 1,231.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 265.14 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.41 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 40th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.6822 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 1.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +150.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2483 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.5% |
| 1990 | -0.2874 BoP, current US$ per person | -215.8% |
| 1991 | -0.7032 BoP, current US$ per person | +144.6% |
| 1992 | -0.3178 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.8% |
| 1993 | -0.379 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per person | -105.6% |
| 1995 | -0.9517 BoP, current US$ per person | -4564.3% |
| 1996 | -3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +258.1% |
| 1997 | -0.2045 BoP, current US$ per person | -94.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per person | -103.8% |
| 1999 | 2.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +26963.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4019 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.7% |
| 2001 | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +200.1% |
| 2002 | 3.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +199.8% |
| 2003 | 3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 25.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +635.2% |
| 2005 | 12.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.4% |
| 2006 | 38.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +214.9% |
| 2007 | 128.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +235.7% |
| 2008 | 149.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 48.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.5% |
| 2010 | 79.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +64.2% |
| 2011 | 67 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 56.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 49.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 124.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +154.1% |
| 2015 | 17.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.9% |
| 2016 | 119.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +579.9% |
| 2017 | 72.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 137.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +89.0% |
| 2019 | 125.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 68.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.1% |
| 2021 | 169.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +145.9% |
| 2022 | 265.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.6% |
| 2023 | 184.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.6% |
| 2024 | 187.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 64% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +26963.5% | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.08 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1995 | -4564.3% | 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9517 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2642 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4138 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4019 BoP, current US$ per person | 149.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 137.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 68.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 265.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 37 Slovakia 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Kosovo 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 41 Poland 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 42 North Macedonia 219.71 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 43 Greece 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 316.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 231.34 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Bulgaria?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Bulgaria was 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 265.14 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.41 BoP, current US$ per person in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,231.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.