Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 27.8% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1172 million USD per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 56th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +3056.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 1993 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | +199.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | +95.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | +453.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0129 million USD per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0178 million USD per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0211 million USD per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0319 million USD per square kilometre | +84.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0447 million USD per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0484 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0894 million USD per square kilometre | +84.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1172 million USD per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0807 million USD per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0281 million USD per square kilometre | -65.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0132 million USD per square kilometre | -53.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0133 million USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -72.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0204 million USD per square kilometre | +458.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0093 million USD per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 million USD per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | +60.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre | +27.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +3056.2% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0178 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0495 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1172 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0204 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.019 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 53 Panama 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 54 Chile 0.0239 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 55 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 57 Bangladesh 0.0211 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 58 Rwanda 0.0211 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 59 Romania 0.0208 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1172 million USD per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 56th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.