Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate was 41.24 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Bulgaria stood at 41.24 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 24.2% on the previous year and up 220.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Bulgaria peaked at 493.27 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -72.12 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -25.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -3.61 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 1994 | 163.5 % change on previous year | -4623.5% |
| 1995 | -14.23 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 1996 | 20.58 % change on previous year | -244.6% |
| 1997 | 493.27 % change on previous year | +2297.4% |
| 1998 | 4.91 % change on previous year | -99.0% |
| 1999 | 36.01 % change on previous year | +633.8% |
| 2000 | 10.17 % change on previous year | -71.8% |
| 2001 | -20.47 % change on previous year | -301.3% |
| 2002 | 14.09 % change on previous year | -168.8% |
| 2003 | 126.44 % change on previous year | +797.4% |
| 2004 | 62.66 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 2005 | 15.39 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 2006 | 99.11 % change on previous year | +543.9% |
| 2007 | 58.73 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 2008 | -20.45 % change on previous year | -134.8% |
| 2009 | -65.65 % change on previous year | +221.0% |
| 2010 | -54.96 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 21.28 % change on previous year | -138.7% |
| 2012 | -20.67 % change on previous year | -197.1% |
| 2013 | 12.85 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 2014 | -72.12 % change on previous year | -661.1% |
| 2015 | 380.44 % change on previous year | -627.5% |
| 2016 | -53.09 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 2017 | 74.36 % change on previous year | -240.1% |
| 2018 | -37.01 % change on previous year | -149.8% |
| 2019 | 60.63 % change on previous year | -263.8% |
| 2020 | 85.1 % change on previous year | +40.4% |
| 2021 | -47.18 % change on previous year | -155.4% |
| 2022 | 54.42 % change on previous year | -215.3% |
| 2023 | 41.24 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +4623.5% | -3.61 % change on previous year | 163.5 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +2297.4% | 20.58 % change on previous year | 493.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.33 % change on previous year | -25.76 % change on previous year | 493.27 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 28 % change on previous year | -65.65 % change on previous year | 126.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.17 % change on previous year | -72.12 % change on previous year | 380.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.39 % change on previous year | -47.18 % change on previous year | 85.1 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 39 Turkmenistan 47.25 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Cook Islands 45.01 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Anguilla 44.14 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 41.23 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Guinea 37.39 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Pakistan 36 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 60.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 759.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Bulgaria?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Bulgaria was 41.24 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 493.27 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -72.12 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.