Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Bulgaria

Foreign direct investment outflows in Bulgaria in 2025 — 1,511,750,000 US$. Ranked 33 in the world out of 91.

2025 1.51B US$ +24.91% vs 2024
World rank 33of 91
Period maximum 1.71B US$2022
Period minimum -28.5M US$1996

Trend over time

1980–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Bulgaria, 1980–2025-500M0500M1B1.5B2B19801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 6,119,985 US$1988: 15,373,928 US$1989: 2,203,749 US$1990: -2,506,000 US$1991: -6,070,000 US$1992: -2,714,000 US$1993: -3,211,000 US$1994: 180,000 US$1995: -8,000,000 US$1996: -28,500,000 US$1997: -1,700,000 US$1998: 63,603 US$1999: 17,116,992 US$2000: 3,283,925 US$2001: 9,660,637 US$2002: 28,337,941 US$2003: 26,502,802 US$2004: 193,372,712 US$2005: 93,336,878 US$2006: 291,720,180 US$2007: 972,188,168 US$2008: 1,117,476,024 US$2009: 361,246,920 US$2010: 589,250,000 US$2011: 492,370,000 US$2012: 409,980,000 US$2013: 351,540,000 US$2014: 882,360,000 US$2015: 123,220,000 US$2016: 827,020,000 US$2017: 495,770,000 US$2018: 924,350,000 US$2019: 829,110,000 US$2020: 450,870,000 US$2021: 1,101,420,000 US$2022: 1,714,180,000 US$2023: 1,186,600,000 US$2024: 1,210,250,000 US$2025: 1,511,750,000 US$
Change over the period: +1.51B

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 1.51B US$
World 1.49T US$
Eastern Europe computed -28.83B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.51B +302M +24.91%
2024 1.21B +23.65M +1.99%
2023 1.19B −528M −30.78%
2022 1.71B +613M +55.63%
2021 1.1B +651M +144.29%
2020 451M −378M −45.62%
2019 829M −95.24M −10.3%
2018 924M +429M +86.45%
2017 496M −331M −40.05%
2016 827M +704M +571.17%
2015 123M −759M −86.04%
2014 882M +531M +151%
2013 352M −58.44M −14.25%
2012 410M −82.39M −16.73%
2011 492M −96.88M −16.44%
2010 589M +228M +63.12%
2009 361M −756M −67.67%
2008 1.12B +145M +14.94%
2007 972M +680M +233.26%
2006 292M +198M +212.55%
2005 93.34M −100M −51.73%
2004 193M +167M +629.63%
2003 26.5M −1.84M −6.48%
2002 28.34M +18.68M +193.33%
2001 9.66M +6.38M +194.18%
2000 3.28M −13.83M −80.81%
1999 17.12M +17.05M +26,812.22%
1998 63,603 +1.76M +103.74%
1997 -1.7M +26.8M +94.04%
1996 -28.5M −20.5M −256.25%
1995 -8M −8.18M −4,544.44%
1994 180,000 +3.39M +105.61%
1993 -3.21M −497,000 −18.31%
1992 -2.71M +3.36M +55.29%
1991 -6.07M −3.56M −142.22%
1990 -2.51M −4.71M −213.72%
1989 2.2M −13.17M −85.67%
1988 15.37M +9.25M +151.21%
1987 6.12M +6.12M
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.