Foreign direct investment inflows in Bulgaria
Net foreign direct investment inflows to Bulgaria were 3.7% of GDP in 2025.
Bulgaria, 2025
3.7%
Change from 2024
+1.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
2.0%
Position in 2025
52nd of 184
Foreign direct investment inflows in Bulgaria over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7% | 1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | 1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | 3.9% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | 5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | 3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | 7.2% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | 6.1% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | 3.7% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | 5.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 2.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.4%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 52nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.2%.