Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bulgaria's foreign direct investment stands at 4.88B as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.05B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1980 to 2025 (46 observations).
In 2025, Bulgaria's foreign direct investment was 4.88B, up from 3.05B in 2024.
In 2024, Bulgaria's foreign direct investment was 3.05B, down from 5.17B in 2023.
In 2023, Bulgaria's foreign direct investment was 5.17B, up from 4.75B in 2022.
In 2022, Bulgaria's foreign direct investment was 4.75B, up from 2.13B in 2021.
In 2021, Bulgaria's foreign direct investment was 2.13B, down from 2.80B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.88B | +1.83B |
| 2024 | 3.05B | -2.12B |
| 2023 | 5.17B | +421.63M |
| 2022 | 4.75B | +2.61B |
| 2021 | 2.13B | -667.69M |
| 2020 | 2.80B | +580.14M |
| 2019 | 2.22B | +411.39M |
| 2018 | 1.81B | -197.43M |
| 2017 | 2.01B | +518.86M |
| 2016 | 1.49B | -732.96M |
| 2015 | 2.22B | +1.13B |
| 2014 | 1.09B | -895.44M |
| 2013 | 1.99B | +200.93M |
| 2012 | 1.79B | -315.70M |
| 2011 | 2.10B | +260.91M |
| 2010 | 1.84B | -2.05B |
| 2009 | 3.90B | -6.40B |
| 2008 | 10.30B | -3.58B |
| 2007 | 13.88B | +6.00B |
| 2006 | 7.87B | +3.78B |
| 2005 | 4.10B | +1.03B |
| 2004 | 3.07B | +975.76M |
| 2003 | 2.10B | +1.19B |
| 2002 | 904.66M | +91.72M |
| 2001 | 812.94M | -188.56M |
| 2000 | 1.00B | +182.72M |
| 1999 | 818.79M | +281.47M |
| 1998 | 537.32M | +32.52M |
| 1997 | 504.80M | +395.80M |
| 1996 | 109.00M | +18.60M |
| 1995 | 90.40M | -15.00M |
| 1994 | 105.40M | +65.40M |
| 1993 | 40.00M | -1.50M |
| 1992 | 41.50M | -14.40M |
| 1991 | 55.90M | +51.90M |
| 1990 | 4.00M | +4.00M |
| 1989 | 0 | +0 |
| 1988 | 0 | +0 |
| 1987 | 0 | +0 |
| 1986 | 0 | +0 |
| 1985 | 0 | +0 |
| 1984 | 0 | +0 |
| 1983 | 0 | +0 |
| 1982 | 0 | +0 |
| 1981 | 0 | +0 |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
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Bulgaria's foreign direct investment is 4.88B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.05B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 13.88B (2007); the lowest is 0 (1980), across data from 1980 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.