Bulgaria FDI Inflows

$4.9B +$1.8B

Dec 2025 · Annual

Foreign direct investment inflows into Bulgaria reached USD 4.88 billion in 2025, up from USD 3.05 billion in 2024. The figure remains well below the all-time high of USD 13.88 billion recorded in 2007. Data is available from 1980 onward.

Bulgaria FDI Inflows, 1990–2025
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
$4.9B$3.1B$13.9BDec 2007$0Dec 19891980 – 2025Annual

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About this series

FDI Inflows in Bulgaria averaged $2.5B from 1980 until 2025, reaching an all-time high of $13.9B in Dec 2007 and a record low of $0 in Dec 1989. The series is reported yearly with history from 1980.

Foreign direct investment inflows measure the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest in an enterprise operating in Bulgaria. The indicator is reported annually in US dollars. The series spans from 1980 to the present.

Source & methodology

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify this data.

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