Bulgaria - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Bulgaria was $294,780,000 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,117,476,000 in 2008 and ($28,500,000) in 1996.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1980 $0
1981 $0
1982 $0
1983 $0
1984 $0
1985 $0
1986 $0
1987 $6,119,985
1988 $15,373,930
1989 $2,203,749
1990 ($2,506,000)
1991 ($6,070,000)
1992 ($2,714,000)
1993 ($3,211,000)
1994 $180,000
1995 ($8,000,000)
1996 ($28,500,000)
1997 ($1,700,000)
1998 $63,603
1999 $17,116,990
2000 $3,283,925
2001 $9,660,637
2002 $28,337,940
2003 $26,502,800
2004 $193,372,700
2005 $93,336,880
2006 $291,720,200
2007 $972,188,200
2008 $1,117,476,000
2009 $361,246,900
2010 $589,250,000
2011 $492,370,000
2012 $409,980,000
2013 $351,540,000
2014 $882,360,000
2015 $123,220,000
2016 $827,020,000
2017 $495,770,000
2018 $924,350,000
2019 $829,110,000
2020 $294,780,000

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Bulgaria was 0.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 2.19 in 2007, while its lowest value was -0.23 in 1996.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1980 0.00
1981 0.00
1982 0.00
1983 0.00
1984 0.00
1985 0.00
1986 0.00
1987 0.02
1988 0.07
1989 0.01
1990 -0.01
1991 -0.06
1992 -0.03
1993 -0.03
1994 0.00
1995 -0.04
1996 -0.23
1997 -0.02
1998 0.00
1999 0.13
2000 0.02
2001 0.07
2002 0.17
2003 0.13
2004 0.74
2005 0.31
2006 0.85
2007 2.19
2008 2.05
2009 0.69
2010 1.16
2011 0.85
2012 0.76
2013 0.63
2014 1.55
2015 0.24
2016 1.53
2017 0.84
2018 1.39
2019 1.20
2020 0.42

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Bulgaria was ($2,407,150,000.000) as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $0.000 in 1989 and ($12,903,080,000.000) in 2007.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1980 $0.000
1981 $0.000
1982 $0.000
1983 $0.000
1984 $0.000
1985 $0.000
1986 $0.000
1987 $0.000
1988 $0.000
1989 $0.000
1990 ($4,000,000.000)
1991 ($55,900,000.000)
1992 ($41,500,000.000)
1993 ($40,000,000.000)
1994 ($105,400,000.000)
1995 ($98,400,000.000)
1996 ($137,500,000.000)
1997 ($506,500,000.000)
1998 ($537,253,600.000)
1999 ($801,671,200.000)
2000 ($998,219,900.000)
2001 ($803,281,500.000)
2002 ($876,321,900.000)
2003 ($2,070,286,000.000)
2004 ($2,879,178,000.000)
2005 ($4,004,786,000.000)
2006 ($7,582,756,000.000)
2007 ($12,903,080,000.000)
2008 ($9,179,245,000.000)
2009 ($3,535,418,000.000)
2010 ($1,253,650,000.000)
2011 ($1,611,440,000.000)
2012 ($1,378,130,000.000)
2013 ($1,637,500,000.000)
2014 ($211,260,000.000)
2015 ($2,098,190,000.000)
2016 ($661,410,000.000)
2017 ($1,511,540,000.000)
2018 ($885,510,000.000)
2019 ($1,392,120,000.000)
2020 ($2,407,150,000.000)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Bulgaria was $2,701,940,000.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $13,875,270,000.00 in 2007 and $0.00 in 1980.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1980 $0.00
1981 $0.00
1982 $0.00
1983 $0.00
1984 $0.00
1985 $0.00
1986 $0.00
1987 $0.00
1988 $0.00
1989 $0.00
1990 $4,000,000.00
1991 $55,900,000.00
1992 $41,500,000.00
1993 $40,000,000.00
1994 $105,400,000.00
1995 $90,400,000.00
1996 $109,000,000.00
1997 $504,800,000.00
1998 $537,317,200.00
1999 $818,788,200.00
2000 $1,001,504,000.00
2001 $812,942,200.00
2002 $904,659,800.00
2003 $2,096,789,000.00
2004 $3,072,551,000.00
2005 $4,098,123,000.00
2006 $7,874,476,000.00
2007 $13,875,270,000.00
2008 $10,296,720,000.00
2009 $3,896,665,000.00
2010 $1,842,900,000.00
2011 $2,103,810,000.00
2012 $1,788,110,000.00
2013 $1,989,040,000.00
2014 $1,093,600,000.00
2015 $2,221,390,000.00
2016 $1,488,430,000.00
2017 $2,007,290,000.00
2018 $1,809,860,000.00
2019 $2,221,250,000.00
2020 $2,701,940,000.00

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Bulgaria was 3.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 31.25 in 2007, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1980.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1980 0.00
1981 0.00
1982 0.00
1983 0.00
1984 0.00
1985 0.00
1986 0.00
1987 0.00
1988 0.00
1989 0.00
1990 0.02
1991 0.51
1992 0.40
1993 0.37
1994 1.09
1995 0.48
1996 0.89
1997 4.46
1998 3.57
1999 6.01
2000 7.56
2001 5.73
2002 5.52
2003 9.92
2004 11.75
2005 13.72
2006 22.90
2007 31.25
2008 18.91
2009 7.49
2010 3.64
2011 3.65
2012 3.29
2013 3.56
2014 1.92
2015 4.37
2016 2.76
2017 3.39
2018 2.73
2019 3.22
2020 3.87

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments