Bulgaria vs India: Foreign direct investment, net

Bulgaria

-3.37 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

India

-3.41 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

159th

India rank

160th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

Bulgaria
India

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports -3.37 billion BoP, current US$ against -3.41 billion BoP, current US$ in India, a difference of 34.62 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Globally, Bulgaria ranks 159th and India ranks 160th of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Foreign 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 voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.