FDI in Bulgaria in 2025 was 3.26B euro – central bank data
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2025 stood at 3.26 billion euro, the equivalent of 2.8 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), statistics from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) showed on February 19.
In 2024, FDI was 2.86 billion euro, but the original amount reported by BNB last year was 1.5 billion euro, which was revised downward later.
Investment in equity, including in the real estate sector, recorded an inflow of 119.7 million euro (compared to 66.8 million euro in 2024) and re-invested earnings amounted to 3.69 billion euro (up from 2.74 billion euro a year earlier), according to preliminary data.
Net receipts from real estate investments by foreign companies showed an outflow of 19.7 million euro, compared to an outflow of 15.3 million euro in 2024. BNB noted that there was a net outflow of 21.1 million euro of real estate investment towards Russia.
The central bank data showed 552.6 million euro in investment outflows as debt instruments, recorded as the change in the net liabilities of Bulgarian companies towards their foreign investor owners, compared to net inflows of 45.5 million euro a year earlier. Such financial flows include financial loans, suppliers’ credits and debt securities, BNB said.
By country, the largest direct investment in Bulgaria in 2025 came from the Netherlands (635.9 million euro), Greece (476.9 million euro) and Italy (315.5 million euro). Notable net outflows were recorded towards Malta (-257.3 million euro) and the United States (-216.5 million euro).
According to preliminary figures, Bulgarian investment abroad increased by 377.4 million euro in 2025, compared to 633.4 million euro a year earlier, BNB said.
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