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FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2022 was EUR 924.9M


Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2022 stood at EUR 924.9 million, the equivalent of 1.2 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), statistics from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) showed on 19 September.

In the same period of 2021, FDI was EUR 1.06 billion, but the original amount reported by BNB last year was EUR  630.4 million, which was revised upward later.

Investment in equity, including in the real estate sector, showed an inflow of EUR  183.9 million (compared to an outflow of EUR 187.1 million in January-July 2021) and re-invested earnings amounted to EUR  645.3 million, compared to EUR 1.38 billion in the same period of last year.

Net receipts from real estate investments by foreign companies recorded an outflow of EUR 16.1 million in the first seven months of 2022, compared to an outflow of EUR 3.7 million during the same period of last year. BNB noted that there was a net outflow of EUR 12.3 million of real estate investment towards Russia.

The central bank data showed EUR 95.7 million  in investment inflows as debt instruments, recorded as the change in the net liabilities of Bulgarian companies towards their foreign investor owners, compared to outflows of EUR 134.2 million in the first seven months of 2021. Such financial flows include financial loans, suppliers’ credits and debt securities, BNB said.

By country, the largest direct investment in Bulgaria in January-July 2022 came from Austria (EUR 281.9 million), Belgium (EUR 104 million) and the British Virgin Islands (EUR 101.7 million). Notable net outflows were recorded towards the Netherlands (-EUR 155.4 million) and Luxembourg (-EUR 103.9 million).

According to preliminary figures, Bulgarian investment abroad increased by EUR 219.6 million in January-July, compared to EUR 104.5 million in the same period of last year, BNB said.