Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.8% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bulgaria peaked at 3.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 104th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -352.2% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +51.8% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -69.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +27.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -25.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +221.4% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +172.4% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +34.9% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +30.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +32.1% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +26.3% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | -0.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 5 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.464 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2022)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 361.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.33 billion current USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bulgaria?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bulgaria was 1.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.