Foreign direct investments in non-financial enterprises as of 31.12 by economic activity groupings
Time series : Investments_1.2.1_en.xls
| Economic activity groupings (A10) | 2024* |
|---|---|
| Total | 33 861 319.6 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 82 147.7 |
| Industry (except Construction) | 14 432 259.3 |
| Construction | 563 039.1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transport, accomodation and food service activities | 7 784 580.7 |
| Information and communication | 4 249 980.1 |
| Real estate activities | 4 003 049.3 |
| Professional, scientific, technical, administration and support service activities | 2 502 249.5 |
| Public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities | 55 083.5 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation; other activities | 188 930.4 |
Note: |
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| *Preliminary data. | |
29.08.2025
| Contact | |
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| Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
| Contact organisation unit | "Annual business statistics" Department |
| Contact name | Anelia Viharova |
| Contact person function | State expert |
| Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Contact email address | |
| Contact phone number | +359 2 9857 129 |
| Contact fax number | |
| Metadata update | |
| Metadata last certified | 20 September 2022 |
| Metadata last posted | 20 September 2022 |
| Metadata last update | 20 September 2022 |
| Statistical presentation | |
| Data description | The FDI statistical survey in the non-financial sector provides information for the share of foreign owners in the equity capital and the inter-company debt transactions (loans) between the foreign direct investor and the investment enterprise - total and by countries of the foreign investors. |
| Classification system | · Classification of Economic Activities (CEA-2008, for international use NACE.BG-2008) - in force since 2008; · National Classification of Economic Activities (NCEA-2003, for international use NACE.BG-2003) - for the period 2002 - 2007; · Classification of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS) - (version 14.02.2009 and 19.06.2006); · Nomenclature of the countries and territories by statistical purposes. |
| Sector coverage | The FDI statistical survey is annual, exhaustive and covers the non-financial enterprises in which the foreign direct investor owns from 10 to 100% shares in the equity capital, with a lasting interest and significant degree of influence on the management. The annual statistical questionnaire provides information on the volume of foreign direct investments as of 31.12 of the reference year. |
| Statistical concepts and definitions | The statistical questionnaire contains indicators, characterizing:
The data on each indicator are shown as a total for the enterprise and separately for the foreign share, broken down by countries of the foreign investors. The total volume of the foreign direct investments in the non-financial sector as of 31.12 of the reference year is formed as a sum of the foreign direct investments in the non-financial enterprises. The volume of the foreign direct investment in the investment enterprise is defined as a sum of:
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| Statistical unit | Units of the statistical survey are the non-financial enterprises - residents of the Bulgarian economy in which the foreign direct investor owns from 10 to 100% shares in the equity capital with a lasting interest and significant degree of influence on the management. |
| Statistical population | The FDI statistical survey is exhaustive and statistical population is made up of all non-financial enterprises in which the foreign direct investor owns from 10 to 100% shares in the equity capital for the period 2000 - the last reference year. |
| Reference area | The data refer to the activities of non-financial enterprises in which the foreign direct investor owns from 10 to 100% shares in the equity capital, carried out in the country. |
| Time coverage | 2000 - the last reference year. |
| Base period | Not applicable. |
| Unit of measure | |
From 2000 to 2006 - thousand USD, since 2007 - thousand EURO | |
| Reference period | |
Calendar year | |
| Institutional mandate | |
| Legal acts and other agreements | International legislation: · "Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual", 6th Edition (BPM6), International Monetary Fund; · "OECD Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment" - 4th Edition (BMD4), 2008; · "Foreign AffiliaTes Statistics (FATS) Recommendations Manual", 2012 Edition, Eurostat. Bulgarian legislation:
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| Data sharing | The data are exchanged under signed agreements, ensuring protection of the confidential information. |
| Confidentiality | |
| Confidentiality - policy | Regulation (EC) N 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 defines common criteria for protection of confidential data and methods for sending the information to and its use by Eurostat. The Law on Statistics ensures the protection of statistical confidentiality and the use of individual data of enterprises for statistical purposes only. |
| Confidentiality - data treatment | The individual (primary) data are confidential according to the Law on Statistics and European legislation. To ensure their protection and inability to be identified, the aggregated indicators are also defined as confidential when: · Criterion A - the indicator is calculated from one or two enterprises; · Criterion B - one enterprise forms 85% or more of the total value of this indicator. |
| Release policy | |
| Release calendar | The data are published in accordance with the deadline specified in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute. |
| Release calendar access | The calendar is available on the NSI website: https://old.nsi.bg/en/node/480 |
| User access | Data are published on the NSI website and are available to all users of statistical information. |
| Frequency of dissemination | |
Yearly | |
| Accessibility and clarity | |
| News release | Regular press release for the preliminary data on foreign direct investments in the non-financial sector as of 31.12st of the reference year. |
| Publications |
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| On-line database | Data on Foreign direct investments in the non-financial sector as of 31st of December are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Statistical data - Business statistics - Investments - Foreign direct investments: https://old.nsi.bg/en/content/6192/annual-data, as in INFOSTAT.
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| Micro-data access | Not available. |
| Other | Information service on request, according to the Rules for dissemination of statistical products and services of NSI. |
| Documentation on methodology | The requirements of the international standards for foreign direct investments set in guides of International Monetary Fund, OECD and Eurostat for definition of enterprises under international control and developed statistical methodology: https://old.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Investments_Method_1.2_en.pdf |
| Quality documentation | Not applicable. |
| Quality management | |
| Quality assurance | This includes the improvement of the on-line based information system 'Business statistics', which ensures strict arithmetical and logical input control. The additional output control is made when are registered differences between the definite ultimate owner from annual report and this one, indicated in EuroGroups Register. |
| Quality assessment | This is made in accordance with the standard criteria for assessing the quality - relevance, accuracy and reliability, timeliness, comparability and coherence. |
| Relevance | |
| User needs | The main users of SBS data are: · Eurostat and other international organisations; · Interested state institutions under signed agreements; · Research institutes, universities, economic analysts and students; · Private non-governmental organisations, agencies, associations, media, etc.; · Directorates and departments in the NSI. |
| User satisfaction | There has been no study of user satisfaction, but no cases of outstanding requests for information are registered. |
| Completeness | Full compliance with the Bulgarian and the European legislation. |
| Accuracy and reliability | |
| Overall accuracy | Information on the calculation of foreign direct investment is based on the annual accounts of non-financial enterprises, as full coherence of the input data is provided. |
| Sampling error | The FDI survey is exhaustive and there are no sampling errors. |
| Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
| Timeliness and punctuality | |
| Timeliness | The deadlines for the publication of FDI data are t+11 months for the final data, where t is the reference year. |
| Punctuality | The deadlines under item 15.1 are strictly followed. |
| Coherence and comparability | |
| Comparability - geographical | For the country data are comparable. |
| Comparability - over time | The comparability of the data is limited by the use of different classifications of economic activities (NACE.BG-2008 and NACE.BG-2003), if there is a difference in the scope of the activity and currency used. |
| Coherence - cross domain | Not applicable. |
| Coherence - internal | Not applicable. |
| Cost and burden | |
NSI of Bulgaria is making extraordinary efforts to reduce the respondents' burden. An example is the signed agreement called "Single Entry Point" between NSI and the National Revenue Agency for a single providing of the annual reports and using the data from both institutions. Developed by NSI on-line based information system "Business Statistics" and ensured methodological and technical assistance to respondents during the reporting campaign are highly appreciated by respondents and help to reduce their workload. | |
| Data revision | |
| Data revision - policy | The National policy, as well as Eurostat's, allows the revision of already published data if there are serious reasons. |
| Data revision - practice | The revised data replace the already published data as soon as possible after the revision is made. |
| Statistical processing | |
| Source data | Information on the foreign direct investments comes from "Reference for foreign direct investments as of 31.12 of the reference year", included in the annual report of non-financial enterprises. The sources of the data are the accounting records of the enterprises. |
| Frequency of data collection | Yearly |
| Data collection | The statistical survey is exhaustive and covers the non-financial enterprises in which the foreign direct investor owns from 10 to 100% shares in the equity capital. |
| Data validation | Data validation is made by additional logical input control and comparison between the output data and the results of the previous year and other surveys, carried out by NSI. |
| Data compilation | The survey is exhaustive and further data evaluation is not made. |
| Adjustment | Not applicable. |
| Comment | |
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The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 83rd edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2010 - 2014 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the ...
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.04.2016)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2015)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.10.2015)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.07.2015)
Statistical Reference Book 2015
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2015 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2010 - 2014 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, forestry, transport, c...
Statistical Reference Book 2015 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2015 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2010 - 2014 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, forestry, transport,...
Statistical Yearbook 2014
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 82nd edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2009 - 2013 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the Nati...
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2015)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2014)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.10.2014)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.07.2014)
Statistical Reference Book 2014
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2014 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2009 - 2013 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, forestry, tran...
Statistical Reference Book 2014 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2014 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2009 - 2013 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, forestry, tr...
Statistical Yearbook 2013
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 81st edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2008 - 2012 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the Nati...
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2014)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2013)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.10.2013)
Statistical Reference Book 2013
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2013 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2008 - 2012 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agric...
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.07.2013)
Statistical Reference Book 2013 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2013 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2008 - 2012 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agr...
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2013)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 28.12.2012)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.10.2012)
Statistical Reference Book 2012
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2012 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book represents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2007 - 2011 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agr...
Statistical Reference Book 2012 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2012 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2007 - 2011 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings&...
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.07.2012)
Statistical Yearbook 2011
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 79th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2005 - 2010 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
According ...
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2012)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2011)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.09.2011)
Statistical Reference Book 2011
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2011 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2006 - 2010 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments...
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.07.2011)
Statistical Yearbook 2010
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 78th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2004 - 2009 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
Accor...
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.04.2011)
Statistical Yearbook 2009
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 77th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format. The issue is published in 2010, which marks 130 years since the establishment of a statistical institution in Bulgaria and 100 years since publishing of the first ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Bulgarian Kingdom’ in 1910.
This issue has new design and layout. It provides current statistical information about ...
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2010)
Statistical Reference Book 2010
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2010 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2005 - 2009 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments...
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.09.2010)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.06.2010)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2010)
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2009)
Statistical Reference Book 2009
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2009 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.
The issue is with a new design and enrich contents. For the first time are included methodological and analytic notes towards all chapters. The information is illustrated with a rich graphic materials.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural ...
Main Short-Term Indicators, vol. 2/2009
The National Statistical Institute presents to the users of statistical information the second recently published issue of a quarterly bilingual (Bulgarian/English) publication Main Short-Term Indicators. The publication is available as a printed edition and electronic version on CD-ROM.
The publication contains up-to-date information concerning the situation and the development of the material sphere in short-term aspect by branches: industry, construction, trade, transport and other services as well as tourism, labour market and investment....
Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.09.2009)
Main Short-Term Indicators, vol. 1/2009
The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to submit to the attention of users of statistical information the first recently published issue of a new quarterly bilingual (Bulgarian/English) publication ‘Main Short-Term Indicators’. The publication is available as a printed edition and on CD-ROM.
The publication contains up-to-date information concerning the situation and the development of the material sphere in short-term aspect by branches: industry, construction, trade, transport and other services as well as tourism, labour market and inves...
Statistical Yearbook 2008
The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 76th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008. It provides topical statistical information on the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2002 - 2007 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National Statistical System, wh...
Statistical Reference Book of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information one of its main publications - Statistical Reference Book of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2004 - 2007 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross dom...
