Foreign direct investments and expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets

According to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute the foreign direct investments (FDI) in the non-financial sector as of 31.12.2019 amounted to EUR 25 427 million at current prices. In 2019, the largest volume of the foreign direct investments was made in Industry sector – EUR 11 422 million. Next by FDI volume was Service sector (Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; Transport, communication and services; Accommodation and food service activities) – EUR 5 978 million.  

In 2019, in the structure of the foreign direct investments by economic activity an increase was observed in the investments made in Industry sector, as their relative share increased by 1.0 percentage points compared to the previous year, while the relative share of FDI in Professional, scientific, technical, administration and support service activities decreased by 1.1 percentage points compared to 2018. 

Expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets 

According to preliminary data in 2019 the expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets in all sectors of the economy amounted to BGN 21 769 million at current prices. 

The largest volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was in the sector of Industry – BGN 6 000 million. The second sector by volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was Service sector (Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; Transport, communication and services; Accommodation and food service activities) – BGN 5 167 million. 

In 2019, in the structure of expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets by economic activity an decrease was observed in the investments made in Industry and Service sectors, as their relative share decreased by 2.2 and 1.8 percentage points respectively compared to the previous year.