Two-way investment brief
Australia–Bulgaria
Bulgaria direct investment in Australia
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Total Bulgaria investment in Australia
A$8 m
Australian direct investment in Bulgaria
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Total Australian investment in Bulgaria
A$109 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Bulgaria in Australia
- Australia in Bulgaria
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Bulgaria → Australia
- Australia → Bulgaria
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Bulgaria trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$180 m
Goods exports to Bulgaria, 2025
A$21 m
Goods imports from Bulgaria, 2025
A$159 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Bulgaria
- Imports from Bulgaria
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Bulgaria
- Imports from Bulgaria
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Bulgaria’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Inflation | 2.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| Current account, % GDP | −1.4% | −5.9% | −4.0% | −3.2% | −2.7% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −3.0% | −3.0% | −3.3% | −3.6% | −3.3% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 23.8% | 27.1% | 28.2% | 29.7% | 30.9% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Bulgaria
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- New Australian FDI in Bulgaria
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Bulgaria globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $1.2 bn · 49th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $4.9 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $131 bn
- Region · income
- Europe & Central Asia · High income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.