site.btaForeign Direct Investments in Non-Financial Sector in Bulgaria at EUR 28,137 Mln in 2021

Foreign direct investments (FDI) in the non-financial sector as of December 31, 2021 amounted to EUR 28,137 million at current prices (according to preliminary data), the National Statistics Institute said here on Wednesday.

In 2021, the value of foreign direct investments in industry was the largest at EUR 12,210 million. Next comes the service sector (trade, car and motorcycle repair, transport, warehousing and post office, hotel and restaurant industry) - EUR 6,278 million.

In the structure of FDI by economic activities in 2021, there was an increase in the investments made in the sector "Creation and dissemination of information and creative products; telecommunications", with their relative share increasing by 0.7 percentage points compared to the previous year. At the same time, the relative share of FDI in the "Construction" sector decreased by 0.7 percentage points compared to 2020.

According to preliminary data, in 2021 the costs for the acquisition of durable tangible assets (DTAs) in all sectors of the economy were BGN 23,048 million at current prices.

The largest volume of investments in DTAs was invested in the service sector (trade, car and motorcycle repair, transport, storage and post office, hotel and restaurant industry) - BGN 5,908 million, followed by industry with BGN 5,623 million.

In 2021, the structure of DTAs acquisition costs by economic activities shows an increase in investments made in the industry sector, with their relative share increasing by 1.2 percentage points compared to 2020, and a decrease in the sector of services (trade, car and motorcycle repair, transport, warehousing and post, hotel and restaurant industry) by 6.9 percentage points.

In 2021, a change was also registered in the structure of costs for the acquisition of DTAs by type. The relative share of investments made for buildings, construction equipment and structures decreased by 9.8 points compared to the previous year and reached 35.2%. At the same time, the invested funds for machines, production equipment and apparatus increased by 2.7 points, for the purchase of land - by 3.1 points, and for means of transport - by 2.3 points, forming respectively 28.6%, 9.6% and 14% of the total volume of investments in DTAs.