Gross capital formation rose 24.0% to USD 17,714 bil in Bulgaria in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, gross capital formation in Bulgaria reached an all time high of USD 20,117 bil in 2008 and an all time low of USD 142 bil in 1996. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, gross capital formation in Greece amounted to USD 38,992 bil, USD 73,603 bil in Romania, USD 15,777 bil in Serbia and USD 261,084 bil in Turkey in 2021.
Bulgaria has been ranked 67th within the group of 148 countries we follow in terms of gross capital formation, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gross Capital Formation (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | USD bil | 2,940 | 2,992 | 3,262 | 3,624 | 3,544 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | USD bil | 3,558 | 3,888 | 4,515 | 5,000 | 5,089 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | USD bil | 10,661 | 10,227 | 11,725 | 14,079 | 14,471 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | USD bil | 10,232 | 10,880 | 12,232 | 14,442 | 14,267 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | USD bil | 23,633 | 24,794 | 24,027 | 27,885 | 25,527 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | USD bil | 29,431 | 27,714 | 33,064 | 43,049 | 46,576 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | USD bil | 130,556 | 133,307 | 154,732 | 104,602 | 104,979 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iraq | USD bil | 33,955 | 29,784 | 33,423 | 39,984 | 53,131 | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | USD bil | 3,060 | 3,470 | 3,649 | 4,100 | 4,319 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | USD bil | 1,827 | 1,774 | 2,203 | 2,935 | 3,035 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | USD bil | 45,399 | 43,989 | 50,299 | 56,814 | 60,969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | USD bil | 7,408 | 7,356 | 8,648 | 11,473 | 12,924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | USD bil | 243,730 | 243,685 | 263,662 | 228,692 | 191,752 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | USD bil | 14,504 | 20,281 | 22,379 | 24,330 | 22,914 |
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