The foreign direct investments (FDI) in the non-financial sector as of 31.12.2024 amounted to 33 861 million euro at current prices.
The largest volume of foreign direct investment was in the industrial sector - 14 432 million euro, followed by the services sector (Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; Transport, communication and services; Accommodation and food service activities) - 7 785 million euro.
At the same time, a significant change in the structure of FDI compared to the previous year was observed in the relative share of the industrial sector, which increased by 1.4 percentage points, while the services sector and the Professional, scientific, technical; Administration and support service activities sector registered a decrease of 1.2 and 0.7 percentage points, respectively.
In 2024, expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets in all sectors of the economy amounted to 37 189 million BGN at current prices.
The largest volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was made in the Industry sector - 9 828 million BGN, followed by Service sector (Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; Transport, communication and services; Accommodation and food service activities) with 7 969 million BGN.
In the structure of expenditure on fixed assets by economic activities, the largest increase was observed in the Information and communication and Construction sectors, with their relative shares increasing by 5.0 and 1.3 percentage points respectively compared to 2023.
In the reporting year 2024, a change was also registered in the structure of expenditure on the acquisition of fixed assets by type. The relative share of investments made in machinery, production equipment and apparatus increased by 3.4 percentage points compared to the previous year, reaching 31.5%. At the same time, a decrease of 1.7 percentage points was observed in the purchase of buildings, construction facilities, and structures, down to 35.2% of the expenditure on fixed assets.
