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Investments from the USA in Bulgaria are higher than official figures

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Investments from the USA and Canada in Bulgaria are larger in size and effect than official statistics report. This is indicated by the second study of the Institute for Market Economy in the last 5 years. 

For a number of reasons, many global companies from the US and Canada are based in a European country. Thus, the statistics take into account these investments as originating in the respective European country. Accounting for these circumstances, investment from the US and Canada is likely to rank 6th by volume, being 16th in 2021 and 13th in 2016.


As of 2021, investments from the USA have a share of 1.7%. according to the Bulgarian National Bank. But when taking into account the real property of the investors, the share increases three times. The trend is the same with investments from Canada.

From 2016 to 2021, US companies with business activities in Bulgaria grew by 31%, their revenues grew by 52%, and their employees by 43%. 

The growth of foreign direct investments is over 23%, or over 500 million dollars. 

Nearly 41,000 people are employed by US companies, as their average salary is more than twice the national average wage.



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